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 Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14 West
Tokay

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
6
10
3
7
K
7
Q
Q North
Hamman

1
2
3 NT

2nd
5
8
2
9
4
2
K
J East
Sementa

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
9
5
J
9
10
A
3 South
Weichsel
1
1
2 NT

4th
2
Q
4
6
6
8
8
2 West
Glubok

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
3
2
3
7
7
J
6
4 North
Smirnov

1
1 NT

2nd
8
2
3
10
5
8
7
10
9 East
Lee

Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
J
K
A
6
Q
6
J
2 South
Piekarek
1
1

4th
Q
4
A
4
K
K
3
5
Q
S deals
None vul 10 7 3
A Q 4 3
Q 5 4
K 9 5
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 South +1
+430 +8 8
Partscore
1 NT North =
+90 0

2. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 98 West
Berkowitz

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
6
3
7
K
J North
Hampson
Pass
3 NT

2nd
3
A
4
10
2
A East
Sontag
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
2
J
Q
3
8 South
Greco
1 NT
Pass

4th
Q
3
A
4
7
4 West
Diamond

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
8
5
7
3
6
10
10
7
K North
Pszczola
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
3
9
2
J
4
2
7
3
9
8 East
Platnick
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
K
A
5
J
Q
4
Q
A
2 South
Seamon
1
1 NT

4th
Q
A
6
K
2
5
3
6
5
J
N deals
E-W vul Q 7 4
Q J 8 2
K J 6
J 6 3
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 South =
+400 +7 15
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 0

3. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 98 West
Wooldridge

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
2
3
3
2
7
5 North
Bramley
Pass
3 NT

2nd
J
5
4
4
K
7
K East
Hurd
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
10
J
J
5
Q
A South
Stansby
1 NT
Pass

4th
2
A
A
A
7
K
3 West
Grabel

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
8
4
7 North
LallJ
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
3
9
2
J East
WeinsteinH
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
J
A South
Kranyak
1 NT
2 NT

4th
K
A
6
N deals
E-W vul Q 7 4
Q J 8 2
K J 6
J 6 3
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 South =
+400 +7 22
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 0

6. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 19, Bd 5 West
Lauria

1
Pass

Lead
4
3
Q
4
7
5 North
Rehder

Dbl
3 NT

2nd
6
8
6
7
10
Q East
Versace

Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
Q
3
J
K
6 South
Gromoeller
1
1 NT

4th
10
2
2
2
A
3 West
Piekarek

1
Pass

Lead
7
Q
10
J
9
Q
J
J
5
7 North
Madala

1
Pass

2nd
K
6
K
2
4
8
9
K
6
10 East
Smirnov

Pass
Pass

3rd
3
3
A
4
5
3
Q
5
A
9 South
Bocchi
1
1 NT

4th
8
2
6
7
8
A
4
4
2
2
S deals
N-S vul K 5 4
K 9 3
Q 7 6
Q 10 5 4
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 South =
+600 +10 38
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 0

7. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 20, Bd 21 West
Noshy

Dbl
Pass

Lead
6
7
7
K
Q
10
5
2
6 North
Fritsche
Pass
Rdbl
Pass

2nd
8
A
K
3
5
5
3
7
9 East
Samir
Pass
1
Pass

3rd
J
9
4
6
J
5
A
J
K South
Rohowsky
1
3 NT

4th
A
2
3
4
8
3
Q
7
8 West
Smirnov

2
Pass

Lead
2
7
Q
6
5
6
10
J
6 North
Hussein
Pass
Dbl
2 NT

2nd
8
4
2
K
3
8
5
7
9 East
Piekarek
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
J
K
J
4
A
9
2
4
K South
Nabil
1 NT
Pass

4th
A
3
A
3
Q
5
3
7
8
N deals
N-S vul K 8
10 6 4
K Q 10 9
J 8 6 5
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 South -1
-100 38
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +6 6

9. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 19, Bd 5 West
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
5
10
Q
4
3 North
Gold

3 NT

2nd
3
7
7
6
K East
Willenken

Pass

3rd
A
10
3
9
A South
Bakhshi
1 NT
Pass

4th
4
K
2
8
8 West
Forrester

1
2

Lead
3
7
Q
3
3
3
4
J North
Zia

1 NT
2 NT

2nd
8
K
K
4
5
2
7
6 East
Robson

Dbl
All Pass

3rd
Q
6
A
Q
Q
10
9
5 South
Martel
1
Pass

4th
5
9
2
5
2
6
8
8
S deals
N-S vul K 5 4
K 9 3
Q 7 6
Q 10 5 4
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 South =
+600 +10 48
Partscore
2 NT North =
+120 9

10. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Greco

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8
5
9
6 North
Cheek

3
3

2nd
A
10
J East
Hampson

Pass
Pass

3rd
J
Q
A South
Grue
1 NT
3
3 NT

4th
2
2
3 West
Becker

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
5
2
6
J North
Platnick

1
Pass

2nd
A
K
5
10
8 East
Spector

Pass
Pass

3rd
4
A
A
Q
7 South
Diamond
1
1 NT

4th
7
4
3
2
S deals
Both vul 8 2
A 6 5 2
A K 9
9 7 6 5
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 South =
+600 +10 58
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 9

11. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Levin

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
5
2
7 North
Seamon

1
2 NT

2nd
A
10
7
K East
Weinstein

Pass
Pass

3rd
4
J
A South
Pszczola
1
1 NT
3 NT

4th
7
2
3 West
Berkowitz

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
5
Q
J
3
2
3 North
Rodwell

1
Pass

2nd
A
K
4
8
5
A
K East
Sontag

Pass
Pass

3rd
4
A
6
7
9
3
J South
Meckstroth
1
1 NT

4th
7
2
10
3
5
7
2
S deals
Both vul 8 2
A 6 5 2
A K 9
9 7 6 5
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 South =
+600 +10 68
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 9

12. 2013 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41 West
Rodwell
Pass
1
1
All Pass

Lead
3
8
Q
J
3
5
10
6
6 North
Upmark
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
2
4
7
2
6
A
9
5
Q East
Meckstroth
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
3
4
5
A
9
8
5
3 South
Nystrom
Dbl
Pass
3 NT

4th
A
K
K
7
4
2
4
6
7 West
Fredin
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
5
A
K
5
J
5
Q
J North
Weinstein
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
A
4
7
9
Q
4
4
3 East
Fallenius
1
Pass

3rd
J
3
3
8
10
2
9
6
6 South
Levin
1 NT

4th
7
9
2
6
Q
5
K
K
10
W deals
N-S vul Q 9 3
J 10 8 3
K 9 2
10 8 5
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 South =
+600 +10 78
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 9

13. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Kholomeev

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
8
9
3
2
8
3
J
10
A North
Groetheim
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
7
6
K
2
7
3
A
10
J
4 East
Khiuppenen
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
4
A
7
9
A
5
4
Q
3 South
Tundal
1 NT
2

4th
K
K
6
8
5
9
6
Q
7
2 West
Hoftaniska

1
Pass

Lead
4
9
7
Q
2
A
Q
9
8
5 North
Khokhlov
Pass
Dbl
2

2nd
K
J
5
5
3
4
10
J
10
A East
Charlsen
Pass
2
All Pass

3rd
A
3
K
4
2
3
2
K
10
7 South
Matushko
1
Dbl

4th
6
4
2
7
9
6
8
6
Q
8
N deals
Both vul J 10 8 2
6
A Q 9 7
Q 9 5 4
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 South +1
+630 +11 89
Partscore
2 North =
+110 9

14. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42 West
Upmark

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
6
4
J
7
2
Q North
Multon

1
3 NT

2nd
7
9
5
5
6
3 East
Nystrom

Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
A
K
K
J
Q South
Zimmermann
1
1 NT

4th
J
4
3
Q
10
A West
Helgemo

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
7
J
Q
6
K
8 North
Ahlesved

1 NT

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

Pass

3rd
6
Q
K
2
2
A
7
10 South
Petersson
1
Pass

4th
2
5
10
Q
7
4
9
3
S deals
Both vul 10 7
Q 7 4
Q 9 5 2
A K 8 2
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 South =
+600 +10 99
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 9

15. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51 West
Hanlon

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
6
A
J
3
6
A
K
5 North
Narkiewicz

3
Pass

2nd
2
9
5
7
8
2
6
8 East
McGann
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
4
10
7
6
9
2
4 South
Buras
2 NT
3 NT

4th
K
8
5
4
5
K
3
Q West
Balicki

1
Pass

Lead
7
6
A
9
3
J
A
5 North
Mesbur

Pass
Pass

2nd
2
J
5
2
7
8
6
8 East
Zmudzinski
Pass
1
Pass

3rd
Q
4
8
4
2
6
4
9 South
Fitzgibbon
1
1 NT

4th
K
10
4
5
5
K
3
J
E deals
N-S vul 5 4 2
9 4 2
A 10 3 2
9 8 7
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 South -1
-100 99
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +6 15

16. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 16 West
Babsch
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
A
K
8
2
6
7
5
4
10 North
Nickell
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
3
3
6
J
8
5
J
3
7
9 East
Schifko
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
2
5
7
10
A
3
Q
6
8 South
Katz
Dbl
2 NT

4th
K
9
4
Q
4
9
2
A
K
4 West
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
10
4
K
5
4
6
3
J
9
A North
Purkarthofer
Pass
1

2nd
2
2
8
3
8
Q
A
8
10
9 East
Meckstroth
1
Pass

3rd
7
J
5
K
J
4
8
10
6
K South
Fucik
Dbl
Pass

4th
J
5
6
A
2
7
6
2
7
3
W deals
E-W vul 10 7 5 2
K Q 2
4 3
A J 9 5
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 South =
+400 +6 105
Partscore
1 North +2
+140 15

17. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55 West
Kwiecien

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
10
5
A
5 North
Rodwell

2
2 NT

2nd
J
6
2
7
8 East
Pszczola

Pass
Pass

3rd
3
3
K
7
A South
Meckstroth
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
4
K
6
3
Q West
Levin

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
4
4 North
Sontag

2
2 NT

2nd
Q
6 East
Weinstein

Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
Q South
Berkowitz
1 NT
2

4th
8
7
S deals
Both vul 10 8 4
K Q J 10
8 4 3 2
Q J
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 South =
+600 +10 115
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 15

18. 2012 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 11 West
Konow

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
J
2
10 North
Bertheau
Pass
3 NT

2nd
A
Q
6
7 East
Schaltz
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
A
9
J South
BessisT
1 NT
Pass

4th
5
6
K West
Fu

Pass

Lead
6
10
3
A
2
3
5
K
9
10 North
Welland
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
7
7
2
2
2
J
3
8
8 East
Delmonte
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
8
10
3
J
9
K
4
Q
4 South
AukenS
1 NT

4th
5
A
6
4
Q
Q
7
6
5
6
N deals
None vul Q 10 5 3
Q 7 4
J 9 5 3
A 4
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 South -1
-50 115
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 +5 20

20. 2010 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60 West
Helness

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
2
3
7
5
6
4
A North
Rodwell

2
3 NT

2nd
8
5
2
K
6
3
7
4 East
Helgemo

Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
Q
J
5
Q
8
9
9 South
Meckstroth
1 NT
2

4th
A
3
K
4
K
Q
J West
Hamman

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
Q
6
10
A
J North
BessisM

1
2

2nd
K
3
3
7
5
9 East
Zia

Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
2
9
8
4
3 South
BessisT
1
1

4th
4
K
A
10
6
7
S deals
E-W vul Q 4
A 10 9 5
6 5 3
K J 8 3
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 South -2
-100 115
Partscore
2 South +1
+110 +5 29

21. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25 West
Dubinin

1
Pass

Lead
2
6
4
4
4
Q
7
J North
Duboin

1
3 NT

2nd
5
J
8
3
A
8
8
10 East
Gromov
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
K
10
6
3
6
3
10 South
Sementa
1
1 NT

4th
A
5
Q
A
7
4
9 West
Nunes

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
9
2
K
8
Q
2
3
K
4 North
Matushko

1
1 NT

2nd
A
A
Q
7
7
10
5
Q
9
9 East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
3
6
4
6
8
K
K
7
A South
Khokhlov
1
1

4th
3
5
5
2
J
4
A
6
7
2
E deals
N-S vul K 5 4
K Q 8 3
K 10 8 3
8 5
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 South +1
+630 +11 126
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 29

22. 2009 USBC QtrfinalB, Seg 3, Bd 44 West
Stansby
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
2
6
3
J
10 North
Willenken
1
2
3 NT

2nd
Q
3
A
6
2
J East
Martel
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
K
3
10
7
K South
Welland
1
2 NT

4th
7
A
4
5
A West
CohenB
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
10
K
5
6
6 North
Strul
1
2
3

2nd
3
7
A
4
2
Q East
Smith
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
2
4
K
8
3 South
Becker
1
2 NT

4th
A
3
5
10
9
4
W deals
N-S vul J 9 4 3
J 6 4 2
A Q
K Q 7
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 South +1
+630 +10 136
Partscore
3 South =
+140 29

23. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84 West
Grue

1
Pass

Lead
8
7
Q
5
5
A
Q
6
2 North
Weinstein

Dbl
3 NT

2nd
2
3
K
7
7
7
8
3 East
Cheek
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
K
A
10
9
4
6
A South
Levin
1
1 NT

4th
J
8
3
J
3
4
K
2 West
Rosenberg

1
Pass

Lead
8
7
Q
5
5
4
9
8
9 North
Spector

Dbl
Pass

2nd
2
3
K
3
7
5
Q
3
J East
Zia
Pass
Pass
Pass

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

4th
J
8
7
J
3
A
4
6
2
E deals
Both vul 3 2
K Q 6 5
Q 10 2
A 9 8 7
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 South +1
+630 +10 146
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 29

24. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 77 West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
10
7
9
2
4
K
10 North
Willenken

1
3 NT

2nd
J
J
8
Q
9
3
6
J East
Rodwell

Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
5
Q
A
A
7
2
3 South
Welland
1
1 NT

4th
8
2
4
6
5
5
8
4 West
WeinsteinH

Pass
1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
8
A
K
8
Q North
Nickell

1
Pass
1 NT

2nd
3
10
5
6
2
7 East
Garner

Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
9
2
4
Q
5 South
Freeman
Pass
Rdbl
1
2 NT

4th
2
4
3
8
K
9
S deals
Both vul 5 4 2
A Q J
A Q 6 3
9 4 2
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 South =
+600 +10 156
Partscore
2 NT North =
+120 29

25. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84 West
Freeman

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8
7
Q
5
5
J
9
8
6 North
Pszczola

Dbl
2 NT

2nd
2
3
K
7
7
5
6
3
10 East
Nickell
Pass
Pass
Pass

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

4th
J
2
3
J
3
A
4
6
4 West
Seamon

1
Pass

Lead
J
Q
5
10
4
9
8
9
6 North
Meckstroth

Dbl
Pass

2nd
K
K
7
J
5
6
8
3
3 East
Mahaffey
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
A
10
Q
10
2
7
6
A South
Rodwell
1
1 NT

4th
7
3
J
2
A
4
6
8
2
E deals
Both vul 3 2
K Q 6 5
Q 10 2
A 9 8 7
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 South =
+600 +10 166
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 29

26. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86 West
Lev

Dbl
2
All Pass

Lead
2
Q
3
8
5
4
7
10 North
Freeman
Pass
Rdbl
Pass

2nd
3
6
J
Q
6
10
J
7 East
Pszczola
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
K
2
K
7
5
A
2 South
Nickell
1 NT
Pass
3 NT

4th
A
4
9
4
10
Q
9
5 West
Rodwell

Pass

Lead
A
2
9
J
A North
Seamon
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
K
7
3 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
4
Q
7 South
Mahaffey
1 NT

4th
5
10
K
A
N deals
N-S vul 9 4
K 6 3
K J 10 8
8 7 5 3
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 South -1
-100 166
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +6 35

27. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 110 West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
3
2
K
8
A
3 North
Cohler
Pass
3 NT

2nd
6
4
6
5
5
5
10
A East
Rodwell
1
Pass

3rd
10
7
9
10
2
Q
2
8 South
Baze
1 NT
Pass

4th
J
K
Q
6
4
7
7 West
Bramley

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
J
4
2
10
A
3 North
Hamman
Pass
1 NT

2nd
K
5
6
A
2
3
5 East
Lazard
1
Pass

3rd
7
6
J
8
3
2
10 South
Soloway
Dbl
Pass

4th
2
K
Q
6
Q
5
7
N deals
None vul Q 7 6
J 4 3 2
9 5
A Q 8 2
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 South =
+400 +7 173
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 35

28. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44 West
Welland

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
2
7
5
6
10
K
3
10 North
Lauria

2
2 NT

2nd
4
8
4
Q
5
2
J
3
9 East
Fallenius

Pass
Pass

3rd
J
J
A
3
A
2
8
Q
3 South
Versace
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
Q
K
9
6
4
5
2
7
J West
Nunes

Pass

Lead
10
4
7
5
6
10
K North
Balicki

Pass

2nd
4
8
2
Q
2
2
J East
Fantoni

Pass

3rd
J
J
A
3
A
2 South
Zmudzinski
1 NT

4th
Q
K
9
6
4
5
S deals
E-W vul 5 4
K 10 6 2
Q J 9
Q 10 8 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 South =
+400 +6 179
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 35

29. 2006 USBC Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Ornstein
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
3
4
2
4
9
10
J
9 North
Sontag
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
2
2
6
4
6
J
4
7
5 East
Stansby
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
10
8
Q
9
5
3
K
J South
Bates
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
A
Q
K
3
A
2
7
8
10 West
Feldman
Pass
Pass

Lead
8
4
J
5
3
K
K
2
J North
Greenberg
Pass
Pass

2nd
9
Q
2
J
7
7
9
Q
8 East
Bramley
1
Pass

3rd
Q
3
5
10
10
6
6
A
2 South
Hand
1 NT

4th
4
2
A
6
4
6
3
5
5
W deals
Both vul J 7 3 2
K 10 9 5
9 6 2
K 2
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 South =
+600 +9 188
Partscore
1 NT South +4
+210 35

31. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 5, Bd 20 West
Sadek

Lead North
Kholomeev

2nd East
El Ahmady

3rd South
Zlotov

4th West
Dubinin

Pass

Lead
A
A
9
K
10
Q
6
J
7
J North
Nadim
1
Pass

2nd
3
3
5
5
4
6
3
2
Q
9 East
Gromov
Dbl
Pass

3rd
8
7
10
8
A
5
Q
K
6
2 South
Hishmat
Rdbl

4th
4
8
J
2
3
7
4
9
6
9
N deals
Both vul 6 5 4 2
Q J 8
A Q 9 4
K 10
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 South -1
-100 188
Partscore
1 ×× North =
+230 +8 45

32. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 10, Bd 12 West
Fu

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
6
Q
10
10
8
K
3
K
8 North
Pessoa

1
3 NT

2nd
3
A
K
J
8
2
A
6
8
3 East
Zhao

Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
4
A
3
J
K
6
Q
4
4 South
Castanheira
1
1 NT

4th
2
5
7
6
7
J
4
5
7
5 West
Paz

Pass

Lead
8
K
Q
10
10
9
6
8 North
YangL

Pass

2nd
3
A
K
J
8
2
K
3 East
Luis

Pass

3rd
Q
4
A
3
J
6
2 South
Dai
1 NT

4th
2
5
7
5
7
J
3
S deals
E-W vul 9 5 4 2
7 5 3
K Q
A 10 8 2
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 South -1
-50 188
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 50

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

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
2
10
K
J
10
9
J
J
8 North
Freeman
Pass
1
3 NT

2nd
Q
A
A
3
8
5
A
K
2
3 East
Gitelman
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
5
9
4
6
7
2
3
10
5 South
Nickell
1
2 NT

4th
5
9
2
Q
9
6
7
4
Q
K West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
J
7
10
5
2
K
K
5 North
Rubin
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
J
Q
3
A
8
Q
6
5
8
9 East
Rodwell
Pass
Dbl
Pass

3rd
5
K
4
6
6
7
A
2
3
Q South
Ekeblad
1
1 NT

4th
10
9
A
4
2
8
4
9
10
3
N deals
N-S vul K 10 2
J 4
Q 7 3 2
7 6 4 2
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 South =
+600 +9 197
Partscore
1 NT South +3
+180 50

34. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114 West
Fallenius

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
A
6
6
7
6
7
10
9
5 North
Boyd

2
3 NT

2nd
5
J
3
J
Q
J
2
3
2
A East
Welland

Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
2
4
Q
K
A
8
4
5
9 South
Robinson
1
2 NT

4th
K
3
10
K
4
5
Q
7
7
8 West
Feldman

Pass

Lead
2
K
6
J
6
5
6
4
A
8 North
Rosenberg

Pass

2nd
7
J
5
Q
J
5
A
5
4 East
Bramley

Pass

3rd
10
2
8
3
A
9
2
9
7 South
Zia
1 NT

4th
K
3
10
10
4
Q
7
3
Q
S deals
E-W vul A 7 5
A 10
8 7 4 2
K 8 3 2
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 South -1
-50 197
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 55

35. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25 West
Cohen

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
3
6
9
Q
10
4 North
Wold

3 NT

2nd
2
A
A
K
2
8
3 East
Berkowitz

Pass

3rd
J
Q
4
4
7
4
3 South
Passell
1 NT
Pass

4th
7
6
5
5
K
2
10 West
Schneider

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
7
3
2
Q
9
7
3
7 North
Becker

1 NT

2nd
6
K
2
Q
4
J
4
4
9 East
Baze

Pass

3rd
A
5
10
10
5
A
8
10 South
Schwartz
1
Pass

4th
4
8
K
9
6
5
3
6
S deals
E-W vul K Q 4
5 3
Q 9 8 3
K 8 6 2
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 South -1
-50 197
Partscore
1 NT North +3
+180 +6 61

36. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 10, Bd 5 West
El Ahmady

Dbl
Pass

Lead
4
2
3
Q
5
J
J
10
8
7 North
Kalish
Pass
Rdbl
Pass

2nd
2
6
10
8
3
4
3
5
7
10 East
Sadek
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
Q
J
A
9
K
6
5
K
6
5 South
Podgur
1
3 NT

4th
A
7
4
J
9
A
9
4
6
2 West
HerbstI

Pass
2

Lead
J
6
8
A
6
10 North
Saaid
Pass
Pass
3

2nd
2
5
9
2
3
2 East
HerbstO
Pass
1
All Pass

3rd
5
9
10
4
7
J South
El Sheikh
1
Dbl

4th
A
K
3
7
A
8
N deals
N-S vul 3 2
10 6 5
J 9 3 2
K J 9 3
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 EW +110 A 9
A K 4
Q 10 7 6
A Q 5 2

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

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

Lead North
Bocchi

2nd East
Freeman

3rd South
Duboin

4th West
Nunes

1
Pass

Lead
10
K
2
6
2
A
5
7 North
Rodwell

Pass
1 NT

2nd
Q
3
10
K
8
9
J East
Fantoni

Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
7
A
Q
Q
2
8 South
Meckstroth
1
Dbl

4th
6
4
5
3
9
3
4
S deals
N-S vul J 9 7 6
10 6
A 9 7 6
10 9 4
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 South -1
-100 197
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 +6 74

38. 2002 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 58 West
Versace

Pass
1
Pass

Lead
4
J
5
A
8 North
Maksymetz

1
Dbl
3 NT

2nd
K
A
J
4 East
Lauria

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
4
Q
6 South
Graves
Pass
1
2 NT

4th
3
3
9
10 West
MossM

Pass
1
Pass

Lead
5
7
2
J
10
Q
2 North
Bocchi

1
Pass
2

2nd
J
4
3
A
3
10
6 East
Schifko

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
Q
7
4
3
7 South
Duboin
Pass
1
Dbl

4th
9
2
K
5
8
10
S deals
Both vul K 9
J 10 2
K Q 5 4
A 9 8 4
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 South -2
-200 197
Partscore
2 North +1
+140 +8 82

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

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
2
J
3
J
K
4
Q
6
10 North
Groetheim

2
3 NT

2nd
A
6
2
4
A
7
A
5
10
9 East
Weichsel

Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
Q
5
9
6
5
9
3
A
3 South
Aa
1 NT
2

4th
5
3
7
Q
2
10
8
4
8
K West
Helgemo

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
5
J
7
2
4
10
J North
Meltzer

1
1 NT

2nd
9
6
2
8
10
10
5
K East
Helness

Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
K
5
Q
Q
A
3
6 South
Larsen
1
1

4th
K
3
Q
A
A
3
4
2
S deals
N-S vul 9 5 2
K 10 9 5
A K 6 4
5 2
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 South -1
-100 197
Partscore
1 NT North +2
+150 +6 88

40. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Larsen

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
7
3
3
A
5
6
K
7 North
Shenkin

1
1
3 NT

2nd
2
8
2
Q
2
10
8
6
9 East
Meltzer

1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
2
K
3
4
J
4
8
9 South
Molson
Pass
Dbl
2 NT

4th
6
5
A
J
3
Q
K
A
J West
Rubin

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
J
5
5
7
3
Q
6
A North
Sontag

1
Pass

2nd
6
4
3
2
6
2
8
Q
6 East
Granovetter

Pass
Pass

3rd
7
8
10
K
A
K
4
5
4 South
Weichsel
Pass
2

4th
K
2
3
3
10
A
4
2
7
S deals
Both vul K Q 10 4
K 9 2
J 5
K J 7 4
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 South -2
-200 197
Partscore
2 North =
+90 +7 95

41. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 7 West
Liggins

Pass
Pass

Lead
2 North
v.Middelem

3
3 NT

2nd East
Fawcett
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
Engel
2 NT
3

4th West
Carcassonne

Pass
Pass

Lead
4 North
SimpsonC

2
2 NT

2nd East
Labaere
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
Hallberg
1 NT
2

4th
E deals
Both vul K 8 6 2
9 4
10 7 6
A Q 4 3
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 South =
+600 +10 207
Partscore
2 NT South +1
+150 95

42. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 7 West

Rdbl
Pass

Lead
7
Q
J
9
10
2
A
4 North
Avdeev

Pass
3 NT

2nd
4
3
5
J
5
8
5
4 East

2
2
All Pass

3rd
10
4
7
K
3
Q
7
J South
Shudnev
Dbl
2 NT

4th
3
2
K
2
9
6
K
3 West
Rekunov

2
Pass

Lead
7
8
J
3
2 North
Helness

Pass
Pass

2nd
9
A
K
9
8 East
Khokhlov
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
3
A
10
Q South
Furunes
Pass
2 NT

4th
3
6
6
5
Q
E deals
Both vul K 8 6 2
9 4
10 7 6
A Q 4 3
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 South =
+600 +10 217
Partscore
2 NT South +1
+150 95

43. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 7 West
Burgess

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
J
3
3 North
Bocchi

3 NT

2nd
4
K
9
4 East
Marston
2
Pass

3rd
10
A
10
K South
Duboin
2 NT
Pass

4th
A
6
5
Q West
Lauria

Pass
2
Pass

Lead
Q
3
7
5 North
Newman

Pass
Dbl
3

2nd
K
4
4
A East
Versace
Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
K
A
2 South
Thomson
1 NT
Pass
2 NT

4th
9
10
3
J
E deals
Both vul K 8 6 2
9 4
10 7 6
A Q 4 3
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 South =
+600 +10 227
Partscore
3 North +2
+150 95

44. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 7 West
Sakul

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
Q
4
J
3
2
4
K North
Villas-Boas

Dbl
Pass

2nd
9
5
8
K
9
8
Q
7 East
Karwur
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
4
A
A
10
Q
7
6 South
Campos
Pass
3 NT

4th
3
K
2
6
5
5
5
6 West
Chagas

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
Q
J
3
7
6
2
7
J North
Lasut

2
2 NT

2nd
2
K
K
9
8
8
J
9
A East
Branco
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
2
A
10
Q
A
7
10
9 South
Manoppo
1 NT
2

4th
5
4
6
5
4
5
5
3
6
E deals
Both vul K 8 6 2
9 4
10 7 6
A Q 4 3
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 South =
+600 +10 237
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 95

45. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 21 West
Versace

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
6
5
6
A
3
10
7
10
8 North
Woolsey

Dbl
3 NT

2nd
9
2
2
4
9
3
7
K
A
J East
Lauria
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
A
K
J
5
Q
5
10
4 South
Stewart
Pass
2 NT

4th
K
4
6
2
8
K
2
3
3 West
Boyd

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
6
3
3
8
3
7
6 North
Katz

Dbl
Pass

2nd
9
4
2
10
J
8
A
4 East
Robinson
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
Q
A
4
A
10 South
Jacobs
Pass
1 NT

4th
K
9
K
2
5
4
6
E deals
E-W vul Q 8 7 5
10 9
A K 9
A J 7 3
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 South -2
-100 237
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +6 101

46. 1999 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 7 West
Woolsey

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
J
K
6
A
4
A
8
K North
Jacobs

1
2 NT

2nd
4
3
4
2
9
9
9
3
6 East
Stewart
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
8
2
Q
6
Q
5
7
5 South
Katz
1
1 NT
3 NT

4th
Q
5
7
10
3
7
J
K
J West
Weichsel

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
10
2
J
6
A
4
Q North
Kamil

1
2 NT

2nd
4
9
5
3
3
10
9
A East
Sontag
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
2
K
8
Q
8
Q
5 South
Becker
1
1 NT

4th
6
J
4
7
9
2
7
8
E deals
Both vul 10 7 5 4
A 3 2
A Q 8 2
J 4
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 South +1
+630 +11 248
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 101

47. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 7 West
Balicki

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
8
J
K
4
6
J North
Weinstein

1
Pass

2nd
4
5
K
10
Q
7
9 East
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
6
A
3
A
8
2 South
Levin
Pass
3 NT

4th
K
Q
4
5
2
7
9 West
Lair

Pass

Lead North
Whitman

Pass

2nd East
Schwartz
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Baze
1 NT

4th
E deals
Both vul 9 7 4
A 9 6 4
Q 10
K Q 5 3
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 South -2
-200 248
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +8 109

48. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 12, Bd 16 West
BrancoP

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
Q
A North
Kowalski

1
2
3

2nd
7
7
4 East
Cintra

Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
K
2 South
Romanski
Pass
1
2
3 NT

4th
5
3
5 West
Szymanowski

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
K
5
J
J
9
A
2 North
Chagas

1
2
3

2nd
5
3
4
3
8
9
2
7 East
Zakrzewski

Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
2
8
7
2
J
5
A South
Branco
Pass
1
3
4

4th
4
7
9
Q
6
10
4
8
S deals
N-S vul 2
10 6 4 3
A K 9 7
A K 6 4
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 South +1
+630 +12 260
Partscore
4 North -1
-100 109

49. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 17, Bd 16 West
Brogeland

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
K
K
3
4
7
8
J
10 North
Cintra
1
3
Pass

2nd
8
A
A
6
J
5
Q
7
6 East
Saelensminde
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
3
7
K
5
A
9
4
5 South
BrancoP
3
3 NT

4th
Q
2
3
2
7
4
9
6
8 West
Branco

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
K
6
3
J
10
3
Q
5
10 North
Helgemo
1
1
Pass

2nd
9
A
Q
6
7
2
8
9
A
3 East
Chagas
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
3
7
Q
4
5
A
4
10
6 South
Helness
1
2 NT

4th
J
2
4
7
6
8
5
2
9
5
N deals
N-S vul A 9 8 5
5 3
Q 5 4 3
A Q 9
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 South =
+600 +10 270
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 109

50. 1997 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 6 West
Cayne

Pass
Pass

Lead North
Baze

2
3 NT

2nd East
Burger
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
Golias
1 NT
2

4th West
Zmudzinski

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
A
2
2
7
3
5
3
8 North
Sontag

1
Pass

2nd
7
6
7
J
4
Q
6
6 East
Balicki
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
3
K
K
10
K
A
K South
Feldman
1
1 NT

4th
A
J
2
3
Q
4
8
10
E deals
E-W vul 10 7
A 10 8 2
9 6 4
K Q 5 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 South -2
-100 270
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 +6 115

Data 9Z71 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore

1. 2014 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14			`West` Tokay Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 6 10 3 7 K 7 Q Q	`North` Hamman 1 2 3 NT 2nd 5 8 2 9 4 2 K J	`East` Sementa Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 9 5 J 9 10 A 3	`South` Weichsel 1 1 2 NT 4th 2 Q 4 6 6 8 8 2	`West` Glubok Pass Pass Lead 2 3 2 3 7 7 J 6 4	`North` Smirnov 1 1 NT 2nd 8 2 3 10 5 8 7 10 9	`East` Lee Pass All Pass 3rd 9 J K A 6 Q 6 J 2	`South` Piekarek 1 1 4th Q 4 A 4 K K 3 5 Q
S deals None vul	10 7 3 A Q 4 3 Q 5 4 K 9 5
8 6 4 10 9 8 A 9 7 J 8 4 3		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 South +1 +430 +8 `8`	Partscore 1 NT North = +90 0

2. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 98			West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 9 6 3 7 K J	`North` Hampson Pass 3 NT 2nd 3 A 4 10 2 A	East Sontag Pass Pass 3rd 5 2 J Q 3 8	`South` Greco 1 NT Pass 4th Q 3 A 4 7 4	West Diamond Pass Pass Lead 9 8 5 7 3 6 10 10 7 K	`North` Pszczola Pass 1 Pass 2nd 3 9 2 J 4 2 7 3 9 8	East Platnick Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 K A 5 J Q 4 Q A 2	`South` Seamon 1 1 NT 4th Q A 6 K 2 5 3 6 5 J
N deals E-W vul	Q 7 4 Q J 8 2 K J 6 J 6 3
8 5 3 A 9 7 5 4 A 10 9 8 7		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 South = +400 +7 `15`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 0

3. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 98			West Wooldridge Pass Pass Lead 10 2 3 3 2 7 5	`North` Bramley Pass 3 NT 2nd J 5 4 4 K 7 K	East Hurd Pass Pass 3rd 4 10 J J 5 Q A	`South` Stansby 1 NT Pass 4th 2 A A A 7 K 3	West Grabel Pass Pass Lead 10 8 4 7	`North` LallJ Pass 2 Pass 2nd 3 9 2 J	East WeinsteinH Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 J A	`South` Kranyak 1 NT 2 NT 4th K A 6
N deals E-W vul	Q 7 4 Q J 8 2 K J 6 J 6 3
8 5 3 A 9 7 5 4 A 10 9 8 7		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 South = +400 +7 `22`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 0

6. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 19, Bd 5			`West` Lauria 1 Pass Lead 4 3 Q 4 7 5	North Rehder Dbl 3 NT 2nd 6 8 6 7 10 Q	`East` Versace Pass All Pass 3rd 9 Q 3 J K 6	South Gromoeller 1 1 NT 4th 10 2 2 2 A 3	`West` Piekarek 1 Pass Lead 7 Q 10 J 9 Q J J 5 7	North Madala 1 Pass 2nd K 6 K 2 4 8 9 K 6 10	`East` Smirnov Pass Pass 3rd 3 3 A 4 5 3 Q 5 A 9	South Bocchi 1 1 NT 4th 8 2 6 7 8 A 4 4 2 2
S deals N-S vul	K 5 4 K 9 3 Q 7 6 Q 10 5 4
Q 7 2 J 10 8 6 2 A J 8 4 2		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 South = +600 +10 `38`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 0

7. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 20, Bd 21			`West` Noshy Dbl Pass Lead 6 7 7 K Q 10 5 2 6	North Fritsche Pass Rdbl Pass 2nd 8 A K 3 5 5 3 7 9	`East` Samir Pass 1 Pass 3rd J 9 4 6 J 5 A J K	South Rohowsky 1 3 NT 4th A 2 3 4 8 3 Q 7 8	`West` Smirnov 2 Pass Lead 2 7 Q 6 5 6 10 J 6	North Hussein Pass Dbl 2 NT 2nd 8 4 2 K 3 8 5 7 9	`East` Piekarek Pass 2 All Pass 3rd J K J 4 A 9 2 4 K	South Nabil 1 NT Pass 4th A 3 A 3 Q 5 3 7 8
N deals N-S vul	K 8 10 6 4 K Q 10 9 J 8 6 5
Q 10 7 6 2 A 8 7 3 A 8 4 Q		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 South -1 -100 `38`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +6 6

9. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 19, Bd 5			`West` Rosenberg Pass Pass Lead 6 5 10 Q 4 3	North Gold 3 NT 2nd 3 7 7 6 K	`East` Willenken Pass 3rd A 10 3 9 A	South Bakhshi 1 NT Pass 4th 4 K 2 8 8	`West` Forrester 1 2 Lead 3 7 Q 3 3 3 4 J	North Zia 1 NT 2 NT 2nd 8 K K 4 5 2 7 6	`East` Robson Dbl All Pass 3rd Q 6 A Q Q 10 9 5	South Martel 1 Pass 4th 5 9 2 5 2 6 8 8
S deals N-S vul	K 5 4 K 9 3 Q 7 6 Q 10 5 4
Q 7 2 J 10 8 6 2 A J 8 4 2		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 South = +600 +10 `48`	Partscore 2 NT North = +120 9

10. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45			West Greco Pass Pass All Pass Lead 8 5 9 6	North Cheek 3 3 2nd A 10 J	East Hampson Pass Pass 3rd J Q A	South Grue 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th 2 2 3	West Becker Pass Pass Lead Q 5 2 6 J	North Platnick 1 Pass 2nd A K 5 10 8	East Spector Pass Pass 3rd 4 A A Q 7	South Diamond 1 1 NT 4th 7 4 3 2
S deals Both vul	8 2 A 6 5 2 A K 9 9 7 6 5
K 9 7 4 Q J 8 7 6 5 8 4 2		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 South = +600 +10 `58`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 9

11. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45			West Levin Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 5 2 7	North Seamon 1 2 NT 2nd A 10 7 K	East Weinstein Pass Pass 3rd 4 J A	South Pszczola 1 1 NT 3 NT 4th 7 2 3	West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead Q 5 Q J 3 2 3	North Rodwell 1 Pass 2nd A K 4 8 5 A K	East Sontag Pass Pass 3rd 4 A 6 7 9 3 J	South Meckstroth 1 1 NT 4th 7 2 10 3 5 7 2
S deals Both vul	8 2 A 6 5 2 A K 9 9 7 6 5
K 9 7 4 Q J 8 7 6 5 8 4 2		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 South = +600 +10 `68`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 9

12. 2013 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 41			`West` Rodwell Pass 1 1 All Pass Lead 3 8 Q J 3 5 10 6 6	North Upmark Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 2 4 7 2 6 A 9 5 Q	`East` Meckstroth 1 Pass Pass 3rd J 3 4 5 A 9 8 5 3	South Nystrom Dbl Pass 3 NT 4th A K K 7 4 2 4 6 7	`West` Fredin Pass Pass Lead 4 5 A K 5 J 5 Q J	North Weinstein Pass Pass 2nd 2 A 4 7 9 Q 4 4 3	`East` Fallenius 1 Pass 3rd J 3 3 8 10 2 9 6 6	South Levin 1 NT 4th 7 9 2 6 Q 5 K K 10
W deals N-S vul	Q 9 3 J 10 8 3 K 9 2 10 8 5
A 10 6 4 9 7 4 10 6 4 3 7 2		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 South = +600 +10 `78`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 9

13. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 39			West Kholomeev Pass Pass Lead 6 8 9 3 2 8 3 J 10 A	North Groetheim Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 7 6 K 2 7 3 A 10 J 4	East Khiuppenen Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 4 A 7 9 A 5 4 Q 3	South Tundal 1 NT 2 4th K K 6 8 5 9 6 Q 7 2	West Hoftaniska 1 Pass Lead 4 9 7 Q 2 A Q 9 8 5	North Khokhlov Pass Dbl 2 2nd K J 5 5 3 4 10 J 10 A	East Charlsen Pass 2 All Pass 3rd A 3 K 4 2 3 2 K 10 7	South Matushko 1 Dbl 4th 6 4 2 7 9 6 8 6 Q 8
N deals Both vul	J 10 8 2 6 A Q 9 7 Q 9 5 4
9 A J 10 5 3 8 6 2 A J 7 6		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 South +1 +630 +11 `89`	Partscore 2 North = +110 9

14. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42			West Upmark Pass Pass Lead 3 6 4 J 7 2 Q	North Multon 1 3 NT 2nd 7 9 5 5 6 3	East Nystrom Pass All Pass 3rd 8 A K K J Q	South Zimmermann 1 1 NT 4th J 4 3 Q 10 A	West Helgemo Pass Pass Lead 3 2 7 J Q 6 K 8	North Ahlesved 1 NT 2nd K 3 6 3 A 5 8 4	East Helness Pass 3rd 6 Q K 2 2 A 7 10	South Petersson 1 Pass 4th 2 5 10 Q 7 4 9 3
S deals Both vul	10 7 Q 7 4 Q 9 5 2 A K 8 2
K 9 4 3 2 10 3 J 8 6 9 5 3		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 South = +600 +10 `99`	Partscore 1 NT North +1 +120 9

15. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51			`West` Hanlon Pass Pass Lead 7 6 A J 3 6 A K 5	North Narkiewicz 3 Pass 2nd 2 9 5 7 8 2 6 8	`East` McGann Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 4 10 7 6 9 2 4	South Buras 2 NT 3 NT 4th K 8 5 4 5 K 3 Q	`West` Balicki 1 Pass Lead 7 6 A 9 3 J A 5	North Mesbur Pass Pass 2nd 2 J 5 2 7 8 6 8	`East` Zmudzinski Pass 1 Pass 3rd Q 4 8 4 2 6 4 9	South Fitzgibbon 1 1 NT 4th K 10 4 5 5 K 3 J
E deals N-S vul	5 4 2 9 4 2 A 10 3 2 9 8 7
A J 9 7 3 8 6 Q J 7 6 J 3		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 South -1 -100 `99`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 +6 15

16. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 16			West Babsch Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 A K 8 2 6 7 5 4 10	`North` Nickell Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 3 3 6 J 8 5 J 3 7 9	East Schifko 1 Pass All Pass 3rd Q 2 5 7 10 A 3 Q 6 8	`South` Katz Dbl 2 NT 4th K 9 4 Q 4 9 2 A K 4	West Rodwell Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 4 K 5 4 6 3 J 9 A	`North` Purkarthofer Pass 1 2nd 2 2 8 3 8 Q A 8 10 9	East Meckstroth 1 Pass 3rd 7 J 5 K J 4 8 10 6 K	`South` Fucik Dbl Pass 4th J 5 6 A 2 7 6 2 7 3
W deals E-W vul	10 7 5 2 K Q 2 4 3 A J 9 5
J 6 3 6 3 10 6 5 Q 8 7 4 3		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 South = +400 +6 `105`	Partscore 1 North +2 +140 15

17. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55			West Kwiecien Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 10 5 A 5	North Rodwell 2 2 NT 2nd J 6 2 7 8	East Pszczola Pass Pass 3rd 3 3 K 7 A	South Meckstroth 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th 4 K 6 3 Q	West Levin Pass Pass Lead 2 4 4	North Sontag 2 2 NT 2nd Q 6	East Weinstein Pass All Pass 3rd 6 Q	South Berkowitz 1 NT 2 4th 8 7
S deals Both vul	10 8 4 K Q J 10 8 4 3 2 Q J
K 9 7 9 8 7 4 2 5 A 9 7 2		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 South = +600 +10 `115`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 15

18. 2012 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 1, Bd 11			`West` Konow Pass Pass Lead 2 J 2 10	`North` Bertheau Pass 3 NT 2nd A Q 6 7	`East` Schaltz Pass Pass 3rd 9 A 9 J	`South` BessisT 1 NT Pass 4th 5 6 K	`West` Fu Pass Lead 6 10 3 A 2 3 5 K 9 10	`North` Welland Pass Pass 2nd 4 7 7 2 2 2 J 3 8 8	`East` Delmonte Pass Pass 3rd 9 8 10 3 J 9 K 4 Q 4	`South` AukenS 1 NT 4th 5 A 6 4 Q Q 7 6 5 6
N deals None vul	Q 10 5 3 Q 7 4 J 9 5 3 A 4
8 7 2 A 9 6 6 Q J 8 6 3 2		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 South -1 -50 `115`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 +5 20

20. 2010 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 60			West Helness Pass Pass Lead 2 2 3 7 5 6 4 A	`North` Rodwell 2 3 NT 2nd 8 5 2 K 6 3 7 4	East Helgemo Pass All Pass 3rd 9 Q J 5 Q 8 9 9	`South` Meckstroth 1 NT 2 4th A 3 K 4 K Q J	West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 2 Q 6 10 A J	`North` BessisM 1 2 2nd K 3 3 7 5 9	East Zia Pass All Pass 3rd 5 2 9 8 4 3	`South` BessisT 1 1 4th 4 K A 10 6 7
S deals E-W vul	Q 4 A 10 9 5 6 5 3 K J 8 3
K 10 9 5 K 7 3 K 9 8 7 6 2		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 South -2 -100 `115`	Partscore 2 South +1 +110 +5 29

21. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25			`West` Dubinin 1 Pass Lead 2 6 4 4 4 Q 7 J	North Duboin 1 3 NT 2nd 5 J 8 3 A 8 8 10	`East` Gromov Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K K 10 6 3 6 3 10	South Sementa 1 1 NT 4th A 5 Q A 7 4 9	`West` Nunes Pass Pass Lead J 9 2 K 8 Q 2 3 K 4	North Matushko 1 1 NT 2nd A A Q 7 7 10 5 Q 9 9	`East` Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 3 6 4 6 8 K K 7 A	South Khokhlov 1 1 4th 3 5 5 2 J 4 A 6 7 2
E deals N-S vul	K 5 4 K Q 8 3 K 10 8 3 8 5
Q J 2 4 2 A Q J 2 Q 10 7 2		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 South +1 +630 +11 `126`	Partscore 1 NT North +1 +120 29

22. 2009 USBC QtrfinalB, Seg 3, Bd 44			`West` Stansby Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 2 6 3 J 10	North Willenken 1 2 3 NT 2nd Q 3 A 6 2 J	`East` Martel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 K 3 10 7 K	South Welland 1 2 NT 4th 7 A 4 5 A	`West` CohenB Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 10 K 5 6 6	North Strul 1 2 3 2nd 3 7 A 4 2 Q	`East` Smith Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 2 4 K 8 3	South Becker 1 2 NT 4th A 3 5 10 9 4
W deals N-S vul	J 9 4 3 J 6 4 2 A Q K Q 7
7 5 A 8 7 K 8 6 2 9 8 4 2		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 South +1 +630 +10 `136`	Partscore 3 South = +140 29

23. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84			West Grue 1 Pass Lead 8 7 Q 5 5 A Q 6 2	North Weinstein Dbl 3 NT 2nd 2 3 K 7 7 7 8 3	East Cheek Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 K A 10 9 4 6 A	South Levin 1 1 NT 4th J 8 3 J 3 4 K 2	West Rosenberg 1 Pass Lead 8 7 Q 5 5 4 9 8 9	North Spector Dbl Pass 2nd 2 3 K 3 7 5 Q 3 J	East Zia Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 K A 10 9 10 2 7 Q	South WolpertG 1 1 NT 4th J 8 7 J 3 A 4 6 2
E deals Both vul	3 2 K Q 6 5 Q 10 2 A 9 8 7
A Q 9 8 6 J 4 3 7 3 K 10 3		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 South +1 +630 +10 `146`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 29

24. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 77			West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 3 10 7 9 2 4 K 10	North Willenken 1 3 NT 2nd J J 8 Q 9 3 6 J	East Rodwell Pass All Pass 3rd K 5 Q A A 7 2 3	South Welland 1 1 NT 4th 8 2 4 6 5 5 8 4	West WeinsteinH Pass 1 Pass All Pass Lead A 8 A K 8 Q	North Nickell 1 Pass 1 NT 2nd 3 10 5 6 2 7	East Garner Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 6 9 2 4 Q 5	South Freeman Pass Rdbl 1 2 NT 4th 2 4 3 8 K 9
S deals Both vul	5 4 2 A Q J A Q 6 3 9 4 2
9 6 9 7 5 3 2 K J 9 8 6 5		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 South = +600 +10 `156`	Partscore 2 NT North = +120 29

25. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84			West Freeman 1 Pass All Pass Lead 8 7 Q 5 5 J 9 8 6	North Pszczola Dbl 2 NT 2nd 2 3 K 7 7 5 6 3 10	East Nickell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 K A 10 9 8 2 7 A	South Lev 1 1 NT 3 NT 4th J 2 3 J 3 A 4 6 4	West Seamon 1 Pass Lead J Q 5 10 4 9 8 9 6	North Meckstroth Dbl Pass 2nd K K 7 J 5 6 8 3 3	East Mahaffey Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 A 10 Q 10 2 7 6 A	South Rodwell 1 1 NT 4th 7 3 J 2 A 4 6 8 2
E deals Both vul	3 2 K Q 6 5 Q 10 2 A 9 8 7
A Q 9 8 6 J 4 3 7 3 K 10 3		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 South = +600 +10 `166`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 29

26. 2008 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86			`West` Lev Dbl 2 All Pass Lead 2 Q 3 8 5 4 7 10	North Freeman Pass Rdbl Pass 2nd 3 6 J Q 6 10 J 7	`East` Pszczola Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q K 2 K 7 5 A 2	South Nickell 1 NT Pass 3 NT 4th A 4 9 4 10 Q 9 5	`West` Rodwell Pass Lead A 2 9 J A	North Seamon Pass Pass 2nd 4 K 7 3	`East` Meckstroth Pass Pass 3rd 2 4 Q 7	South Mahaffey 1 NT 4th 5 10 K A
N deals N-S vul	9 4 K 6 3 K J 10 8 8 7 5 3
A K 10 3 J 9 5 2 6 3 K 10 9		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 South -1 -100 `166`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 +6 35

27. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 110			`West` Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 3 2 3 2 K 8 A 3	`North` Cohler Pass 3 NT 2nd 6 4 6 5 5 5 10 A	`East` Rodwell 1 Pass 3rd 10 7 9 10 2 Q 2 8	`South` Baze 1 NT Pass 4th J K Q 6 4 7 7	`West` Bramley Pass Pass Lead 10 J 4 2 10 A 3	`North` Hamman Pass 1 NT 2nd K 5 6 A 2 3 5	`East` Lazard 1 Pass 3rd 7 6 J 8 3 2 10	`South` Soloway Dbl Pass 4th 2 K Q 6 Q 5 7
N deals None vul	Q 7 6 J 4 3 2 9 5 A Q 8 2
9 5 4 3 6 K J 7 3 J 9 7 5		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 South = +400 +7 `173`	Partscore 1 NT North +1 +120 35

28. 2007 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44			West Welland Pass Pass All Pass Lead 9 2 7 5 6 10 K 3 10	`North` Lauria 2 2 NT 2nd 4 8 4 Q 5 2 J 3 9	East Fallenius Pass Pass 3rd J J A 3 A 2 8 Q 3	`South` Versace 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th Q K 9 6 4 5 2 7 J	West Nunes Pass Lead 10 4 7 5 6 10 K	`North` Balicki Pass 2nd 4 8 2 Q 2 2 J	East Fantoni Pass 3rd J J A 3 A 2	`South` Zmudzinski 1 NT 4th Q K 9 6 4 5
S deals E-W vul	5 4 K 10 6 2 Q J 9 Q 10 8 6
10 9 8 6 3 2 J 8 A 8 5 J 4		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 South = +400 +6 `179`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 35

29. 2006 USBC Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39			West Ornstein Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 3 4 2 4 9 10 J 9	North Sontag Pass 2 2 NT 2nd 2 2 6 4 6 J 4 7 5	East Stansby 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q 10 8 Q 9 5 3 K J	South Bates 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th A Q K 3 A 2 7 8 10	West Feldman Pass Pass Lead 8 4 J 5 3 K K 2 J	North Greenberg Pass Pass 2nd 9 Q 2 J 7 7 9 Q 8	East Bramley 1 Pass 3rd Q 3 5 10 10 6 6 A 2	South Hand 1 NT 4th 4 2 A 6 4 6 3 5 5
W deals Both vul	J 7 3 2 K 10 9 5 9 6 2 K 2
K 10 9 4 8 7 6 2 10 3 8 5 3		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 South = +600 +9 `188`	Partscore 1 NT South +4 +210 35

31. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 5, Bd 20			West Sadek Lead	North Kholomeev 2nd	East El Ahmady 3rd	South Zlotov 4th	West Dubinin Pass Lead A A 9 K 10 Q 6 J 7 J	North Nadim 1 Pass 2nd 3 3 5 5 4 6 3 2 Q 9	East Gromov Dbl Pass 3rd 8 7 10 8 A 5 Q K 6 2	South Hishmat Rdbl 4th 4 8 J 2 3 7 4 9 6 9
N deals Both vul	6 5 4 2 Q J 8 A Q 9 4 K 10
J 8 10 7 K 10 7 6 3 J 6 3 2		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 South -1 -100 `188`	Partscore 1 ×× North = +230 +8 45

32. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 10, Bd 12			West Fu Pass Pass Lead 9 6 Q 10 10 8 K 3 K 8	`North` Pessoa 1 3 NT 2nd 3 A K J 8 2 A 6 8 3	East Zhao Pass All Pass 3rd Q 4 A 3 J K 6 Q 4 4	`South` Castanheira 1 1 NT 4th 2 5 7 6 7 J 4 5 7 5	West Paz Pass Lead 8 K Q 10 10 9 6 8	`North` YangL Pass 2nd 3 A K J 8 2 K 3	East Luis Pass 3rd Q 4 A 3 J 6 2	`South` Dai 1 NT 4th 2 5 7 5 7 J 3
S deals E-W vul	9 5 4 2 7 5 3 K Q A 10 8 2
7 6 J 9 8 4 J 9 7 6 K 6 5		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 South -1 -50 `188`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 50

33. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 79			`West` Moss Pass Pass Lead 4 2 10 K J 10 9 J J 8	North Freeman Pass 1 3 NT 2nd Q A A 3 8 5 A K 2 3	`East` Gitelman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 5 9 4 6 7 2 3 10 5	South Nickell 1 2 NT 4th 5 9 2 Q 9 6 7 4 Q K	`West` Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 3 2 J 7 10 5 2 K K 5	North Rubin Pass 1 Pass 2nd J Q 3 A 8 Q 6 5 8 9	`East` Rodwell Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 5 K 4 6 6 7 A 2 3 Q	South Ekeblad 1 1 NT 4th 10 9 A 4 2 8 4 9 10 3
N deals N-S vul	K 10 2 J 4 Q 7 3 2 7 6 4 2
A J 5 Q 6 3 J 9 8 4 9 8 3		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 South = +600 +9 `197`	Partscore 1 NT South +3 +180 50

34. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114			West Fallenius Pass Pass Lead 2 A 6 6 7 6 7 10 9 5	`North` Boyd 2 3 NT 2nd 5 J 3 J Q J 2 3 2 A	East Welland Pass All Pass 3rd 10 2 4 Q K A 8 4 5 9	`South` Robinson 1 2 NT 4th K 3 10 K 4 5 Q 7 7 8	West Feldman Pass Lead 2 K 6 J 6 5 6 4 A 8	`North` Rosenberg Pass 2nd 7 J 5 Q J 5 A 5 4	East Bramley Pass 3rd 10 2 8 3 A 9 2 9 7	`South` Zia 1 NT 4th K 3 10 10 4 Q 7 3 Q
S deals E-W vul	A 7 5 A 10 8 7 4 2 K 8 3 2
Q J 4 3 2 6 5 4 3 J Q 10 9		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 South -1 -50 `197`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 55

35. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25			West Cohen Pass Pass Lead 5 3 6 9 Q 10 4	`North` Wold 3 NT 2nd 2 A A K 2 8 3	East Berkowitz Pass 3rd J Q 4 4 7 4 3	`South` Passell 1 NT Pass 4th 7 6 5 5 K 2 10	West Schneider Pass Pass Lead 3 7 3 2 Q 9 7 3 7	`North` Becker 1 NT 2nd 6 K 2 Q 4 J 4 4 9	East Baze Pass 3rd A 5 10 10 5 A 8 10	`South` Schwartz 1 Pass 4th 4 8 K 9 6 5 3 6
S deals E-W vul	K Q 4 5 3 Q 9 8 3 K 8 6 2
A 7 2 9 7 6 K 6 Q 10 9 5 4		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 South -1 -50 `197`	Partscore 1 NT North +3 +180 +6 61