Data 9Z72 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 24 HCP, poor spots

Found 45 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 92 West
Meckstroth

2
Pass

Lead
Q
K
3
Q
5
9
K
5 North
Ekeblad

3
3 NT

2nd
6
A
J
4
J
2
4
10 East
Rodwell

Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
2
10
10
K
3
6
Q South
Dwyer
1 NT
3

4th
4
7
3
8
9
A
5
J West
Coren

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
K
A
7
2
8
Q
J
9
10 North
Nickell

2
2 NT

2nd
4
4
9
K
6
10
5
7
3
9 East
Kamil

Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
2
6
3
7
Q
5
7
A
A South
Katz
1 NT
2

4th
K
3
8
6
8
2
10
2
Q
S deals
E-W vul A 9 8 3
Q 6 4
9 6
Q J 6 2
K
A 10 9 3 2
K Q 10 2
10 9 4 Table Q J 6 5 2
J
7 5 3
8 7 5 3
87866 =
45454 =
Par NS +120 10 7 4
K 8 7 5
A J 8 4
A K

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 0
Partscore
2 NT South +1
+150 +6 6

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 2, Bd 21 West
Levin
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
3
A
Q
9
7
4
6
2 North
Helness
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
J
7
3
5
6
8
A
5
8 East
Weinstein
1 NT
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
Q
10
6
2
7
9
10 South
Helgemo
Dbl
2 NT

4th
5
A
K
3
2
6
Q
4 West
Fantoni
1 NT
2
Pass

Lead
2
2
3
8
K
3
J
8
Q North
WolpertG
Pass
Pass
2

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

3rd
9
J
Q
9
6
J
K
A
6 South
Kranyak
Pass
Dbl

4th
8
5
A
10
7
9
2
3
5
W deals
E-W vul K J 6 3
J 3
A 8 5
J 10 8 6
A 8 4
A Q 9 7 4
J 4
Q 9 4 Table 9 7 5
10 8 6 2
K 10 9 7
7 2
68578 =
65854 =
Par NS +110 Q 10 2
K 5
Q 6 3 2
A K 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 0
Partscore
2 North =
+110 +5 15

4. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 6 West
Jagniewski

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
2
4
5
J
6
K
10
4
A North
Morgan
1
3 NT

2nd
J
K
Q
6
10
Q
7
3
4
6 East
Gawel
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
8
K
9
A
5
5
J
9
2 South
Amoils
2 NT
Pass

4th
7
3
3
A
7
4
2
A
8
5 West
Grue

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
10
10
2
A
7
K North
Kalita
1
1
Pass

2nd
2
7
4
5
2
5
Q East
Moss
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
4
3
J
9
J South
Nowosadzki
1
2 NT

4th
3
A
6
8
7
4
N deals
N-S vul J 6 3
K 10 9 2
A 2
A 6 4 2
K 10 5 2
8 6
Q J 8 5 4
10 3 Table 9 8 4
Q 7 5 4
K 10 6
K Q 7
87869 =
56574 =
Par NS +120 A Q 7
A J 3
9 7 3
J 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT South -3
-300 0
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +9 24

5. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45 West
Willenken

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
K
J
4
9
5
K
7
5
K North
Spector

3 NT

2nd
8
3
2
5
2
9
4
6
3
6 East
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
6
8
A
Q
J
9
J
4
8 South
Becker
1 NT
Pass

4th
A
10
7
2
4
Q
2
10
7
A West
Cheek

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
Q
4
A
8
K
7
3
K North
Kamil

2 NT

2nd
6
2
3
2
Q
4
A
8
5 East
Grue
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
8
9
J
6
5
9
9
Q South
Fleisher
1 NT
Pass

4th
K
10
2
7
3
2
10
10
E deals
Both vul A 9 6
J 6 3
10 8 2
A 9 8 6
Q 8 7
K 9 4
J 9 5 3
5 3 2 Table K 10 4 2
Q 10 8 2
K Q 7
10 7
76667 =
67776 =
Par NS +90 J 5 3
A 7 5
A 6 4
K Q J 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 0
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +8 32

6. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Drijver

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
8
J
J
7
4
K North
BildeD
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
4
K
A
3
8
8
6 East
Brink
Pass
Pass
All Pass

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

4th
3
9
6
Q
4
3
7 West
AukenS

Pass

Lead
2
8
K
J
J
2
J
6
K
9 North
v.Prooijen
Pass
Pass

2nd
9
K
A
3
3
3
9
2
6
Q East
Welland
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
6
2
10
4
Q
7
A
8
Q South
Verhees
1 NT

4th
5
4
6
Q
7
4
5
8
4
8
N deals
N-S vul K 10 8 3
9 4
Q J 6
Q 5 4 2
A Q 6
J 10 7 6 2
8 5 3
A 3 Table J 5 4 2
A 8
10 9 4
10 8 7 6
98899 =
45534 =
Par NS +600 9 7
K Q 5 3
A K 7 2
K J 9

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +10 10
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 32

7. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25 West
McGann

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
4
5
3
5
7
7
9
2 North
Narkiewicz
Pass
2 NT
Pass

2nd
6
8
2
4
A
4
10
J East
Hanlon
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
10
4
A
3
J
K
3 South
Buras
1 NT
3 NT

4th
K
Q
Q
7
2
A
6
8 West
Zmudzinski

Pass

Lead
8
5
J
3
7
7
4
9
5
8 North
Garvey
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
8
2
2
A
4
10
4
Q
10 East
Balicki
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
9
4
A
3
10
K
K
J
3 South
Carroll
1 NT

4th
K
Q
Q
7
2
A
6
10
2
6
N deals
E-W vul Q 6
J 9 3
K 10 9 3
K 8 5 4
9 8 7 4
Q 10 8 7
A 8
A Q 10 Table J 10 5
4 2
Q J 6 2
9 6 3 2
88988 88A88
55355 54355
Par NS +420 A K 3 2
A K 6 5
7 5 4
J 7

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 10
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 +5 37

8. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3 West
Carroll
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
4
K
2
J
2
8
7
2 North
Zmudzinski
Pass
3
3 NT

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

3rd
6
A
6
K
7
3
J
3
9 South
Balicki
2 NT
3

4th
5
10
Q
5
K
9
4
7 West
Zak
Pass
Rdbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
4
4
K
3
7
9
8
A North
Fitzgibbon
Pass
Pass
Dbl

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

3rd
4
6
A
6
J
8
J
8
9 South
Mesbur
Dbl
Pass
2 NT

4th
7
5
2
Q
5
3
A
3
2
W deals
N-S vul K 9 6 3
J 3 2
J 7 6 4
K 9
A Q 8 7
K
10 9 2
J 8 7 4 3 Table 10 5
A 10 8 6 5 4
Q 5
10 6 2
99798 =
44635 =
Par NS +600 J 4 2
Q 9 7
A K 8 3
A Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +10 20
Partscore
2 NT South +1
+150 37

9. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 4, Bd 17 West
Cornell
3
Pass

Lead
A
K North
WuCD
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
4 East
Bach
Pass
Pass

3rd
7 South
Huang
3 NT

4th
9 West
Chung
3
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
A
3
2
J
4
A
7
K
5 North
Tislevoll
Pass
3

2nd
9
3
2
3
2
3
9
8
9
Q East
LiuCK
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
6
J
K
5
Q
5
8
5
6 South
Ware
Dbl
Pass

4th
4
Q
A
4
9
2
8
10
4
J
W deals
None vul J 10 8 4
K 7 2
K 5
6 5 4 3
9
8 6 4 3
9 3
A K J 10 8 2 Table K 7 3 2
Q J 9
Q 10 8 6 4
7
7A786 =
42546 =
Par NS +420 A Q 6 5
A 10 5
A J 7 2
Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 20
Partscore
3 North =
+140 +6 43

10. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34 West
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
3
9
2
J
10
3 North
Zimmermann
Pass
2 NT
Pass

2nd
2
2
10
6
5
4
9 East
Versace
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
Q
Q
Q
9
5
J South
Multon
1 NT
3 NT

4th
6
A
4
A
8
J
K West
Nunes
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
3
9
5
2
J North
Duboin
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
9
K
2
6
7 East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
J
6
Q
10
3 South
Sementa
1 NT

4th
A
K
5
4
A
8
W deals
N-S vul 8 4 2
A Q 3
7 5 2
J 7 5 2
Q 10
10 8 7 2
J 10 6 4 3
A 9 Table K 9 7 5 3
J 6 4
Q 9
K 8 6
77668 87769
56674 =
Par NS +120 A J 6
K 9 5
A K 8
Q 10 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +10 30
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 43

11. 2012 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11 West
Helgemo

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
K
J
6
6
4
A
K
J North
Martel

3
3 NT

2nd
9
2
A
3
10
A
7
4
5 East
Helness

Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
7
2
3
4
Q
5
8
8 South
Zia
2 NT
3

4th
Q
5
2
8
Q
5
3
7
10 West
Willenken

2
Pass

Lead
4
A
K
2
2
9
7 North
Nunes

Pass
Pass

2nd
9
Q
7
10
Q
A
5 East
Rosenberg

Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
3
4
K
3
K South
Fantoni
1
2 NT

4th
Q
4
7
Q
7
4
A
S deals
None vul 9 8 5 4
9 7
8 5 3 2
A 8 7
K J 10 7
A 6 5 4 3 2
Q
K 9 Table Q 3
10
10 9 7 4
J 10 6 5 3 2
87684 87784
55648 =
Par NS +100 A 6 2
K Q J 8
A K J 6
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +7 37
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 43

12. 2012 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 52 West
Bjarnarson

Pass
3

Lead
3
K
10
2
7
A
9 North
Delmonte
Pass
3
3 NT

2nd
5
A
J
10
4
3 East
Askgaard
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
6
K
Q
2
2 South
Fu
1 NT
3

4th
4
9
4
K
J
5 West
Bertheau

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
10
2
6
8
A
9
7
Q
J North
Konow
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
5
3
10
9
J
J
2
5
7
6 East
BessisT
Pass
Pass
Pass

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

4th
A
8
K
4
4
4
5
J
10
A
N deals
Both vul A 6 3 2
J 8 4
9 5
K Q 6 2
K 8 5 4
A 10 2
10 7 6 3
J 3 Table J 10
Q 9 6
K Q 8 2
8 7 5 4
88868 88878
55565 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 7
K 7 5 3
A J 4
A 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 37
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 +8 51

13. 2011 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 52 West
Gerstman
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
K
6
4
K
A
4
8
J
6 North
Rodwell
Pass
1
3 NT

2nd
7
3
A
2
5
3
9
6
4 East
Landen
Pass
Pass
All Pass

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

4th
Q
5
7
J
10
J
2
A
3 West
Hamman
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
K
6 North
ClerkinJ
Pass
Pass

2nd
7
3
A East
Zia
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
8
9 South
ClerkinD
2 NT

4th
J
5
2
W deals
Both vul Q 8 2
8 7 3
9 8 7
9 8 4 2
9 5 3
A J 9 5
A 4 3 2
J 6 Table J 10 7 6
K 10 6 2
10 5
Q 10 7
87689 =
56754 =
Par NS +120 A K 4
Q 4
K Q J 6
A K 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +10 47
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 51

14. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 67 West
Silverstein

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
4
9
K
2
6
7
9
10 North
WeinsteinH

3
3

2nd
K
6
3
5
A
8
7
5
K East
Rosenthal
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
J
2
7
8
J
4
6 South
Garner
1 NT
3
3 NT

4th
5
Q
A
2
3
Q
10
K West
Ekeblad

1
Pass

Lead
7
K
7
7
5
A
K North
LevinJ

1
Pass

2nd
2
A
Q
J
4
6
5 East
Rubin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
4
2
J
10
Q South
Meyers
1
1 NT

4th
J
6
8
Q
9
6
E deals
N-S vul A 2
10 8 7 4
Q J 6 4
K 8 3
Q 7 4
A Q 9 5 3
7 5
10 9 6 Table 10 9 5 3
6
A K 10 3 2
J 4 2
87777 86777
56564 =
Par NS +120 K J 8 6
K J 2
9 8
A Q 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +11 58
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 51

15. 2010 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8 West
Lynch

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
3
6
9
J
7
9
9
6 North
Brogeland

1
3 NT

2nd
5
J
10
7
3
5
K
10
10 East
Passell
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
4
3
2
4
2
8
A
A South
Saelensminde
1
2 NT

4th
A
5
4
K
A
8
7
3
5 West
Strul

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
J North
Zmudzinski

1
2
2 NT

2nd East
Becker
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
Balicki
1
1 NT
2

4th
E deals
None vul A 6 2
Q 8 6 3
9 6 4
10 7 5
Q 10 5
J 10 9 5
K J
J 8 6 2 Table K J 8 3
7 4
Q 10 7 5
Q 9 3
76877 =
67566 =
Par NS +100 9 7 4
A K 2
A 8 3 2
A K 4

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 68
Partscore
2 NT South -1
-50 51

16. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 64, Seg 2, Bd 15 West
Duboin
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
J
K
4
6
7
3
4
4
7
2 North
Feldman
Pass
3
3 NT

2nd
3
8
3
A
3
Q
8
Q
9
A East
Sementa
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
5
9
10
2
5
8
K
K
10 South
Weichsel
2 NT
3

4th
K
2
10
5
J
6
2
A
4
6 West
Polowan
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
A
K
Q
4
2
J
K
4
J North
Ferraro
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
6
10
J
8
7
4
4
3
3
6 East
Morgan
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
3
5
8
5
7
3
9
9
5 South
Bocchi
1
2 NT

4th
A
7
2
6
A
2
Q
2
9
8
W deals
E-W vul Q J 9 5
6
9 6 4 2
9 8 5 3
8 7 3
J 10 7 5
A 10 8 3
J 10 Table A 10 6 2
K 9 3 2
Q J
7 6 2
88689 =
55653 55753
Par NS +120 K 4
A Q 8 4
K 7 5
A K Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 68
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +6 57

17. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60 West
Martel

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
4
5
4
3
2
2
J
9 North
Zia

2
3 NT

2nd
7
6
10
8
7
5
A
8 East
Stansby

Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
J
Q
K
A
Q
6
6 South
Hamman
1 NT
2

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

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
2
8
Q
6 North
Weinstein

2
2 NT

2nd
K
J
5
K
Q East
Meckstroth

Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
K
3
2
4 South
Levin
1 NT
2

4th
2
7
A
7
5
S deals
E-W vul 10 8 7
K Q 6 3
A 3
10 4 3 2
J 5 2
10 8
J 9 7 6
Q 9 7 5 Table A Q 9 4
J 9 7 5
10 8 5
A J
88989 =
45454 =
Par NS +140 K 6 3
A 4 2
K Q 4 2
K 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 68
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +5 62

18. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65 West
Platnick

1
Pass

Lead
5
5
10
10
3
4
7
8 North
Etter

1
3 NT

2nd
2
10
J
3
A
Q
4
A East
Diamond

Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
Q
Q
2
8
7
K
7 South
Kolesnik
1
1 NT

4th
J
K
6
K
4
6
A
5 West
Sher

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
3
10
2 North
Hampson

1
Pass

2nd
2
A
Q
5 East
Jackson

Pass
Pass

3rd
7
8
K
K South
Greco
1
1 NT

4th
J
4
5
8
S deals
None vul Q J 8
Q J 9 8
A Q 3 2
7 6
K 6 4
A 10
10 9 8 5 4
A Q 8 Table 10 7 3 2
K 7 4 2
7
10 5 4 3
75675 85675
57768 =
Par NS +100 A 9 5
6 5 3
K J 6
K J 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 68
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 67

19. 2010 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 46 West
Landen

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
3
3
4
5
Q
3
J
Q
J North
Mohan
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
5
5
4
2
2
7
Q
3
K
7 East
Gerstman
Pass
Pass
All Pass

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

4th
K
6
9
4
7
8
2
8
9
10 West
Cohler

Pass
Pass

Lead
6 North
Chorush
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
10 East
Milner
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9 South
Koneru
1
1 NT

4th
3
N deals
None vul Q 5
10 6 5 3
K 8 2
A J 10 5
A 9 7
9 7
A 9 5
Q 8 7 6 2 Table K 10 4 3 2
J 8 4 2
Q 10 6
9
85887 =
48545 48546
Par NS +100 J 8 6
A K Q
J 7 4 3
K 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 68
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 72

20. 2010 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22 West
Fredin

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
3
3
A
7
6
6
A North
Zaleski
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
6
J
2
9
8
A
7
9 East
Fallenius
Pass
Pass
All Pass

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

4th
2
K
4
6
3
9
2 West
Bompis

Pass

Lead
7
3
Q
6
A
10 North
de Knijff
Pass
Pass

2nd
6
J
4
7
K East
Quantin
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
5
3
A
4 South
Wrang
1 NT

4th
2
9
A
2
5
N deals
N-S vul 8 6 3
Q 8 2
K 5 4 2
K 9 6
9 4
A J 5
9 8
A 10 8 7 5 4 Table A 10 7 2
10 9 6 4
J 6 3
Q 3
68795 =
54638 55648
Par NS +110 K Q J 5
K 7 3
A Q 10 7
J 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -3
-300 68
Partscore
1 NT South -1
-100 +5 77

21. 2009 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
Aker

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
5
3
2
7
8
5
J
8 North
Balicki
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
Q
A
6
K
10
2
9
3
7 East
Milgrim
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
9
9
7
Q
5
4
J
3 South
Zmudzinski
1 NT
2

4th
4
2
J
3
K
A
Q
6 West
Dubinin

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
3
K
9
2
J
10
8
6 North
BlanchardB
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
2
6
4
A
10
4
Q
3
4 East
Gromov
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
9
8
7
Q
Q
2
K
7 South
BlanchardS
1 NT
2

4th
A
J
3
3
K
5
6
10
6
N deals
N-S vul Q 7 3 2
A Q 9 4
J 2
8 5 3
J 10 9 8
10 6
K 7 5 4
Q 10 7 Table K 5
K J 8 5
Q 9 6 3
J 9 2
88768 =
55575 55675
Par NS +120 A 6 4
7 3 2
A 10 8
A K 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -3
-300 68
Partscore
2 NT South -1
-100 +5 82

23. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85 West
Freeman

1
2

Lead
Q
A
3
J
10
7
3
5
4
7 North
Ekeblad
Pass
Pass
3 NT

2nd
6
9
5
4
2
2
3
5
8
K East
Nickell
Pass
1
All Pass

3rd
8
2
Q
8
2
10
A
6
3
A South
Weichsel
1
1 NT

4th
K
6
K
8
7
9
J
4
10
4 West
Granovetter

1
2

Lead
3
7
Q
10
5
4
9
A North
Hamman
Pass
Pass
3

2nd
6
K
9
J
K
5
A
9 East
Rubin
Pass
1
All Pass

3rd
A
A
4
6
10
2
2
7 South
Zia
1
1 NT

4th
2
4
2
5
9
10
3
J
N deals
N-S vul 9 6
J 9 4
Q 10 4 3
Q 8 7 2
Q 10 3
A Q 10 8 6 3
6 2
9 5 Table A 8 7 5 4
7
9 7 5
K J 10 6
64576 =
68856 =
Par EW +110 K J 2
K 5 2
A K J 8
A 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -5
-500 68
Partscore
3 South -2
-200 +7 92

24. 2008 WC Qual, Rd 17, Bd 14 West
Meckstroth

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7
2
J
10
5
4
4
7
2 North
George

Dbl
3

2nd
4
3
2
3
6
3
10
5
10 East
Rodwell

Pass
Dbl

3rd
9
K
4
7
A
A
K
A
5 South
Asbi
1 NT
2 NT
3 NT

4th
J
Q
8
9
6
6
5
9
K West
Gontha

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
A
2
K
J
4 North
Nickell

1
Pass

2nd
4
8
3
3
2 East
Bojoh

2
Pass

3rd
9
5
10
4
7 South
Freeman
Pass
2 NT

4th
J
Q
3
6
9
S deals
None vul A J 6 4
10 4
K J 10 5
A 9 2
5
A Q 8 7 5
9 8 6 3
K J 3 Table Q 10 9 8 3 2
9 6 3
Q
Q 10 6
85698 =
57744 =
Par NS +120 K 7
K J 2
A 7 4 2
8 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 68
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +5 97

25. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5 West
Katz
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

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

2nd
5
6
4
2
3
A
K
3 East
Jacobs
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
2
5
7
4
6
5
J South
Rubin
1
2 NT
3
3 NT

4th
J
3
8
9
10
9
6
Q West
Verhees
Pass
Pass

Lead
J
K
J
10
6
3
Q
K North
Levin
Pass
Pass

2nd
3
6
2
6
2
5
A
8 East
Jansma
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
2
5
7
K
9
4
6 South
Weinstein
2 NT

4th
Q
3
8
A
4
7
J
A
W deals
E-W vul J 5 4
9 6 5 3
Q 7 5 2
9 5
K 3
J 10 8 4 2
6
Q 10 6 4 3 Table Q 10 9 6
A 7
A 9 8 3
8 7 2
77685 =
65758 =
Par NS +90 A 8 7 2
K Q
K J 10 4
A K J

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 68
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +5 102

26. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9 West
Martens

Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
Q
Q
K
6
4
K
5
6 North
Krekorian

1
2 NT

2nd
4
A
A
10
5
9
9
3
10 East
Jassem
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
5
5
2
8
9
3
A
2 South
Onstott
1
1 NT
3 NT

4th
Q
7
9
3
J
2
8
7
6 West
Sadek

Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
Q
7
6
5
K
J
2
K North
Gierulski

Rdbl
1

2nd
4
A
K
10
9
4
5
4
9 East
El Ahmady
Pass
1
Pass

3rd
9
5
2
8
Q
3
6
9
2 South
Skrzypczak
1
Pass
1 NT

4th
A
7
3
3
2
J
Q
5
J
E deals
N-S vul K 9 6 5
J 3
A 7 4 2
K 5 4
A J 4 3
Q 8 6
K Q
J 10 8 7 Table 10 7
K 10 9 5
10 8 6 5 3
9 2
78679 =
55664 =
Par NS +110 Q 8 2
A 7 4 2
J 9
A Q 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 68
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 +7 109

27. 2007 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23 West
Mahaffey
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
9
6
3
2
4
4
8
Q
5 North
Cayne
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
2
5
9
7
6
A
6
2
K
8 East
Lair
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
2
J
10
K
9
A
3
5
J South
Seamon
1 NT
2

4th
A
J
K
K
3
7
Q
3
5
Q West
Nunes
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
9
6
5
K
6
8
Q
7 North
Zhao
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
2
5
9
2
3
A
4
8
8 East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
2
J
3
7
Q
3
5
7 South
Fu
1 NT
2

4th
A
J
K
Q
10
4
4
5
8
W deals
Both vul 9 6 5
A 8 3 2
7 6
K Q 7 2
Q 4
K 6 5
J 9 2
J 8 5 4 3 Table K 10 8 2
Q J 7
K 10 8 4
10 6
89978 =
54455 54465
Par NS +140 A J 7 3
10 9 4
A Q 5 3
A 9

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 68
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +6 115

28. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30 West
Rubin

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
5
9
4
J
Q
3
J
3 North
Berkowitz

2
3 NT

2nd
10
6
2
7
A
6
8
6
10 East
Ekeblad

Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
8
K
10
3
2
K
5
Q South
Cohen
1 NT
2

4th
5
Q
A
2
2
7
4
9
6 West
Krekorian

Pass

Lead
Q
5
2
4
6
5
J
6 North
Stansby

Pass

2nd
2
4
A
K
9
8
7
4 East
Casen

Pass

3rd
3
J
3
A
10
9
8
J South
Martel
1 NT

4th
K
7
6
3
Q
10
5
S deals
None vul K J 10 2
Q 7
A 9 7 2
9 5 3
9 8 6 4
9 8 4 3
Q J 8
A 6 Table A 7
K J 10 5
10 6 3
J 10 4 2
88698 88688
54744 55745
Par NS +120 Q 5 3
A 6 2
K 5 4
K Q 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 68
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 +5 120

30. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31 West
Sadek
Pass
2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
7
6
3
K
2
A
7
A North
Sylvan
1
Pass
3

2nd
3
K
4
4
5
9
Q
5
6 East
El Ahmady
1 NT
2
Pass

3rd
A
2
Q
Q
3
J
6
J
8 South
Sundelin
Dbl
Dbl
3 NT

4th
8
5
7
2
8
3
10
9
K West
Fredin

Lead
9 North
Hishmat

2nd East
Lindkvist

3rd South
Nadim

4th
W deals
E-W vul J 5 3
8 7 3
A Q J 3
K 7 5
10 9 6 4 2
9 2
10 9 5 4
4 2 Table A Q 7
K 10 5 4
8 7
A Q J 3
96898 96888
46445 47545
Par NS +400 K 8
A Q J 6
K 6 2
10 9 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +10 78
Partscore
2 South -1
-50 120

32. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 17, Bd 3 West
Bertheau

Lead
6 North
El Kourdy

2nd East
Nystrom

3rd South
Dagher

4th West
El Ahmady

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
7
5
J
6
5
2
J
K North
Sundelin

1 NT

2nd
7
2
6
K
2
9
3
4
8 East
Sadek
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
K
Q
A
9
J
Q
9
5 South
Sylvan
1
Pass

4th
Q
10
A
4
8
5
A
3
2
E deals
N-S vul Q 4 2
A 8 5
Q J 7
K 6 4 3
A 10 6
K Q 7 6
10 6 3
J 10 2 Table J 9 5 3
J 4 2
A 8 4 2
9 8
86768 =
57665 =
Par NS +120 K 8 7
10 9 3
K 9 5
A Q 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 78
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 +6 130

33. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 29 West
CohenS

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
J
6
3
10
2
10
K
Q
2 North
Berkowitz
Pass
2 NT
Pass

2nd
J
A
A
8
8
4
10
6
10
A East
Compton
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
5
5
9
2
Q
7
8
3
7 South
Cohen
1 NT
3 NT

4th
4
6
2
K
A
7
3
4
5
6 West
Becker

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
J
3
10
6
7 North
Casen
Pass
2
3

2nd
J
K
A
6
2
8 East
Schwartz
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
3
9
2
A
4 South
Krekorian
1 NT
2

4th
4
8
2
A
7
Q
N deals
Both vul J 9 7 2
K 8 7
J 8 2
A 4 3
8 6
A Q 10
10 9 7 5
J 7 6 2 Table A K 4
6 5 4 3
6 3
Q 10 9 5
89785 =
54658 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 5 3
J 9 2
A K Q 4
K 8

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +10 88
Partscore
3 South =
+140 130

34. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Wold

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
4
A
6
K
Q
6
K North
Berkowitz

2
2
3

2nd
2
8
2
3
4
6
3
J East
Passell

Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
10
9
Q
2
5
J
9 South
Cohen
1 NT
2
2 NT
3 NT

4th
7
3
5
A
3
7
Q
4 West
Becker

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
4
A
4
K
5
K North
Baze

1 NT

2nd
5
7
2
2
6
3
J East
Schwartz

Pass

3rd
6
10
9
8
5
J
5 South
Schneider
1
Pass

4th
2
3
8
Q
7
Q
S deals
Both vul 3 2
A J 7
A J 5 2
8 4 3 2
A 10 6
8 3
10 9 6 4
10 7 6 5 Table K Q 9 4
Q 9 4 2
8 7 3
K Q
98989 98999
45444 =
Par NS +600 J 8 7 5
K 10 6 5
K Q
A J 9

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 88
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 +8 138

35. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31 West
Berkowitz

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
3
7
8
J
K
9 North
Passell

2 NT
Pass

2nd
Q
2
3
9
2
2 East
Cohen

Pass
Pass

3rd
6
Q
10
A
5
10 South
Wold
1 NT
3 NT

4th
2
A
A
6
Q
5 West
Baze

Pass

Lead
4
9
8
10
K
A
10
7
5
3 North
Schwartz

Pass

2nd
Q
2
3
K
4
6
9
9
2
K East
Schneider

Pass

3rd
6
5
K
7
3
J
2
A
A
4 South
Becker
1 NT

4th
2
Q
5
3
7
8
8
6
9
10
S deals
N-S vul Q 5 3
A J 4 2
J 9 3
7 6 3
J 9 7 4
K 9
Q 6 4
A J 9 8 Table 10 8 6
Q 10 6
8 7 2
K 10 4 2
76886 =
66557 =
Par NS +110 A K 2
8 7 5 3
A K 10 5
Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 88
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 +7 145

36. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Becker

Pass
1
All Pass

Lead
8
Q
K
5
A
J North
Baze

1
3

2nd
J
4
6
3
8
4 East
Schwartz

Dbl
Pass

3rd
Q
2
5
A
9
J South
Schneider
1
Pass
3 NT

4th
K
3
7
2
10
9 West
CohenS

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
K
Q
J
4
8
6
J
A North
Jacob

1
Pass

2nd
2
4
6
6
8
J
3
7
9 East
Compton

Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
2
5
3
10
Q
A
5
7 South
Maksymetz
1
1 NT

4th
A
8
3
K
2
K
2
9
10
S deals
Both vul 3 2
A J 7
A J 5 2
8 4 3 2
A 10 6
8 3
10 9 6 4
10 7 6 5 Table K Q 9 4
Q 9 4 2
8 7 3
K Q
98989 98999
45444 =
Par NS +600 J 8 7 5
K 10 6 5
K Q
A J 9

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +10 98
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 145

37. 2004 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 46 West
Bocchi
Pass
Pass
Pass

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

2nd
4
2
K
3
7
2
A East
Duboin
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
J
A
8
9
5
10 South
Rosenberg
1
2 NT

4th
Q
A
2
6
3
10
7 West
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
6
5
A
4
J
6
K
Q
A North
Nunes
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
4
2
6
3
7
2
A
9
5
8 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
J
Q
8
9
5
2
4
8
6 South
Fantoni
1
1 NT

4th
Q
A
2
K
3
10
7
3
8
3
W deals
None vul 10 7 3 2
J 4
8 7 4
K Q 7 6
A Q 4
9 5 2
K 10 5 2
J 8 5 Table J 9 8 5
A 10 8 3
J 6
10 9 3
77787 77788
66655 =
Par NS +90 K 6
K Q 7 6
A Q 9 3
A 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 98
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 150

38. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 16, Bd 9 West
Mesbur

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
A
K
Q
8
5
K
2
2
K North
Dumbovich

3 NT

2nd
4
3
4
7
2
9
4
8
9
J East
Fitzgibbon

Pass

3rd
J
2
5
6
J
A
6
8
A
6 South
Winkler
2 NT
Pass

4th
Q
9
10
4
9
3
10
Q
7
10 West
Macskasy

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
A
K
Q
8
5
K
10
K
8 North
McGann

1
Pass

2nd
4
3
4
7
6
9
4
A
8
J East
Szalay

Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
5
6
J
A
6
7
9
10 South
Hanlon
1
1 NT

4th
Q
9
10
2
4
3
10
6
9
7
S deals
E-W vul K 5 3
7 4
J 6 5 2
J 8 6 5
8 6 2
A K 8 5 3
7 4 3
4 3 Table A Q 10 9 4
J 6 2
10 9
Q 10 9
76688 76588
57755 =
Par NS +90 J 7
Q 10 9
A K Q 8
A K 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 98
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 +5 155

39. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 62 West
Fantoni

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
10
9
3
K
9
4
2
J
2 North
Verhees
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
J
6
6
A
3
3
7
3
4 East
Nunes
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
7
7
2
6
K
Q
10
A South
Jansma
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
5
J
Q
2
5
4
8
A
7 West
v.Prooijen

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
2
3
7
5
A
10
3
10 North
Lauria
Pass
2
2

2nd
J
4
10
K
Q
3
7
9
A East
Brink
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
A
8
9
2
2
K
4
J South
Versace
1 NT
2
2 NT

4th
5
7
J
6
6
Q
4
5
8
N deals
None vul A 9 7 3
K 9 8 2
J 6
9 3 2
10 2
Q 10 7
A 10 9 4 3
Q J 8 Table K Q J 6
J 5 4
8 7 2
10 6 4
88978 =
45464 =
Par NS +140 8 5 4
A 6 3
K Q 5
A K 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 98
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +5 160

42. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 41 West
Welland

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
4
4
2
J
5
4
A North
Hamman
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
3
Q
3
3
K
7
6
6 East
Fallenius
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
2
K
J
10
K
9 South
Soloway
1 NT
2

4th
6
8
5
Q
3
8
10 West
Rodwell

Pass

Lead
3
5
4
Q
J
4
K
2
J North
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass

2nd
4
A
Q
6
3
9
7
10
9 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
6
7
2
8
A
3
K South
Zia
1 NT

4th
9
Q
6
7
5
10
2
2
N deals
E-W vul K J 6 4
Q 3
J 10 8 3
Q J 4
A 10 7 3
A 10 5 4
9 4
10 7 5 Table Q 8
J 9 7 2
K Q 7 2
9 6 3
88689 88688
55654 =
Par NS +120 9 5 2
K 8 6
A 6 5
A K 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 98
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 +5 169

43. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56 West
Schwartz

Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
4
3
7
5 North
Meckstroth

1
2 NT

2nd
A
7
9
2
2 East
Becker
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
J
10
Q
10 South
Rodwell
1
1 NT
3 NT

4th
5
Q
8
K
A West
Hamman

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
2
6
3
4
6
3
5
A North
Berkowitz

2 NT

2nd
5
A
2
K
7
3
6
5
10 East
Soloway
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
7
J
10
K
J
8
10
2 South
Cohen
1
Pass

4th
9
8
Q
2
A
4
J
9
9
E deals
None vul Q J 2
A K 9
8 6 5 4
Q 5 3
K 10 8
Q 6 3 2
A Q 9
K 9 4 Table 9 5 3
J 10 7 4
7 2
J 10 8 6
78697 =
55746 =
Par NS +110 A 7 6 4
8 5
K J 10 3
A 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 98
Partscore
2 NT North =
+120 +6 175

44. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 8, Bd 15 West
Liggins

1
Pass

Lead
5 North
Sundelin

3
Pass

2nd East
Fawcett

Pass
Pass

3rd South
Sylvan
1
3 NT

4th West
Fallenius

1
Pass

Lead
A
Q
6
3
K
Q
8
Q
K
4 North
Hallberg

Pass
Pass

2nd
2
2
5
6
4
10
7
3
10 East
Nilsland

Pass
Pass

3rd
3
K
9
Q
3
7
J
2
7 South
SimpsonC
Pass
1 NT

4th
6
4
A
5
2
5
6
K
4
S deals
N-S vul J 10 3 2
A J 7 3
A 2
Q J 9
A K 9 8 7 5
10 4
Q 9
K 10 4 Table —
9 6 5 2
K J 10 6 3
7 6 5 3
97856 97867
46476 =
Par NS +500 Q 6 4
K Q 8
8 7 5 4
A 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +10 108
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 175

45. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 6, Bd 85 West
Villas-Boas

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
K
7
2
2
6
Q
3 North
Rodwell

1
2
2 NT

2nd
4
3
8
6
5
A
9
8 East
Campos

Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
6
Q
K
K
3
4
A South
Meckstroth
1
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
5
10
A
5
A
4
7
10 West
Hamman

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
J
7
3
Q
3
2
10 North
Branco

1
2
2 NT

2nd
4
3
8
9
4
8
5
K East
Soloway

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
6
9
J
6
Q
K
7 South
Chagas
1
1 NT
2

4th
5
10
A
Q
2
A
A
4
S deals
N-S vul K 7 4 3
8 4
A 10 4
A 8 4 2
Q 8 5
J 9 7 3
Q 9 6 2
9 5 Table A 10 9
Q 10 6
K J 7
J 10 7 6
77778 =
65665 =
Par NS +90 J 6 2
A K 5 2
8 5 3
K Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 = 108
Partscore
2 NT South -2
-200 = 175

Data 9Z72 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore

1. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 92			West Meckstroth 2 Pass Lead Q K 3 Q 5 9 K 5	`North` Ekeblad 3 3 NT 2nd 6 A J 4 J 2 4 10	East Rodwell Pass All Pass 3rd 7 2 10 10 K 3 6 Q	`South` Dwyer 1 NT 3 4th 4 7 3 8 9 A 5 J	West Coren Pass Pass Lead 3 K A 7 2 8 Q J 9 10	`North` Nickell 2 2 NT 2nd 4 4 9 K 6 10 5 7 3 9	East Kamil Pass All Pass 3rd J 2 6 3 7 Q 5 7 A A	`South` Katz 1 NT 2 4th K 3 8 6 8 2 10 2 Q
S deals E-W vul	A 9 8 3 Q 6 4 9 6 Q J 6 2
K A 10 9 3 2 K Q 10 2 10 9 4		Q J 6 5 2 J 7 5 3 8 7 5 3
87866 = 45454 = Par NS +120	10 7 4 K 8 7 5 A J 8 4 A K
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 0	Partscore 2 NT South +1 +150 +6 `6`

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 2, Bd 21			West Levin 1 Pass Pass Lead 4 3 A Q 9 7 4 6 2	`North` Helness Pass 2 3 NT 2nd J 7 3 5 6 8 A 5 8	East Weinstein 1 NT Pass All Pass 3rd 8 Q 10 6 2 7 9 10	`South` Helgemo Dbl 2 NT 4th 5 A K 3 2 6 Q 4	West Fantoni 1 NT 2 Pass Lead 2 2 3 8 K 3 J 8 Q	`North` WolpertG Pass Pass 2 2nd A 4 7 6 4 Q 5 K J	East Nunes 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 9 J Q 9 6 J K A 6	`South` Kranyak Pass Dbl 4th 8 5 A 10 7 9 2 3 5
W deals E-W vul	K J 6 3 J 3 A 8 5 J 10 8 6
A 8 4 A Q 9 7 4 J 4 Q 9 4		9 7 5 10 8 6 2 K 10 9 7 7 2
68578 = 65854 = Par NS +110	Q 10 2 K 5 Q 6 3 2 A K 5 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 0	Partscore 2 North = +110 +5 `15`

4. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 6			`West` Jagniewski Pass Pass Lead 2 2 4 5 J 6 K 10 4 A	North Morgan 1 3 NT 2nd J K Q 6 10 Q 7 3 4 6	`East` Gawel Pass Pass 3rd 8 8 K 9 A 5 5 J 9 2	South Amoils 2 NT Pass 4th 7 3 3 A 7 4 2 A 8 5	`West` Grue Pass Pass Lead 5 10 10 2 A 7 K	North Kalita 1 1 Pass 2nd 2 7 4 5 2 5 Q	`East` Moss Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 4 3 J 9 J	South Nowosadzki 1 2 NT 4th 3 A 6 8 7 4
N deals N-S vul	J 6 3 K 10 9 2 A 2 A 6 4 2
K 10 5 2 8 6 Q J 8 5 4 10 3		9 8 4 Q 7 5 4 K 10 6 K Q 7
87869 = 56574 = Par NS +120	A Q 7 A J 3 9 7 3 J 9 8 5
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -300 0	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +9 `24`

5. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45			West Willenken Pass Pass Lead 3 K J 4 9 5 K 7 5 K	North Spector 3 NT 2nd 8 3 2 5 2 9 4 6 3 6	East Rosenberg Pass Pass 3rd Q 6 8 A Q J 9 J 4 8	South Becker 1 NT Pass 4th A 10 7 2 4 Q 2 10 7 A	West Cheek Pass Pass Lead 5 Q 4 A 8 K 7 3 K	North Kamil 2 NT 2nd 6 2 3 2 Q 4 A 8 5	East Grue Pass Pass 3rd 7 8 9 J 6 5 9 9 Q	South Fleisher 1 NT Pass 4th K 10 2 7 3 2 10 10
E deals Both vul	A 9 6 J 6 3 10 8 2 A 9 8 6
Q 8 7 K 9 4 J 9 5 3 5 3 2		K 10 4 2 Q 10 8 2 K Q 7 10 7
76667 = 67776 = Par NS +90	J 5 3 A 7 5 A 6 4 K Q J 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 0	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +8 `32`

6. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54			`West` Drijver Pass Pass Lead 2 8 J J 7 4 K	North BildeD Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 4 K A 3 8 8 6	`East` Brink Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 6 2 5 Q 9 5	South BildeM 1 NT 2 4th 3 9 6 Q 4 3 7	`West` AukenS Pass Lead 2 8 K J J 2 J 6 K 9	North v.Prooijen Pass Pass 2nd 9 K A 3 3 3 9 2 6 Q	`East` Welland Pass Pass 3rd A 6 2 10 4 Q 7 A 8 Q	South Verhees 1 NT 4th 5 4 6 Q 7 4 5 8 4 8
N deals N-S vul	K 10 8 3 9 4 Q J 6 Q 5 4 2
A Q 6 J 10 7 6 2 8 5 3 A 3		J 5 4 2 A 8 10 9 4 10 8 7 6
98899 = 45534 = Par NS +600	9 7 K Q 5 3 A K 7 2 K J 9
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 10	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 `32`

7. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25			West McGann Pass Pass Lead 8 4 5 3 5 7 7 9 2	`North` Narkiewicz Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd 6 8 2 4 A 4 10 J	East Hanlon Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 10 4 A 3 J K 3	`South` Buras 1 NT 3 NT 4th K Q Q 7 2 A 6 8	West Zmudzinski Pass Lead 8 5 J 3 7 7 4 9 5 8	`North` Garvey Pass Pass 2nd 6 8 2 2 A 4 10 4 Q 10	East Balicki Pass Pass 3rd 5 9 4 A 3 10 K K J 3	`South` Carroll 1 NT 4th K Q Q 7 2 A 6 10 2 6
N deals E-W vul	Q 6 J 9 3 K 10 9 3 K 8 5 4
9 8 7 4 Q 10 8 7 A 8 A Q 10		J 10 5 4 2 Q J 6 2 9 6 3 2
88988 88A88 55355 54355 Par NS +420	A K 3 2 A K 6 5 7 5 4 J 7
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 10	Partscore 1 NT South = +90 +5 `37`

8. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3			`West` Carroll Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 4 K 2 J 2 8 7 2	North Zmudzinski Pass 3 3 NT 2nd K 5 2 7 A Q 9 5 6	`East` Garvey 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 6 A 6 K 7 3 J 3 9	South Balicki 2 NT 3 4th 5 10 Q 5 K 9 4 7	`West` Zak Pass Rdbl Pass All Pass Lead K 4 4 K 3 7 9 8 A	North Fitzgibbon Pass Pass Dbl 2nd 2 K 5 9 10 6 7 Q 7	`East` Zaremba 2 2 Pass 3rd 4 6 A 6 J 8 J 8 9	South Mesbur Dbl Pass 2 NT 4th 7 5 2 Q 5 3 A 3 2
W deals N-S vul	K 9 6 3 J 3 2 J 7 6 4 K 9
A Q 8 7 K 10 9 2 J 8 7 4 3		10 5 A 10 8 6 5 4 Q 5 10 6 2
99798 = 44635 = Par NS +600	J 4 2 Q 9 7 A K 8 3 A Q 5
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +10 20	Partscore 2 NT South +1 +150 `37`

9. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 4, Bd 17			`West` Cornell 3 Pass Lead A K	`North` WuCD Pass Pass 2nd 3 4	`East` Bach Pass Pass 3rd 7	`South` Huang 3 NT 4th 9	`West` Chung 3 Pass Pass Lead 7 A 3 2 J 4 A 7 K 5	`North` Tislevoll Pass 3 2nd 9 3 2 3 2 3 9 8 9 Q	`East` LiuCK Pass Pass 3rd 10 6 J K 5 Q 5 8 5 6	`South` Ware Dbl Pass 4th 4 Q A 4 9 2 8 10 4 J
W deals None vul	J 10 8 4 K 7 2 K 5 6 5 4 3
9 8 6 4 3 9 3 A K J 10 8 2		K 7 3 2 Q J 9 Q 10 8 6 4 7
7A786 = 42546 = Par NS +420	A Q 6 5 A 10 5 A J 7 2 Q 9
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 20	Partscore 3 North = +140 +6 `43`

10. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34			`West` Lauria Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 3 9 2 J 10 3	North Zimmermann Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd 2 2 10 6 5 4 9	`East` Versace 1 Pass Pass 3rd 3 Q Q Q 9 5 J	South Multon 1 NT 3 NT 4th 6 A 4 A 8 J K	`West` Nunes Pass Pass Lead 3 3 9 5 2 J	North Duboin Pass Pass 2nd 2 9 K 2 6 7	`East` Fantoni Pass Pass 3rd Q J 6 Q 10 3	South Sementa 1 NT 4th A K 5 4 A 8
W deals N-S vul	8 4 2 A Q 3 7 5 2 J 7 5 2
Q 10 10 8 7 2 J 10 6 4 3 A 9		K 9 7 5 3 J 6 4 Q 9 K 8 6
77668 87769 56674 = Par NS +120	A J 6 K 9 5 A K 8 Q 10 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 30	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 `43`

11. 2012 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11			`West` Helgemo Pass Pass Lead 3 K J 6 6 4 A K J	`North` Martel 3 3 NT 2nd 9 2 A 3 10 A 7 4 5	`East` Helness Pass All Pass 3rd 10 7 2 3 4 Q 5 8 8	`South` Zia 2 NT 3 4th Q 5 2 8 Q 5 3 7 10	`West` Willenken 2 Pass Lead 4 A K 2 2 9 7	`North` Nunes Pass Pass 2nd 9 Q 7 10 Q A 5	`East` Rosenberg Pass Pass 3rd 10 2 3 4 K 3 K	`South` Fantoni 1 2 NT 4th Q 4 7 Q 7 4 A
S deals None vul	9 8 5 4 9 7 8 5 3 2 A 8 7
K J 10 7 A 6 5 4 3 2 Q K 9		Q 3 10 10 9 7 4 J 10 6 5 3 2
87684 87784 55648 = Par NS +100	A 6 2 K Q J 8 A K J 6 Q 4
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 37	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 `43`

12. 2012 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 52			West Bjarnarson Pass 3 Lead 3 K 10 2 7 A 9	North Delmonte Pass 3 3 NT 2nd 5 A J 10 4 3	East Askgaard Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 6 K Q 2 2	South Fu 1 NT 3 4th 4 9 4 K J 5	West Bertheau Pass Pass Lead 3 10 2 6 8 A 9 7 Q J	North Konow Pass 1 Pass 2nd 5 3 10 9 J J 2 5 7 6	East BessisT Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q K Q K 7 2 6 A 3 5	South Schaltz 1 1 NT 4th A 8 K 4 4 4 5 J 10 A
N deals Both vul	A 6 3 2 J 8 4 9 5 K Q 6 2
K 8 5 4 A 10 2 10 7 6 3 J 3		J 10 Q 9 6 K Q 8 2 8 7 5 4
88868 88878 55565 = Par NS +120	Q 9 7 K 7 5 3 A J 4 A 10 9
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 37	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 +8 `51`

13. 2011 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 52			West Gerstman Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 K 6 4 K A 4 8 J 6	North Rodwell Pass 1 3 NT 2nd 7 3 A 2 5 3 9 6 4	East Landen Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 8 9 6 2 8 Q Q 7	South Meckstroth 1 2 NT 4th Q 5 7 J 10 J 2 A 3	West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 2 K 6	North ClerkinJ Pass Pass 2nd 7 3 A	East Zia Pass Pass 3rd 10 8 9	South ClerkinD 2 NT 4th J 5 2
W deals Both vul	Q 8 2 8 7 3 9 8 7 9 8 4 2
9 5 3 A J 9 5 A 4 3 2 J 6		J 10 7 6 K 10 6 2 10 5 Q 10 7
87689 = 56754 = Par NS +120	A K 4 Q 4 K Q J 6 A K 5 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 47	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 `51`

14. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 67			`West` Silverstein Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 4 9 K 2 6 7 9 10	North WeinsteinH 3 3 2nd K 6 3 5 A 8 7 5 K	`East` Rosenthal Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 J 2 7 8 J 4 6	South Garner 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th 5 Q A 2 3 Q 10 K	`West` Ekeblad 1 Pass Lead 7 K 7 7 5 A K	North LevinJ 1 Pass 2nd 2 A Q J 4 6 5	`East` Rubin Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 4 2 J 10 Q	South Meyers 1 1 NT 4th J 6 8 Q 9 6
E deals N-S vul	A 2 10 8 7 4 Q J 6 4 K 8 3
Q 7 4 A Q 9 5 3 7 5 10 9 6		10 9 5 3 6 A K 10 3 2 J 4 2
87777 86777 56564 = Par NS +120	K J 8 6 K J 2 9 8 A Q 7 5
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +11 `58`	Partscore 1 NT South = +90 51

15. 2010 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8			`West` Lynch Pass Pass Lead 2 3 6 9 J 7 9 9 6	`North` Brogeland 1 3 NT 2nd 5 J 10 7 3 5 K 10 10	`East` Passell Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 4 3 2 4 2 8 A A	`South` Saelensminde 1 2 NT 4th A 5 4 K A 8 7 3 5	`West` Strul Pass Pass Pass Lead J	`North` Zmudzinski 1 2 2 NT 2nd	`East` Becker Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd	`South` Balicki 1 1 NT 2 4th
E deals None vul	A 6 2 Q 8 6 3 9 6 4 10 7 5
Q 10 5 J 10 9 5 K J J 8 6 2		K J 8 3 7 4 Q 10 7 5 Q 9 3
76877 = 67566 = Par NS +100	9 7 4 A K 2 A 8 3 2 A K 4
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 `68`	Partscore 2 NT South -1 -50 51

16. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 64, Seg 2, Bd 15			West Duboin Pass Pass Pass Lead J K 4 6 7 3 4 4 7 2	`North` Feldman Pass 3 3 NT 2nd 3 8 3 A 3 Q 8 Q 9 A	East Sementa Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 5 9 10 2 5 8 K K 10	`South` Weichsel 2 NT 3 4th K 2 10 5 J 6 2 A 4 6	West Polowan Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 A K Q 4 2 J K 4 J	`North` Ferraro Pass 1 Pass 2nd 6 10 J 8 7 4 4 3 3 6	East Morgan Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 3 5 8 5 7 3 9 9 5	`South` Bocchi 1 2 NT 4th A 7 2 6 A 2 Q 2 9 8
W deals E-W vul	Q J 9 5 6 9 6 4 2 9 8 5 3
8 7 3 J 10 7 5 A 10 8 3 J 10		A 10 6 2 K 9 3 2 Q J 7 6 2
88689 = 55653 55753 Par NS +120	K 4 A Q 8 4 K 7 5 A K Q 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100 `68`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +6 57

17. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60			West Martel Pass Pass Lead 2 4 5 4 3 2 2 J 9	`North` Zia 2 3 NT 2nd 7 6 10 8 7 5 A 8	East Stansby Pass All Pass 3rd A J Q K A Q 6 6	`South` Hamman 1 NT 2 4th 3 8 K 5 10 9 7 6	West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 10 2 8 Q 6	`North` Weinstein 2 2 NT 2nd K J 5 K Q	East Meckstroth Pass All Pass 3rd 5 K 3 2 4	`South` Levin 1 NT 2 4th 2 7 A 7 5
S deals E-W vul	10 8 7 K Q 6 3 A 3 10 4 3 2
J 5 2 10 8 J 9 7 6 Q 9 7 5		A Q 9 4 J 9 7 5 10 8 5 A J
88989 = 45454 = Par NS +140	K 6 3 A 4 2 K Q 4 2 K 8 6
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `68`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +5 62

18. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65			`West` Platnick 1 Pass Lead 5 5 10 10 3 4 7 8	`North` Etter 1 3 NT 2nd 2 10 J 3 A Q 4 A	`East` Diamond Pass All Pass 3rd 7 Q Q 2 8 7 K 7	`South` Kolesnik 1 1 NT 4th J K 6 K 4 6 A 5	`West` Sher Pass Pass Lead 9 3 10 2	`North` Hampson 1 Pass 2nd 2 A Q 5	`East` Jackson Pass Pass 3rd 7 8 K K	`South` Greco 1 1 NT 4th J 4 5 8
S deals None vul	Q J 8 Q J 9 8 A Q 3 2 7 6
K 6 4 A 10 10 9 8 5 4 A Q 8		10 7 3 2 K 7 4 2 7 10 5 4 3
75675 85675 57768 = Par NS +100	A 9 5 6 5 3 K J 6 K J 9 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 `68`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 67

19. 2010 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 46			`West` Landen Pass Pass Lead 6 3 3 4 5 Q 3 J Q J	`North` Mohan Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 5 5 4 2 2 7 Q 3 K 7	`East` Gerstman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 9 K K 10 A 6 A 4 6 9	`South` Bates 1 NT 2 4th K 6 9 4 7 8 2 8 9 10	`West` Cohler Pass Pass Lead 6	`North` Chorush Pass 1 Pass 2nd 10	`East` Milner Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9	`South` Koneru 1 1 NT 4th 3
N deals None vul	Q 5 10 6 5 3 K 8 2 A J 10 5
A 9 7 9 7 A 9 5 Q 8 7 6 2		K 10 4 3 2 J 8 4 2 Q 10 6 9
85887 = 48545 48546 Par NS +100	J 8 6 A K Q J 7 4 3 K 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 68	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 `72`

20. 2010 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22			`West` Fredin Pass Pass Lead 5 3 3 A 7 6 6 A	North Zaleski Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 6 J 2 9 8 A 7 9	`East` Fallenius Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 7 K 2 K 5 A 4	South Faigenbaum 1 NT 3 4th 2 K 4 6 3 9 2	`West` Bompis Pass Lead 7 3 Q 6 A 10	North de Knijff Pass Pass 2nd 6 J 4 7 K	`East` Quantin Pass Pass 3rd Q 5 3 A 4	South Wrang 1 NT 4th 2 9 A 2 5
N deals N-S vul	8 6 3 Q 8 2 K 5 4 2 K 9 6
9 4 A J 5 9 8 A 10 8 7 5 4		A 10 7 2 10 9 6 4 J 6 3 Q 3
68795 = 54638 55648 Par NS +110	K Q J 5 K 7 3 A Q 10 7 J 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -300 68	Partscore 1 NT South -1 -100 +5 `77`

21. 2009 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37			`West` Aker Pass Pass Lead 10 5 3 2 7 8 5 J 8	North Balicki Pass 2 3 NT 2nd Q A 6 K 10 2 9 3 7	`East` Milgrim Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 9 9 7 Q 5 4 J 3	South Zmudzinski 1 NT 2 4th 4 2 J 3 K A Q 6	`West` Dubinin Pass Pass Lead J 3 K 9 2 J 10 8 6	North BlanchardB Pass 2 2 NT 2nd 2 6 4 A 10 4 Q 3 4	`East` Gromov Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 9 8 7 Q Q 2 K 7	South BlanchardS 1 NT 2 4th A J 3 3 K 5 6 10 6
N deals N-S vul	Q 7 3 2 A Q 9 4 J 2 8 5 3
J 10 9 8 10 6 K 7 5 4 Q 10 7		K 5 K J 8 5 Q 9 6 3 J 9 2
88768 = 55575 55675 Par NS +120	A 6 4 7 3 2 A 10 8 A K 6 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -300 68	Partscore 2 NT South -1 -100 +5 `82`

23. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85			`West` Freeman 1 2 Lead Q A 3 J 10 7 3 5 4 7	North Ekeblad Pass Pass 3 NT 2nd 6 9 5 4 2 2 3 5 8 K	`East` Nickell Pass 1 All Pass 3rd 8 2 Q 8 2 10 A 6 3 A	South Weichsel 1 1 NT 4th K 6 K 8 7 9 J 4 10 4	`West` Granovetter 1 2 Lead 3 7 Q 10 5 4 9 A	North Hamman Pass Pass 3 2nd 6 K 9 J K 5 A 9	`East` Rubin Pass 1 All Pass 3rd A A 4 6 10 2 2 7	South Zia 1 1 NT 4th 2 4 2 5 9 10 3 J
N deals N-S vul	9 6 J 9 4 Q 10 4 3 Q 8 7 2
Q 10 3 A Q 10 8 6 3 6 2 9 5		A 8 7 5 4 7 9 7 5 K J 10 6
64576 = 68856 = Par EW +110	K J 2 K 5 2 A K J 8 A 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -5 -500 68	Partscore 3 South -2 -200 +7 `92`

24. 2008 WC Qual, Rd 17, Bd 14			`West` Meckstroth 2 Pass All Pass Lead 7 2 J 10 5 4 4 7 2	`North` George Dbl 3 2nd 4 3 2 3 6 3 10 5 10	`East` Rodwell Pass Dbl 3rd 9 K 4 7 A A K A 5	`South` Asbi 1 NT 2 NT 3 NT 4th J Q 8 9 6 6 5 9 K	`West` Gontha Pass Pass Lead 7 A 2 K J 4	`North` Nickell 1 Pass 2nd 4 8 3 3 2	`East` Bojoh 2 Pass 3rd 9 5 10 4 7	`South` Freeman Pass 2 NT 4th J Q 3 6 9
S deals None vul	A J 6 4 10 4 K J 10 5 A 9 2
5 A Q 8 7 5 9 8 6 3 K J 3		Q 10 9 8 3 2 9 6 3 Q Q 10 6
85698 = 57744 = Par NS +120	K 7 K J 2 A 7 4 2 8 7 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 68	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +5 `97`

25. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5			West Katz Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 J K 10 7 8 A 2	`North` Ekeblad Pass 1 3 3 2nd 5 6 4 2 3 A K 3	East Jacobs Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 2 5 7 4 6 5 J	`South` Rubin 1 2 NT 3 3 NT 4th J 3 8 9 10 9 6 Q	West Verhees Pass Pass Lead J K J 10 6 3 Q K	`North` Levin Pass Pass 2nd 3 6 2 6 2 5 A 8	East Jansma Pass Pass 3rd 7 2 5 7 K 9 4 6	`South` Weinstein 2 NT 4th Q 3 8 A 4 7 J A
W deals E-W vul	J 5 4 9 6 5 3 Q 7 5 2 9 5
K 3 J 10 8 4 2 6 Q 10 6 4 3		Q 10 9 6 A 7 A 9 8 3 8 7 2
77685 = 65758 = Par NS +90	A 8 7 2 K Q K J 10 4 A K J
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 68	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +5 `102`

26. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9			`West` Martens Dbl Pass All Pass Lead J Q Q K 6 4 K 5 6	North Krekorian 1 2 NT 2nd 4 A A 10 5 9 9 3 10	`East` Jassem Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 5 5 2 8 9 3 A 2	South Onstott 1 1 NT 3 NT 4th Q 7 9 3 J 2 8 7 6	`West` Sadek Dbl Pass All Pass Lead 10 Q 7 6 5 K J 2 K	North Gierulski Rdbl 1 2nd 4 A K 10 9 4 5 4 9	`East` El Ahmady Pass 1 Pass 3rd 9 5 2 8 Q 3 6 9 2	South Skrzypczak 1 Pass 1 NT 4th A 7 3 3 2 J Q 5 J
E deals N-S vul	K 9 6 5 J 3 A 7 4 2 K 5 4
A J 4 3 Q 8 6 K Q J 10 8 7		10 7 K 10 9 5 10 8 6 5 3 9 2
78679 = 55664 = Par NS +110	Q 8 2 A 7 4 2 J 9 A Q 6 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 68	Partscore 1 NT South = +90 +7 `109`

27. 2007 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23			West Mahaffey Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 9 6 3 2 4 4 8 Q 5	North Cayne Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 2 5 9 7 6 A 6 2 K 8	East Lair Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 2 J 10 K 9 A 3 5 J	South Seamon 1 NT 2 4th A J K K 3 7 Q 3 5 Q	West Nunes Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 9 6 5 K 6 8 Q 7	North Zhao Pass 2 2 NT 2nd 2 5 9 2 3 A 4 8 8	East Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 2 J 3 7 Q 3 5 7	South Fu 1 NT 2 4th A J K Q 10 4 4 5 8
W deals Both vul	9 6 5 A 8 3 2 7 6 K Q 7 2
Q 4 K 6 5 J 9 2 J 8 5 4 3		K 10 8 2 Q J 7 K 10 8 4 10 6
89978 = 54455 54465 Par NS +140	A J 7 3 10 9 4 A Q 5 3 A 9
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 68	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +6 `115`

28. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30			`West` Rubin Pass Pass Lead 4 5 9 4 J Q 3 J 3	`North` Berkowitz 2 3 NT 2nd 10 6 2 7 A 6 8 6 10	`East` Ekeblad Pass All Pass 3rd A 8 K 10 3 2 K 5 Q	`South` Cohen 1 NT 2 4th 5 Q A 2 2 7 4 9 6	`West` Krekorian Pass Lead Q 5 2 4 6 5 J 6	`North` Stansby Pass 2nd 2 4 A K 9 8 7 4	`East` Casen Pass 3rd 3 J 3 A 10 9 8 J	`South` Martel 1 NT 4th K 7 6 3 Q 10 5
S deals None vul	K J 10 2 Q 7 A 9 7 2 9 5 3
9 8 6 4 9 8 4 3 Q J 8 A 6		A 7 K J 10 5 10 6 3 J 10 4 2
88698 88688 54744 55745 Par NS +120	Q 5 3 A 6 2 K 5 4 K Q 8 7
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 68	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 +5 `120`

30. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31			West Sadek Pass 2 Pass All Pass Lead 4 7 6 3 K 2 A 7 A	`North` Sylvan 1 Pass 3 2nd 3 K 4 4 5 9 Q 5 6	East El Ahmady 1 NT 2 Pass 3rd A 2 Q Q 3 J 6 J 8	`South` Sundelin Dbl Dbl 3 NT 4th 8 5 7 2 8 3 10 9 K	West Fredin Lead 9	`North` Hishmat 2nd	East Lindkvist 3rd	`South` Nadim 4th
W deals E-W vul	J 5 3 8 7 3 A Q J 3 K 7 5
10 9 6 4 2 9 2 10 9 5 4 4 2		A Q 7 K 10 5 4 8 7 A Q J 3
96898 96888 46445 47545 Par NS +400	K 8 A Q J 6 K 6 2 10 9 8 6
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +10 78	Partscore 2 South -1 -50 `120`

32. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 17, Bd 3			`West` Bertheau Lead 6	North El Kourdy 2nd	`East` Nystrom 3rd	South Dagher 4th	`West` El Ahmady Pass Pass Lead 3 7 5 J 6 5 2 J K	North Sundelin 1 NT 2nd 7 2 6 K 2 9 3 4 8	`East` Sadek Pass Pass 3rd 10 K Q A 9 J Q 9 5	South Sylvan 1 Pass 4th Q 10 A 4 8 5 A 3 2
E deals N-S vul	Q 4 2 A 8 5 Q J 7 K 6 4 3
A 10 6 K Q 7 6 10 6 3 J 10 2		J 9 5 3 J 4 2 A 8 4 2 9 8
86768 = 57665 = Par NS +120	K 8 7 10 9 3 K 9 5 A Q 7 5
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 78	Partscore 1 NT North +1 +120 +6 `130`

33. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 29			West CohenS Pass Pass Lead 9 J 6 3 10 2 10 K Q 2	North Berkowitz Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd J A A 8 8 4 10 6 10 A	East Compton Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 5 5 9 2 Q 7 8 3 7	South Cohen 1 NT 3 NT 4th 4 6 2 K A 7 3 4 5 6	West Becker Pass Pass Lead 10 J 3 10 6 7	North Casen Pass 2 3 2nd J K A 6 2 8	East Schwartz Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 3 9 2 A 4	South Krekorian 1 NT 2 4th 4 8 2 A 7 Q
N deals Both vul	J 9 7 2 K 8 7 J 8 2 A 4 3
8 6 A Q 10 10 9 7 5 J 7 6 2		A K 4 6 5 4 3 6 3 Q 10 9 5
89785 = 54658 = Par NS +140	Q 10 5 3 J 9 2 A K Q 4 K 8
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +10 88	Partscore 3 South = +140 `130`

34. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26			West Wold Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 4 A 6 K Q 6 K	North Berkowitz 2 2 3 2nd 2 8 2 3 4 6 3 J	East Passell Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 10 9 Q 2 5 J 9	South Cohen 1 NT 2 2 NT 3 NT 4th 7 3 5 A 3 7 Q 4	West Becker Pass Pass Lead Q 4 A 4 K 5 K	North Baze 1 NT 2nd 5 7 2 2 6 3 J	East Schwartz Pass 3rd 6 10 9 8 5 J 5	South Schneider 1 Pass 4th 2 3 8 Q 7 Q
S deals Both vul	3 2 A J 7 A J 5 2 8 4 3 2
A 10 6 8 3 10 9 6 4 10 7 6 5		K Q 9 4 Q 9 4 2 8 7 3 K Q
98989 98999 45444 = Par NS +600	J 8 7 5 K 10 6 5 K Q A J 9
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 88	Partscore 1 NT North +1 +120 +8 `138`