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 Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 92

S deals E-W vul	A 9 8 3 Q 6 4 9 6 Q J 6 2		West North East South West North East South Meckstroth Ekeblad Rodwell Dwyer Coren Nickell Kamil Katz 1 NT 1 NT 2 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 6 7 4 3 4 J K K A 2 7 K 4 2 3 3 J 10 3 A 9 6 8 Q 4 10 8 7 K 3 6 5 J K 9 2 6 7 8 9 2 3 A 8 10 Q 2 K 4 6 5 Q 5 5 10 5 10 Q J J 7 7 2 7 tricks claimed 9 3 A Q 10 9 A
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 S -2 -100 -6 0	Partscore   2 NT S +1 +150   +6 6

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 21

W deals E-W vul	K J 6 3 J 3 A 8 5 J 10 8 6		West North East South West North East South Levin Helness Weinstein Helgemo Fantoni WolpertG Nunes Kranyak 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 1 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 J 8 5 2 A 9 8 3 7 Q A 2 4 J 5 A 3 10 K 3 7 Q A Q 5 6 3 8 6 9 10 9 6 2 2 K 4 6 7 7 8 7 6 3 Q J 9 4 A 9 Q J 5 K 2 6 5 10 4 8 K A 3 2 8 Q J 6 5 7 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed
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 S -2 -100 -5 0	Partscore   2 N = +110   +5 15

4. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

N deals N-S vul	J 6 3 K 10 9 2 A 2 A 6 4 2		West North East South West North East South Jagniewski Morgan Gawel Amoils Grue Kalita Moss Nowosadzki 1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 J 8 7 5 2 K 3 2 K 8 3 10 7 4 A 4 Q K 3 10 4 3 6 5 6 9 A 2 5 J 8 J 10 A 7 A 2 9 7 6 Q 5 4 7 5 J 4 K 7 5 2 K Q 10 3 J A 8 tricks claimed 4 4 9 8 A 6 2 5 J 8 9 Q
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 S -3 -300 -9 0	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +9 24

5. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

E deals Both vul	A 9 6 J 6 3 10 8 2 A 9 8 6		West North East South West North East South Willenken Spector Rosenberg Becker Cheek Kamil Grue Fleisher Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 8 Q A 5 6 7 K K 3 6 10 Q 2 8 10 J 2 8 7 4 3 9 2 4 5 A 2 A 2 J 7 9 2 Q 4 8 Q 6 3 5 9 J Q K 4 5 2 K 4 9 2 7 A 9 10 7 6 J 10 3 8 9 10 5 3 4 7 K 5 Q K 6 8 A 8 tricks claimed 3 7 A
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 S -2 -200 -8 0	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +8 32

6. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals N-S vul	K 10 8 3 9 4 Q J 6 Q 5 4 2		West North East South West North East South Drijver BildeD Brink BildeM AukenS v.Prooijen Welland Verhees Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 4 A 3 2 9 A 5 8 K 6 9 8 K 6 4 J A 2 6 K A 2 6 J 3 5 Q J 3 10 Q 7 8 Q 4 J 3 4 7 4 8 9 3 2 3 Q 4 K 6 5 7 J 9 7 5 9 tricks claimed 6 2 A 8 K 6 8 4 9 Q Q 8
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 S = +600 +10 10	Partscore   1 NT S +1 +120   -10 32

7. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals E-W vul	Q 6 J 9 3 K 10 9 3 K 8 5 4		West North East South West North East South McGann Narkiewicz Hanlon Buras Zmudzinski Garvey Balicki Carroll Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 6 10 K 8 6 5 K 4 8 10 Q 5 8 9 Q 5 2 4 Q J 2 4 Q 3 4 A 7 3 2 A 7 5 A 3 2 7 A 3 2 7 4 J A 7 4 10 A 7 10 K 6 4 10 K 6 9 J 3 8 9 4 K 10 2 5 Q J 2 7 tricks claimed 8 10 3 6 9 5 6 3
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 S -2 -100 -5 10	Partscore   1 NT S = +90   +5 37

8. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

W deals N-S vul	K 9 6 3 J 3 2 J 7 6 4 K 9		West North East South West North East South Carroll Zmudzinski Garvey Balicki Zak Fitzgibbon Zaremba Mesbur Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 Rdbl Pass 2 Pass Pass 3 NT AP Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 K 6 5 K 2 4 7 4 5 A 10 4 K 6 5 K 2 6 Q 4 5 A 2 2 7 K 5 K 9 6 Q J A 7 K 3 10 J 5 2 Q 3 9 7 6 8 3 8 9 J 4 9 7 J A 7 5 3 7 8 Q 8 3 2 6 9 A 7 9 2 10 tricks claimed Q
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 S +1 +630 +10 20	Partscore   2 NT S +1 +150   -10 37

9. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 17

W deals None vul	J 10 8 4 K 7 2 K 5 6 5 4 3		West North East South West North East South Cornell WuCD Bach Huang Chung Tislevoll LiuCK Ware 3 Pass Pass 3 NT 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th A 3 7 9 7 9 10 4 K 4 A 3 6 Q 7 tricks won 3 2 J A 2 3 K 4 J 2 5 9 4 3 Q 2 A 9 5 8 7 8 8 10 K 9 5 4 5 Q 6 J J 8 7 7
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 S -2 -100 -6 20	Partscore   3 N = +140   +6 43

10. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

W deals N-S vul	8 4 2 A Q 3 7 5 2 J 7 5 2		West North East South West North East South Lauria Zimmermann Versace Multon Nunes Duboin Fantoni Sementa Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 2 3 6 3 2 Q A 3 2 Q A 3 9 J K 9 10 Q 4 9 K 6 5 2 6 Q A 5 2 Q 4 J 5 9 8 2 6 10 A 10 4 5 J J 7 3 8 3 9 J K 8 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed
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 S = +600 +10 30	Partscore   1 NT S +1 +120   -10 43

11. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

S deals None vul	9 8 5 4 9 7 8 5 3 2 A 8 7		West North East South West North East South Helgemo Martel Helness Zia Willenken Nunes Rosenberg Fantoni 2 NT 1 Pass 3 Pass 3 2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 9 10 Q 4 9 10 Q K 2 7 5 A Q 2 4 J A 2 2 K 7 3 7 6 3 3 8 2 10 4 Q 6 10 4 Q 2 Q K 7 4 A Q 5 9 A 3 4 A 7 5 3 7 5 K A K 4 8 7 8 tricks claimed J 5 8 10 9 tricks claimed
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 S = +400 +7 37	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   -7 43

12. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 52

N deals Both vul	A 6 3 2 J 8 4 9 5 K Q 6 2		West North East South West North East South Bjarnarson Delmonte Askgaard Fu Bertheau Konow BessisT Schaltz Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 3 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 5 Q 4 3 5 Q A K A 6 9 10 3 K 8 10 J K 4 2 10 Q K 2 10 Q K 6 9 K 4 7 4 2 J 8 J 7 4 A 3 2 5 A J 2 4 9 9 2 6 5 7 tricks claimed 7 5 A J Q 7 3 10 J 6 5 A
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 S -2 -200 -8 37	Partscore   1 NT S +2 +150   +8 51

13. 2011 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals Both vul	Q 8 2 8 7 3 9 8 7 9 8 4 2		West North East South West North East South Gerstman Rodwell Landen Meckstroth Hamman ClerkinJ Zia ClerkinD Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 7 10 Q 2 7 10 J K 3 8 5 K 3 8 5 6 A 9 7 6 A 9 2 4 2 6 J 8 tricks won K 5 2 10 A 3 8 J 4 9 Q 2 8 6 Q A J 4 7 3 6
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 S = +600 +10 47	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   -10 51

14. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 67

E deals N-S vul	A 2 10 8 7 4 Q J 6 4 K 8 3		West North East South West North East South Silverstein WeinsteinH Rosenthal Garner Ekeblad LevinJ Rubin Meyers Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3 1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 K 4 5 7 2 9 J 4 6 J Q K A 4 6 9 3 2 A 7 Q 2 8 K 5 7 2 7 J J Q 2 A 8 3 5 4 10 9 6 8 J Q A 6 Q 6 7 7 4 10 K 5 9 5 6 K 7 tricks claimed 10 K 9 tricks claimed
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 S = +600 +11 58	Partscore   1 NT S = +90   -11 51

15. 2010 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

E deals None vul	A 6 2 Q 8 6 3 9 6 4 10 7 5		West North East South West North East South Lynch Brogeland Passell Saelensminde Strul Zmudzinski Becker Balicki Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 5 Q A J 3 J 4 5 7 tricks won 6 10 3 4 9 7 2 K J 3 4 A 7 5 2 8 9 K 8 7 9 10 A 3 6 10 A 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 S = +400 +10 68	Partscore   2 NT S -1 -50   -10 51

16. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 15

W deals E-W vul	Q J 9 5 6 9 6 4 2 9 8 5 3		West North East South West North East South Duboin Feldman Sementa Weichsel Polowan Ferraro Morgan Bocchi Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 3 7 K 5 6 K A K 8 5 2 A 10 3 7 4 3 9 10 K J 5 2 6 A 10 5 Q 8 8 6 7 3 2 J 4 7 5 A 3 Q 5 6 2 4 7 2 4 8 8 2 J 4 3 Q 4 Q K A K 3 9 2 7 9 K 4 4 3 9 9 2 A 10 6 J 6 5 8
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 S -2 -100 -6 68	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +6 57

17. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

S deals E-W vul	10 8 7 K Q 6 3 A 3 10 4 3 2		West North East South West North East South Martel Zia Stansby Hamman Rodwell Weinstein Meckstroth Levin 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 7 A 3 10 K 5 2 4 6 J 8 2 J K 7 5 10 Q K 8 5 3 A 4 8 K 5 Q K 2 7 3 7 A 10 6 Q 4 5 2 5 Q 9 8 tricks claimed 2 A 6 7 J 8 6 6 9 8 tricks claimed
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 S -1 -50 -5 68	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +5 62

18. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

S deals None vul	Q J 8 Q J 9 8 A Q 3 2 7 6		West North East South West North East South Platnick Etter Diamond Kolesnik Sher Hampson Jackson Greco 1 1 1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 2 7 J 9 2 7 J 5 10 Q K 3 A 8 4 10 J Q 6 10 Q K 5 10 3 2 K 2 5 K 8 3 A 8 4 8 tricks claimed 4 Q 7 6 7 4 K A 8 A 7 5 8 tricks claimed
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 S -1 -50 -5 68	Partscore   1 NT S +1 +120   +5 67

19. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 46

N deals None vul	Q 5 10 6 5 3 K 8 2 A J 10 5		West North East South West North East South Landen Mohan Gerstman Bates Cohler Chorush Milner Koneru Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 5 9 K 6 10 9 3 3 5 K 6 8 tricks won 3 4 K 9 4 2 10 4 5 2 A 7 Q 7 6 8 3 Q A 2 J 3 4 8 Q K 6 9 J 7 9 10
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 S -1 -50 -5 68	Partscore   1 NT S +1 +120   +5 72

20. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

N deals N-S vul	8 6 3 Q 8 2 K 5 4 2 K 9 6		West North East South West North East South Fredin Zaleski Fallenius Faigenbaum Bompis de Knijff Quantin Wrang Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 6 Q 2 7 6 Q 2 3 J 7 K 3 J 5 9 3 2 K 4 Q 4 3 A A 9 2 6 6 7 A 2 7 8 K 3 A K 4 5 6 A 5 9 10 6 7 A 2 6 tricks claimed A 9 4 6 tricks claimed
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 S -3 -300 -5 68	Partscore   1 NT S -1 -100   +5 77

21. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals N-S vul	Q 7 3 2 A Q 9 4 J 2 8 5 3		West North East South West North East South Aker Balicki Milgrim Zmudzinski Dubinin BlanchardB Gromov BlanchardS Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 Q K 4 J 2 5 A 5 A 9 2 3 6 9 J 3 6 9 J K 4 8 3 2 K 7 3 9 A 7 3 7 10 Q K 2 10 Q K 8 2 5 A J 4 Q 5 5 9 4 Q 10 Q 2 6 J 3 J 6 8 3 K 10 8 7 3 6 4 7 6 6 tricks claimed 7 tricks claimed
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 S -3 -300 -5 68	Partscore   2 NT S -1 -100   +5 82

23. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

N deals N-S vul	9 6 J 9 4 Q 10 4 3 Q 8 7 2		West North East South West North East South Freeman Ekeblad Nickell Weichsel Granovetter Hamman Rubin Zia Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 1 1 NT 1 Pass 1 1 NT 2 3 NT AP 2 3 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Q 6 8 K 3 6 A 2 A 9 2 6 7 K A 4 3 5 Q K Q 9 4 2 J 4 8 8 10 J 6 5 10 2 2 7 5 K 10 9 7 2 10 9 4 5 2 10 3 3 A J 9 A 2 3 5 5 6 4 A 9 7 J 4 8 3 10 7 tricks claimed 7 K A 4
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 NS -110	K J 2 K 5 2 A K J 8 A 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT S -5 -500 -7 68	Partscore   3 S -2 -200   +7 92

24. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 14

S deals None vul	A J 6 4 10 4 K J 10 5 A 9 2		West North East South West North East South Meckstroth George Rodwell Asbi Gontha Nickell Bojoh Freeman 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 1 2 2 NT (AP) Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 4 9 J 7 4 9 J 2 3 K Q A 8 5 Q J 2 4 8 2 3 10 3 10 3 7 9 K 3 4 6 5 6 A 6 J 2 7 9 4 3 A 6 4 4 10 K 5 8 tricks claimed 7 5 A 9 2 10 5 K J 9 Q 7
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 S -1 -50 -5 68	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +5 97

25. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

W deals E-W vul	J 5 4 9 6 5 3 Q 7 5 2 9 5		West North East South West North East South Katz Ekeblad Jacobs Rubin Verhees Levin Jansma Weinstein Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 5 7 J J 3 7 Q J 6 2 3 K 6 2 3 K 4 5 8 J 2 5 8 10 2 7 9 10 6 7 A 7 3 4 10 6 2 K 4 8 A 6 9 3 5 9 7 A K 5 6 Q A 4 J 2 3 J Q K 8 6 A A 4 8 Q 10 8 3 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 S -1 -50 -5 68	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +5 102

26. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

E deals N-S vul	K 9 6 5 J 3 A 7 4 2 K 5 4		West North East South West North East South Martens Krekorian Jassem Onstott Sadek Gierulski El Ahmady Skrzypczak Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 4 2 Q 10 4 9 A Q A 5 7 Q A 5 7 Q A 5 9 7 K 2 3 K 10 2 3 6 10 8 3 6 5 8 J 5 9 Q 2 4 9 9 2 K 4 3 J K 9 3 8 J 5 6 Q 5 3 A 7 2 4 9 5 6 10 2 6 K 9 2 J K 4 8 J A 8 4 6
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 S -2 -200 -7 68	Partscore   1 NT S = +90   +7 109

27. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

W deals Both vul	9 6 5 A 8 3 2 7 6 K Q 7 2		West North East South West North East South Mahaffey Cayne Lair Seamon Nunes Zhao Fantoni Fu Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 2 10 A 3 2 10 A 9 5 2 J 9 5 2 J 6 9 J K 6 9 J K 3 7 10 K 5 2 3 Q 2 6 K 3 K 3 7 10 4 A 9 7 6 A Q 4 4 6 A Q 8 4 3 4 8 2 3 3 Q 8 5 5 Q K 5 5 7 8 7 8 5 8 J Q 8 tricks claimed
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 S -1 -100 -6 68	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +6 115

28. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

S deals None vul	K J 10 2 Q 7 A 9 7 2 9 5 3		West North East South West North East South Rubin Berkowitz Ekeblad Cohen Krekorian Stansby Casen Martel 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 10 A 5 Q 2 3 K 5 6 8 Q 5 4 J 7 9 2 K A 2 A 3 6 4 7 10 2 4 K A 3 J A 3 2 6 9 10 Q Q 6 2 7 5 8 9 10 3 8 K 4 J 7 8 5 J 6 5 9 6 4 J 3 10 Q 6 9 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed
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 S -1 -50 -5 68	Partscore   1 NT S +2 +150   +5 120

30. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

W deals E-W vul	J 5 3 8 7 3 A Q J 3 K 7 5		West North East South West North East South Sadek Sylvan El Ahmady Sundelin Fredin Hishmat Lindkvist Nadim Pass 1 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 3 A 8 9 7 K 2 5 7 tricks won 6 4 Q 7 3 4 Q 2 K 5 3 8 2 9 J 3 A Q 6 10 7 5 J 9 A 6 8 K 6 2 5 10
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 S = +400 +10 78	Partscore   2 S -1 -50   -10 120

32. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 3

E deals N-S vul	Q 4 2 A 8 5 Q J 7 K 6 4 3		West North East South West North East South Bertheau El Kourdy Nystrom Dagher El Ahmady Sundelin Sadek Sylvan Pass 1 Pass 1 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 3 7 10 Q 8 tricks won 7 2 K 10 5 6 Q A J K A 4 6 2 9 8 5 9 J 5 2 3 Q A J 4 9 3 K 8 5 2 8 tricks claimed
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 S -1 -100 -6 78	Partscore   1 NT N +1 +120   +6 130

33. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals Both vul	J 9 7 2 K 8 7 J 8 2 A 4 3		West North East South West North East South CohenS Berkowitz Compton Cohen Becker Casen Schwartz Krekorian Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 9 J 3 4 10 J 6 4 J A 5 6 J K 3 8 6 A 5 2 3 A 9 2 3 8 9 K 10 6 2 A 10 8 2 A 6 2 A 7 2 4 Q 7 7 8 4 Q 10 10 7 3 9 tricks claimed K 6 8 4 Q 10 3 5 2 A 7 6
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 S +1 +630 +10 88	Partscore   3 S = +140   -10 130

34. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

S deals Both vul	3 2 A J 7 A J 5 2 8 4 3 2		West North East South West North East South Wold Berkowitz Passell Cohen Becker Baze Schwartz Schneider 1 NT 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 2 Q 7 Q 5 6 2 4 8 10 3 4 7 10 3 A 2 9 5 A 2 9 8 6 3 Q A 4 2 8 Q K 4 2 3 K 6 5 7 Q 6 5 7 5 3 J Q 6 3 J Q K J 5 K J 9 4 8 tricks claimed K
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 S -2 -200 -8 88	Partscore   1 NT N +1 +120   +8 138

35. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

S deals N-S vul	Q 5 3 A J 4 2 J 9 3 7 6 3		West North East South West North East South Berkowitz Passell Cohen Wold Baze Schwartz Schneider Becker 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 Q 6 2 4 Q 6 2 3 2 Q A 9 2 5 Q 7 3 10 A 8 3 K 5 8 9 A 6 10 K 7 3 J 2 5 Q K 4 3 7 K 2 10 5 A 6 J 8 9 10 9 2 8 7 tricks claimed 7 9 A 6 5 2 A 9 3 K 4 10 A 6 4 Q
J 9 7 4 K 9 Q 6 4 A J 9 8		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 S -2 -200 -7 88	Partscore   1 NT S = +90   +7 145

36. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

S deals Both vul	3 2 A J 7 A J 5 2 8 4 3 2		West North East South West North East South Becker Baze Schwartz Schneider CohenS Jacob Compton Maksymetz 1 1 Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) 1 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 J Q K 5 2 Q A Q 4 2 3 K 4 2 8 K 6 5 7 Q 6 5 3 5 3 A 2 J 6 3 K A 8 9 10 4 8 10 2 J 4 J 9 8 J Q K 9 tricks claimed 6 3 A 2 J 7 5 9 A 9 7 10 7 4 5 7
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 S = +600 +10 98	Partscore   1 NT S +1 +120   -10 145