Data 9Z73 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

No 5+ suit, 23 HCP, any 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 Final, Seg 7, Bd 107

N deals None vul	K Q 4 K 10 7 3 Q J 5 10 5 4		West North East South West North East South Rodwell Bathurst Meckstroth Moss Hampson Weinstein Greco Levin 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 4 8 A A 3 4 5 2 4 K 8 9 A 10 4 3 8 Q A 2 4 K 8 6 Q 9 J 3 8 9 J 7 2 9 J K 5 3 A 10 K 5 7 8 6 Q K 10 6 9 K Q 9 2 4 3 4 3 3 7 J 5 10 5 10 7 6   7 tricks claimed 5 7 J 2
10 6 3 2 A J 5 4 10 6 4 K 2		9 8 5 8 A K 7 2 Q 8 7 6 3
86856 = 56577 = Par NS +120	A J 7 Q 9 6 2 9 8 3 A J 9
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -100 Tie 0	Partscore   3 N -2 -100   Tie 0

2. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

S deals E-W vul	J 7 6 4 2 A Q 8 6 K Q 6 5		West North East South West North East South Meckstroth Lee Rodwell Hamman Stansby Levin Bramley Weinstein 1 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 9 6 K 4 10 6 K 4 A 2 3 7 8 Q K 2 5 Q 8 J A 5 8 2 2 4 K 3 3 7 A 2 2 9 Q K 5 Q 8 J 10 6 3 4 4 2 A 3 A 5 7 9 Q 5 7 J   8 tricks claimed   9 tricks claimed
10 9 8 3 K 7 6 3 J 2 A 10 4		A K 5 J 9 8 9 5 3 J 8 7 3
87798 88798 55545 = Par NS +120	Q 4 2 A Q 10 5 K 10 7 4 9 2
Three notrump 3 NT S -1 -50 -4 0	Partscore   3 S = +110   +4 4

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 7

E deals Both vul	J 9 6 A Q 8 6 Q 7 5 2 J 10		West North East South West North East South Nonoo Asbi Syed Tobing Karwur Maci George Basiony Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 6 4 A 4 A 7 6 K 6 2 A J 8 2 A 3 4 10 Q 4 2 A J J 2 2 3 Q 10 K 5 A 5 2 7 9 6 6 6 9 3 Q 7 8 7 3 8 K 8 6 8 3 3 5 Q J 8 5 4 4 10 9 7 4   7 tricks claimed 3
10 8 7 5 3 K 10 7 9 8 6 A Q		4 J 9 5 3 2 A 4 K 9 8 4 3
78494 = 64837 = Par NS +110	A K Q 2 4 K J 10 3 7 6 5 2
Three notrump 3 NT S = +600 +11 11	Partscore   1 NT N = +90   -11 4

4. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

W deals E-W vul	Q J 10 8 6 4 Q J 4 3 K J 6		West North East South West North East South Demirev Chambers Robbins Schermer LallH Feldman Milner Pollack 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 2 2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 10 5 6 A 10 5 6 4 7 A 3 4 6 5 10 7 2 Q 6 3 K J 2 3 5 K A 7 J 2 Q A J 2 3 K A 4 6 3 6 5 10 A K 7 9 8 K Q 5 8 4 7 6 2 9   7 tricks claimed 9 A J 9
A K 7 4 3 A 10 2 A 8 7 4 3		5 2 Q 10 9 7 5 9 8 6 5 5 2
77766 = 55666 = Par NS +90	9 8 6 3 A K J 2 K 7 Q 10 9
Three notrump 3 NT× S = +550 +10 21	Partscore   1 NT S = +90   -10 4

5. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85

W deals E-W vul	K J 8 4 4 2 Q J 10 K 9 4 2		West North East South West North East South WolpertG Hamman Kranyak LallJ Hurd Dwyer Wooldridge Bathurst Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 10 3 4 3 2 Q 6 2 6 J Q 9 10 J 4 5 J 7 8 2 Q 3 4 4 5 A 3 2 6 J Q 6 3 8 10 6 J 7 8 9 10 J 2 4 5 A 3 2 Q K A 5 3 J 7 9 2 4 A K 8 10 7 9 6 9 7 6 5   8 tricks claimed 10 K A Q
Q 3 2 K J 5 3 6 5 2 Q 7 3		A 10 7 Q 9 7 K 9 7 3 8 6 5
9A99A = 43443 = Par NS +420	9 6 5 A 10 8 6 A 8 4 A J 10
Three notrump 3 NT S -1 -50 -5 21	Partscore   1 NT S +1 +120   +5 9

6. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

E deals Both vul	A J 6 3 5 4 3 Q 4 2 J 9 6		West North East South West North East South Cullin Meckstroth Bertheau Rodwell Hamman Upmark Zia Nystrom 2 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 3 9 J 5 3 8 K 5 4 J Q 2 3 6 8 K 2 3 6 9 7 4 6 8 7 A 9 A 9 10 5 9 2 6 K 9 2 10 K K 5 3 2 5 3 Q 6 5 3 Q 10 J Q 7 6 4 4 A 7 A 7 4 Q J 8 4 8 K 2 8 J 7 8 A 9 9 J Q 3   8 tricks claimed 8 4 2 J
5 A Q 10 8 6 9 8 7 3 A 4 3		Q 10 9 8 4 2 9 10 6 K Q 10 8
74565 = 68768 = Par NS -110	K 7 K J 7 2 A K J 5 7 5 2
Three notrump 3 NT S -1 -100 +7 28	Partscore   3 S -4 -400   -7 9

7. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

S deals None vul	A 7 3 Q 9 7 2 K 6 5 Q J 10		West North East South West North East South Rombaut Muller Lorenzini de Wijs Drijver Bompis Brink Quantin 1 NT 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 10 5 9 2 9 6 7 2 3 A 10 6 K 2 5 Q 6 3 K 2 5 J 3 7 A 2 J 7 4 A 6 9 2 A 2 Q K 4 8 7 4 10 10 Q 5 9 2 J Q 5 5 A 5 10 4 6 K 7 4 3 K Q 3 3 Q K 3 4 A 10 7 8 A 6 10 7
6 K J 10 A Q 10 2 8 6 4 3 2		K 8 5 4 2 5 4 3 J 7 K 7 5
78976 = 55457 = Par NS +140	Q J 10 9 A 8 6 9 8 4 3 A 9
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -100 -6 28	Partscore   2 NT N +1 +150   +6 15

8. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 80

E deals E-W vul	7 6 5 A 10 3 8 7 3 J 8 3 2		West North East South West North East South Upmark Meckstroth Nystrom Rodwell Hamman Bertheau Zia Cullin Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 2 2 NT 1 Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 9 2 6 Q 3 5 10 Q A 7 3 2 4 9 A 6 5 K 8 8 2 6 Q K 9 3 6 4 K 6 8 A 10 J J 4 A 7 3 2 A Q 5 2 K 6 3 Q 10 4 K 3 5 2 10 J 7 6 3 2 2 K A 3 A 9 5 4 J 7 Q 5 Q K 6 8 10 9 J 8
K J 9 3 2 9 A J 6 K 10 9 7		10 8 4 Q J 8 6 2 Q 10 4 2 6
54547 65557 78886 = Par NS -110	A Q K 7 5 4 K 9 5 A Q 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT S -1 -50 +2 30	Partscore   3 S -2 -100   -2 15

9. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63

E deals E-W vul	K J 8 4 A 10 4 2 A 7 J 10 8		West North East South West North East South Gitelman ClerkinD Moss ClerkinJ Ekeblad Hampson Weichsel Greco 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 7 Q 2 6 4 Q 3 5 8 6 A 5 J 6 7 J 2 3 7 10 5 8 7 2 3 Q K 2 4 A 9 9 10 5 6 J A 8 2 A 7 8 J K 10 3 2 4 7 3 4 Q 6 9 4 8 4 A 6 7 8 J A J 2 4 K K 3 Q 6 Q K 9 10 J 2 A 7
9 6 5 2 K J 9 6 4 3 9 7 6		A Q 7 7 5 3 K Q 9 5 Q 4 2
99989 88989 44453 = Par NS +400	10 3 Q 8 6 J 10 8 2 A K 5 3
Three notrump 3 NT S = +400 +7 37	Partscore   1 NT S = +90   -7 15

10. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

S deals Both vul	A 8 K 6 5 2 A 10 5 10 8 7 2		West North East South West North East South Katz Hampson Nickell Greco Diamond Rodwell Platnick Meckstroth 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 8 K 6 10 8 K 6 3 5 9 A 3 5 2 A 2 6 Q 5 2 6 Q 5 3 2 10 J 3 J 10 J K A 7 7 9 A 4 7 7 6 A 9 3 2 A 9 5 K 8 4 10 J Q 6 A 8 7 2 Q 7 8 3 3 Q 9 5 8 9 K A   7 tricks claimed 4 Q 7 2
J 10 9 7 4 2 J 9 7 6 4 2 5		K 3 A 10 4 3 K J 9 K J 9 6
96889 96788 46544 47644 Par NS +600	Q 6 5 Q 8 Q 8 7 3 A Q 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -200 -7 37	Partscore   1 NT S = +90   +7 22

11. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

E deals None vul	K 10 4 2 K 10 8 2 J 2 A 10 2		West North East South West North East South Cheek Friedland Grue Dahl Falk WolpertD Lusky Amoils Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 9 2 6 10 9 J K A 8 7 2 Q 8 5 2 Q Q 4 6 A 8 10 5 2 2 5 A 3 3 6 10 3 9 J K 3 2 5 J Q 10 K 3 9 9 2 K 4 5 J 8 2 4 Q 3 10 J Q K 6 9 10 9 4 7   9 tricks claimed 8 4 3 5
A J 7 6 5 Q 7 3 9 5 9 8 6		Q 9 6 5 K 8 7 6 4 3 K Q 5
A9A8A A9A7A 34353 = Par NS +430	9 8 3 A J 4 A Q 10 J 7 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT S +2 +460 +7 44	Partscore   2 NT S +1 +150   -7 22

12. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

S deals N-S vul	10 6 4 Q 8 4 Q 9 6 A K 10 5		West North East South West North East South Bathurst Muller Zagorin de Wijs Drijver Hurd Brink Wooldridge 1 NT 1 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 4 9 2 6 10 2 4 J 5 7 6 K 8 6 2 5 J 8 6 J 3 9 4 4 2 10 Q 4 2 A 3 4 10 A 9 5 8 9 J 3 Q 2 K   8 tricks claimed 6 J A 3 K 8 7 2 5   7 tricks claimed
K Q 7 3 9 5 3 2 A 8 3 J 2		J 9 K J 7 6 7 5 4 2 Q 8 3
87778 77778 56664 = Par NS +120	A 8 5 2 A 10 K J 10 9 7 6 4
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -200 -8 44	Partscore   1 NT N +1 +120   +8 30

13. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 26

N deals Both vul	K 5 2 9 5 10 8 6 2 A Q 8 6		West North East South West North East South Fredin Narkiewicz Fallenius Buras Martens Upmark Jassem Cullin Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass 3 NT AP 1 Dbl 2 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 2 5 Q K 5 6 7 K K 9 6 2 J 9 8 2 J 5 8 7 A 6 2 8 3 6 K 8 3 9 K 10 A 4 3 3 A 4 3 3 Q 10 4 4 Q 10 4 J 2 7 K A A 2 7 9 5 6 J 9 5 6 J K Q 4 9 8 4 2 5 Q 6 7 J 9 Q 7 4 8 J 2 10 A 10 8 5 Q
J 9 6 A J 8 4 2 A 5 9 5 3		Q 10 8 Q 6 3 Q J 7 10 7 4 2
78688 = 55745 = Par NS +110	A 7 4 3 K 10 7 K 9 4 3 K J
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -200 -3 44	Partscore   2 S -1 -100   +3 33

14. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 26

N deals Both vul	K 5 2 9 5 10 8 6 2 A Q 8 6		West North East South West North East South Roche Martel Rayner Stansby Fleisher McAvoy Kamil Hargreaves Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Dbl 2 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 5 Q K 4 5 Q K J 3 6 7 K 3 6 4 K 5 8 2 J 5 8 2 7 6 K 8 A 6 2 8 A 4 3 9 4 9 K 10 Q 10 7 5 A 10 3 9 10 J K A Q 7 3 5 A 9 3 10 9 3 7 J J 2 6 4 A 2 6 10 8 5 10 3 8 5 Q 4
J 9 6 A J 8 4 2 A 5 9 5 3		Q 10 8 Q 6 3 Q J 7 10 7 4 2
78688 = 55745 = Par NS +110	A 7 4 3 K 10 7 K 9 4 3 K J
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -200 -3 44	Partscore   2 NT S -1 -100   +3 36

15. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 16

S deals N-S vul	10 6 4 Q 8 4 Q 9 6 A K 10 5		West North East South West North East South Bocchi Martel Madala Stansby Fleisher Lauria Kamil Versace 1 NT 1 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 4 J A 7 J 3 6 4 2 10 Q 4 2 10 Q J 2 3 4 2 K A 9 9 A 7 6 8 Q 4 10 6 J A 3 6 9 2 7 6 2 K A 5 6 2 4 K 10 8 5 J 5 Q 10 Q Q 4 8 J A 3 7 2 8 K 10   7 tricks claimed   7 tricks claimed
K Q 7 3 9 5 3 2 A 8 3 J 2		J 9 K J 7 6 7 5 4 2 Q 8 3
87778 77778 56664 = Par NS +120	A 8 5 2 A 10 K J 10 9 7 6 4
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -200 -3 44	Partscore   2 NT N -1 -100   +3 39

16. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

S deals N-S vul	A 5 2 Q J 4 2 6 3 2 Q 10 4		West North East South West North East South Garner Wooldridge WeinsteinH Hurd LallJ Rubin Grue Ekeblad 1 NT 1 Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 10 6 2 4 2 J K Q 3 5 9 5 9 Q 3 2 6 7 A J 6 7 A 3 2 J K 5 10 6 2 3 K 4 4 2 10 K 7 Q 3 K 4 4   10 tricks claimed Q 2 K A 8 9 Q 7   10 tricks claimed
Q 8 4 3 A 9 Q 10 K J 9 7 5		J 9 7 10 6 3 K J 9 8 7 4 6
86857 86967 45476 = Par NS +140	K 10 6 K 8 7 5 A 5 A 8 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT S +1 +630 +10 54	Partscore   2 S +2 +170   -10 39

17. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

E deals E-W vul	8 6 A K J 9 A 10 9 K 10 7 4		West North East South West North East South Stansby Delmonte Martel Bakhshi Cheek Levin Grue Weinstein Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Dbl AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 K 6 2 7 A 6 8 4 2 8 A 4 2 J A 6 9 Q 4 J A 2 5 10 J Q 6 10 Q 3 6 7 A 2 3 3 2 4 9 9 3 Q 4 9 K 4 7 8 4 A 5 10 J Q 6 J 10 5 7 5 K 6 8 10 K 5 J   8 tricks claimed
K Q 7 4 2 7 4 J 7 6 A 5 3		10 3 10 6 5 3 K Q 2 Q 9 6 2
86887 = 57555 57556 Par NS +120	A J 9 5 Q 8 2 8 5 4 3 J 8
Three notrump 3 NT× S -1 -100 -6 54	Partscore   1 NT S +1 +120   +6 45

18. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 92

S deals E-W vul	A 9 2 9 6 5 K Q J 5 K 9 7		West North East South West North East South Martel Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Hamman Kamil Zia Fleisher 1 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th J 5 A 3 2 7 Q 5 7 K 4 9 J 4 Q 2 10 2 7 Q 10 9 K 7 2 Q 10 6 6 8 3 A 5 3 K 8 K 8 6 4 9 5 7 K 4   10 tricks claimed A 3 5 6 2 4 J 8 Q 9 3 7
Q 10 J 10 4 10 7 4 3 A 4 3 2		K J 6 5 3 A 7 2 9 8 6 Q 8
77878 = 46353 56453 Par NS +110	8 7 4 K Q 8 3 A 2 J 10 6 5
Three notrump 3 NT S +1 +430 +8 62	Partscore   1 NT S = +90   -8 45

19. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 10

N deals Both vul	Q 9 2 Q 5 4 3 K 5 K J 10 4		West North East South West North East South Karakolev Stewart Danailov Woolsey Doub Stefanov Wildavsky Aronov 1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 1 NT 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 2 8 10 6 J Q A 7 3 J Q 7 8 Q 2 7 K A 9 3 6 9 J 5 Q 6 4 A 4 6 10 3 2 K A 3 K 5 2 J 4 6 2 K 7 2 A A 5 3 4 6 5 9 Q   8 tricks claimed 7 5 10 8 2 7 10 J   8 tricks claimed
A J 5 3 A J 8 A J 8 6 6 3		8 7 6 6 2 10 9 7 3 Q 9 8 5
98A69 = 45374 = Par NS +620	K 10 4 K 10 9 7 Q 4 2 A 7 2
Three notrump 3 NT S -1 -100 Tie 62	Partscore   3 S -1 -100   Tie 45

20. 2009 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

E deals None vul	Q 6 4 3 A 8 7 5 2 A K 7 5		West North East South West North East South Sontag Verhees Helness v.Prooijen Ekeblad Meltzer Rubin Larsen 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT Dbl Pass Pass 4 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 8 A 2 6 A 3 7 8 2 3 Q K K 4 9 J 10 5 6 A 10 6 3 4 10 J K 3 6 7 A 2 7 9 J 2 2 6 Q K 9 Q A 4 2 Q 3 J 8 3 4 5 A 10 5 9 3 7 J A 9 J A 3 8 5 5 2 5 4 10 Q 6 7 8
A K 10 5 2 8 7 K 10 Q J 8 6		9 7 K J 10 5 4 3 2 9 6 3 3
86498 87498 56945 55944 Par NS -100	J 8 Q 9 6 A Q J 4 10 9 4 2
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -100 Tie 62	Partscore   4 S -2 -100   Tie 45

21. 2008 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals None vul	J 4 A 8 6 5 9 5 4 A K 9 2		West North East South West North East South Duboin Townsend Sementa Gold Malinowski Versace Sandqvist Lauria Pass 1 1 3 NT Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 J K A 10 J K A 2 Q 4 3 7 6 A 5 2 4 7 Q 5 2 J Q 6 A 5 7 A 4 7 2 3 5 2 J Q 5 3 6 7 3 A J 3 2 J 10 9 K 8 4 K 8 3 9 Q 10   8 tricks claimed   10 tricks claimed
10 2 Q 9 7 4 3 A Q 8 6 4 3		K 8 7 5 3 2 K 10 7 3 Q J 5
98999 = 45344 = Par NS +400	A Q 9 6 K J 10 J 8 6 2 10 7
Three notrump 3 NT S +1 +430 +7 69	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   -7 45

22. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals E-W vul	Q J 3 7 5 4 A K 5 2 8 4 2		West North East South West North East South Dubinin Welland Gromov Glubok CohenB Zmudzinski Smith Balicki 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 1 2 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th K 4 3 10 4 8 5 J J 5 A 2 Q 2 9 9 6 7 8 7 4 6 J K Q 2 2 9 K 4 6 2 9 Q 6 Q Q 5 A 10 4 2 8 Q 6 10 5 3 3 6 A 3 3 4 A 8 K 10 J 10 2 7 7 6 J 4 8 5 3 A 8 7 3 6 10 Q
5 K Q J 9 8 J 10 6 4 K 9 5		K 7 6 4 2 A 6 3 8 10 7 6 3
87696 = 45747 46747 Par NS +120	A 10 9 8 10 2 Q 9 7 3 A Q J
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -100 -5 69	Partscore   2 N = +110   +5 50

23. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

W deals N-S vul	A K 4 A 5 2 10 4 2 A Q J 4		West North East South West North East South Narasimhan El Ahmady Wold Sadek Jacobs Bocchi Katz Ferraro 1 Dbl Pass 2 2 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 2 9 Q 9 J 4 2 10 K A 2 10 K Q 3 6 3   9 tricks won J 5 7 5 4 8 9 2 3 8 A 6 K 7 9 J 4 10 Q 4 J K A 7   9 tricks claimed
J 8 5 2 K 10 8 6 4 3 A J K		10 7 6 9 7 K Q 8 3 8 5 3 2
9859A = 45743 = Par NS +500	Q 9 3 Q J 9 7 6 5 10 9 7 6
Three notrump 3 NT S = +600 +10 79	Partscore   2 NT N +1 +150   -10 50

24. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

W deals Both vul	K 9 7 4 7 5 2 6 4 A Q 8 2		West North East South West North East South Strul Jacobs Becker Katz Levin Stansby Weinstein Martel Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 2 K A A 5 3 4 J 9 2 K K 4 3 A J Q 8 5 7 2 J Q 4 3 A 7 8 5 J Q 4 K 5 4 7   7 tricks claimed Q 9 6 A 3 A 4 2 J 8   10 tricks claimed
Q 10 8 3 8 6 4 9 8 5 9 6 3		A 2 K J 10 9 3 A 10 7 2 K 7
78679 = 54764 = Par NS +110	J 6 5 A Q K Q J 3 J 10 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -200 -9 79	Partscore   2 N +2 +170   +9 59

25. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

W deals E-W vul	J 10 8 3 8 5 4 A 9 2 K 5 2		West North East South West North East South Weichsel Rosenberg Lesniewski Zia Weinstein Verhees Levin Jansma Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 3 4 7 J 9 2 8 Q J 7 2 A 9 2 3 A 9 A 6 5 7 J Q A Q 4 5 8 4 2 J Q 3 9 K 10 7 5 10 J J 4 K 5 3 4 K A 6 6 8 5 4 K 6 2 J 3 A 4 6 3 9 7 2 7 10 Q 10 3 5 5
Q 5 2 K Q 6 3 Q 6 3 9 7 4		A 7 4 9 7 2 8 7 5 4 A 10 8
88788 = 45654 = Par NS +120	K 9 6 A J 10 K J 10 Q J 6 3
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -100 -6 79	Partscore   1 NT S +2 +150   +6 65

26. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

W deals N-S vul	K 9 5 4 A 5 A Q 10 10 7 4 2		West North East South West North East South Cope Garner Holman WeinsteinH Rosenberg Bosenberg Zia Eber Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 10 A 4 2 Q 2 10 A 2 5 A 3 5 4 3 6 K 6 4 J 10 K 2 3 8 Q 7 8   6 tricks won 9 5 J 3 Q 7 6 4 K 8 9 5 A 3 10 9   8 tricks claimed
Q 10 10 9 6 J 9 4 3 Q 9 6 3		A J 6 2 K Q J 4 8 5 2 J 5
78778 77677 65665 = Par NS +110	8 7 3 8 7 3 2 K 7 6 A K 8
Three notrump 3 NT S -1 -100 Tie 79	Partscore   1 NT N -1 -100   Tie 65

27. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals Both vul	Q J 8 A J 4 3 K 10 7 5 J 7		West North East South West North East South WangJ Cheek Ao Grue Lynch Chechelashvili Dawson Gu 1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 7 Q 4 2 6 8 4 9 5 2 A 3 5 8 J 6 5 8 J 6 A 9 2 10 A 9 7 10 3 2 Q K 3 4 Q K A J 3 K 5 8 3 9 5 Q 5 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 7 8 7 6 Q 6 A 3 9   8 tricks claimed   8 tricks claimed
A 10 7 6 5 K 10 8 3 K Q 8 2		4 3 9 6 J 8 6 4 2 A 10 5 4
86974 86975 57468 = Par NS +140	K 9 2 Q 7 5 2 A Q 9 9 6 3
Three notrump 3 NT S -1 -100 -6 79	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +6 71

28. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

N deals E-W vul	5 4 2 10 8 7 5 A K 9 4 J 3		West North East South West North East South Kodayam Hamman Bykov Soloway Rodwell Tuszynski Meckstroth Kowalski Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 NT Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 6 7 J A 2 8 J A 4 3 5 Q 4 3 7 Q J 3 9 2 2 J 7 4 K 6 Q 4 6 9 2 J 2 5 Q 3 6 8 10 K 2 8 K 4 8 3 10   8 tricks claimed 3 A 5 Q 9 4 5 9 5 K A Q 7 8 5 2
Q 10 9 9 6 3 2 10 7 3 Q 9 8		K J 8 K Q J 6 5 2 K 6 4 2
89898 = 54545 = Par NS +140	A 7 6 3 A 4 Q J 8 A 10 7 5
Three notrump 3 NT S -1 -50 -5 79	Partscore   2 NT S = +120   +5 76

29. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 6

W deals E-W vul	9 6 4 Q 9 7 4 K 7 A 10 7 6		West North East South West North East South HackettJU ChenD HackettJA Furuta Miyakuni Townsend Teramoto Gold Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 3 NT AP Rdbl 2 AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 5 6 K A K A 6 4 8 6 4 K 3 5 A 2 2 J Q 4 10 8 K 9 10 9 8 3 8 3 7 2 2 7 2 A 5 J Q 8 4 5 A 2 9 3 10 2 6 8 J 9 4 10 6 Q 5 3 9 3 2 J Q 4 Q 5 10 J 5 6 K A 7 Q K 9 3 10 9 7 6 10 K A 4
Q 10 5 J 6 3 2 Q 10 9 4 9 5		K 8 7 2 K A 8 5 3 2 Q 8 2
9795A A7A5A 36383 = Par NS +430	A J 3 A 10 8 5 J 6 K J 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -100 -5 79	Partscore   2 N +1 +110   +5 81

30. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 8

W deals None vul	A K 7 6 6 5 K 7 4 J 10 6 4		West North East South West North East South Sylvan El Ahmady Sundelin Sadek Dagher Bertheau El Kourdy Nystrom Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 4 6 8 10 A 2 3 A 9   9 tricks won 4 K 2 5 2 K A 5 J 6 8 3 4 4 Q 7 A 9 7 6 Q   7 tricks claimed
J 5 4 3 A J 4 10 9 6 5 7 5		9 8 Q 9 8 2 3 2 A K Q 8 3
78686 = 54657 = Par NS +110	Q 10 2 K 10 7 3 A Q J 8 9 2
Three notrump 3 NT S -2 -100 -6 79	Partscore   2 NT N +1 +150   +6 87

31. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 16

E deals E-W vul	A Q 6 10 6 K J 5 3 J 8 5 4		West North East South West North East South El Kourdy Nunes Dagher Fantoni Lauria Sadek Versace El Ahmady Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 9 K 4 2 5 J K 6 4 3 10 6 8 A 7 3 K A 8 Q 4 3 10 A 3 6 K 2 9 3 10 A 8 7 J 10 K 6 5 Q 9 J 7 2 7 8 J 6 3 6 A 8 J 4 2 9 7 Q 5 10 8 2 7 3 8 6 2 J 6 8 A 5   9 tricks claimed 2 Q K 4
K 8 4 Q J 5 3 Q 9 8 A 9 6		10 9 7 5 2 K 8 4 10 6 4 Q 3
A78BB A88BB 35422 = Par NS +430	J 3 A 9 7 2 A 7 2 K 10 7 2
Three notrump 3 NT S = +400 +6 85	Partscore   1 NT N +3 +180   -6 87

32. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals Both vul	Q 6 4 A 10 3 K J 7 6 5 4 2		West North East South West North East South Willenken Zia Cohler Rosenberg Fallenius Shenkin Welland Mahaffey Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP   Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th 9 4 2 J 9 2 A 7 2 4 K 5 8 J 3 6 2 3 10 Q 5 3 8 Q 10 6 3 A 4 K 5 Q 6 8 J 3 4 A 9 7 4 J 8 7 10 7 5 2 K 7 5 2 J 8 4   8 tricks claimed K 2 6 J 10 9 10 4 A 10 6 3 6 7 A 5
10 9 8 5 J 8 7 2 A 8 4 Q 7		K 3 2 Q 5 4 10 9 5 3 A J 3
88789 = 55554 = Par NS +120	A J 7 K 9 6 Q 6 2 K 10 9 8
Three notrump 3 NT S -1 -100 -6 85	Partscore   1 NT N +1 +120   +6 93