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 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
2
3
6
7
10
10
3
5 North
Bathurst
1
2
Pass

2nd
4
4
8
Q
2
K
6
4
10 East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
K
Q
9
9
5
9
3
7 South
Moss
1
3 NT

4th
A
8
A
J
J
7
K
3
6 West
Hampson

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
9
2
3
K
8
Q
7 North
Weinstein
Pass
1
2 NT

2nd
3
A
4
8
5
6
9
J East
Greco
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
10
K
9
3
Q
2
5 South
Levin
1
2
3

4th
5
4
8
J
A
K
4
10
N deals
None vul K Q 4
K 10 7 3
Q J 5
10 5 4
10 6 3 2
A J 5 4
10 6 4
K 2 Table 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 South -2
-100 = 0
Partscore
3 North -2
-100 = 0

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 19, Bd 7 West
Nonoo

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
K
3
J
A
9
K
J
10 North
Asbi

Dbl
3

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

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

4th
A
A
Q
3
7
7
8
4
4 West
Karwur

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
J
4
Q
9
8
3
4 North
Maci

1
1 NT

2nd
A
8
2
10
6
7
3 East
George
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
2
A
K
6
3
5 South
Basiony
1
1

4th
6
A
J
5
6
8
Q
E deals
Both vul J 9 6
A Q 8 6
Q 7 5 2
J 10
10 8 7 5 3
K 10 7
9 8 6
A Q Table 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 South =
+600 +11 11
Partscore
1 NT North =
+90 4

4. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Demirev
1
2
Pass
Dbl

Lead
4
4
7
3
A
3
8
7
9 North
Chambers
Pass
2 NT
3 NT
All Pass

2nd
10
7
2
5
J
6
K
6
A East
Robbins
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
A
Q
K
2
5
Q
2
J South
Schermer
1 NT
3
Pass

4th
6
3
6
A
3
10
5
9
9 West
LallH
1
Pass

Lead
A
4
3
7
K
A
8 North
Feldman
Pass
Pass

2nd
10
6
K
J
A
K
4 East
Milner
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
5
J
2
4
7 South
Pollack
1 NT

4th
6
10
2
Q
6
9
W deals
E-W vul Q J 10
8 6 4
Q J 4 3
K J 6
A K 7 4
3
A 10 2
A 8 7 4 3 Table 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× South =
+550 +10 21
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 4

5. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85 West
WolpertG
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
2
5
4
6
9
2
9
9 North
Hamman
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
10
6
J
5
3
10
Q
2
6 East
Kranyak
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
J
7
A
8
J
K
4 South
LallJ
1 NT
2

4th
4
Q
8
3
10
2
A
A West
Hurd
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
9
2
2
6
4
5
K
9
10 North
Dwyer
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
2
10
Q
6
J
5
3
8
7
K East
Wooldridge
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
J
3
J
7
A
J
10
6
A South
Bathurst
1
1 NT

4th
6
4
4
Q
8
3
7
7
5
Q
W deals
E-W vul K J 8 4
4 2
Q J 10
K 9 4 2
Q 3 2
K J 5 3
6 5 2
Q 7 3 Table 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 South -1
-50 21
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +5 9

6. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Cullin

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
5
K
8
9
K
5
4
J
7 North
Meckstroth

3 NT

2nd
3
4
2
7
2
5
3
4
8
8 East
Bertheau
2
Pass

3rd
9
J
3
A
6
3
Q
A
4
A South
Rodwell
2 NT
Pass

4th
J
Q
6
9
K
2
10
7
8
9 West
Hamman

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
9
A
9
5
J
A
K
9 North
Upmark

2 NT
Pass

2nd
3
3
7
9
2
3
Q
7
2
J East
Zia
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
6
4
10
10
Q
7
4
8
Q South
Nystrom
Dbl
3

4th
K
8
6
5
K
6
6
Q
J
3
E deals
Both vul A J 6 3
5 4 3
Q 4 2
J 9 6
5
A Q 10 8 6
9 8 7 3
A 4 3 Table Q 10 9 8 4 2
9
10 6
K Q 10 8
74565 =
68768 =
Par EW +110 K 7
K J 7 2
A K J 5
7 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 +7 28
Partscore
3 South -4
-400 9

7. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8 West
Rombaut

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
2
Q
7
9
7
J
6
3
8 North
Muller

2
3 NT

2nd
10
3
6
A
2
4
Q
K
Q East
Lorenzini

Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
A
3
2
A
10
5
7
K South
de Wijs
1 NT
2

4th
9
10
K
J
2
10
5
4
3 West
Drijver

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
6
2
7
Q
Q
A
3
4
A North
Bompis

1
2 NT

2nd
9
K
5
4
K
5
5
K
A
6 East
Brink

Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
2
J
A
4
9
10
Q
10
10 South
Quantin
1
1

4th
7
5
3
6
8
2
4
3
7
7
S deals
None vul A 7 3
Q 9 7 2
K 6 5
Q J 10
6
K J 10
A Q 10 2
8 6 4 3 2 Table 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 South -2
-100 28
Partscore
2 NT North +1
+150 +6 15

9. 2012 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63 West
Gitelman

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
5
J
2
9
A
4
8
J
Q North
ClerkinD

Dbl
3 NT

2nd
7
8
2
3
10
7
7
4
2
K East
Moss
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
6
3
Q
5
8
3
A
4
9 South
ClerkinJ
Pass
2 NT

4th
2
A
7
K
6
J
4
6
K
10 West
Ekeblad

Pass
Pass

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

Dbl
Pass

2nd
4
J
5
4
A
10
6
8
3
2 East
Weichsel
1
Pass
Pass

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

4th
3
7
7
9
2
2
4
A
6
7
E deals
E-W vul K J 8 4
A 10 4 2
A 7
J 10 8
9 6 5 2
K J 9
6 4 3
9 7 6 Table 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 South =
+400 +7 37
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 15

10. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Katz

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
3
2
3
K
7
5
A
3 North
Hampson

1
3 NT

2nd
8
5
6
2
A
6
K
8
Q East
Nickell

Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
9
Q
10
7
A
8
7
9 South
Greco
1
1 NT

4th
6
A
5
J
7
9
4
2
5 West
Diamond

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
3
2
3
9
3
10
Q
8
4 North
Rodwell

1
Pass

2nd
8
5
6
J
A
2
J
7
9
Q East
Platnick

Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
Q
10
4
A
Q
8
K
7 South
Meckstroth
1
1 NT

4th
6
A
5
J
7
9
6
3
A
2
S deals
Both vul A 8
K 6 5 2
A 10 5
10 8 7 2
J 10 9 7 4 2
J 9 7
6 4 2
5 Table 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 South -2
-200 37
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 +7 22

11. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14 West
Cheek

1
2
All Pass

Lead
9
8
Q
2
9
10
5
J
10 North
Friedland

Dbl
3

2nd
2
7
4
5
J
K
J
Q
9 East
Grue
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
6
2
6
A
K
3
8
K
4 South
Dahl
1
Pass
3 NT

4th
10
Q
A
3
3
9
2
6
7 West
Falk

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
8
8
3
2
9
4
9 North
WolpertD

1
2

2nd
J
5
10
6
5
2
Q East
Lusky
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
2
5
10
J
K
3 South
Amoils
1
1 NT
2 NT

4th
A
Q
2
3
Q
4
10
E deals
None vul K 10 4 2
K 10 8 2
J 2
A 10 2
A J 7 6 5
Q 7 3
9 5
9 8 6 Table 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 South +2
+460 +7 44
Partscore
2 NT South +1
+150 22

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

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
J
5
4
4
3
6
K
5 North
Muller

3 NT

2nd
4
5
J
2
10
Q
J
8 East
Zagorin

Pass

3rd
9
7
8
10
A
2
A
7 South
de Wijs
1 NT
Pass

4th
2
6
6
Q
9
K
3
2 West
Drijver

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
K
J
4
5 North
Hurd

1 NT

2nd
10
8
3
2
8 East
Brink

Pass

3rd
2
6
9
A
9 South
Wooldridge
1
Pass

4th
4
2
4
3
J
S deals
N-S vul 10 6 4
Q 8 4
Q 9 6
A K 10 5
K Q 7 3
9 5 3 2
A 8 3
J 2 Table 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 South -2
-200 44
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 +8 30

16. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Garner

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
Q
2
3
3
Q North
Wooldridge

3 NT

2nd
10
3
6
2
K East
WeinsteinH

Pass

3rd
6
5
7
J
4 South
Hurd
1 NT
Pass

4th
2
9
A
K
4 West
LallJ

2
Pass

Lead
4
5
J
5
2
3
Q
8 North
Rubin

Dbl
Pass

2nd
2
9
6
10
10
K
2
9 East
Grue

Pass
Pass

3rd
J
Q
7
6
K
4
K
Q South
Ekeblad
1
2

4th
K
3
A
2
7
4
A
7
S deals
N-S vul A 5 2
Q J 4 2
6 3 2
Q 10 4
Q 8 4 3
A 9
Q 10
K J 9 7 5 Table 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 South +1
+630 +10 54
Partscore
2 South +2
+170 39

17. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Stansby

1
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
4
6
10
7
9
8
J
10 North
Delmonte

Dbl
2 NT
Pass

2nd
K
2
9
J
A
3
4
10
K East
Martel
Pass
Pass
Pass
Dbl

3rd
6
8
Q
Q
2
Q
A
5
5 South
Bakhshi
Pass
1 NT
3 NT
All Pass

4th
2
A
4
6
3
4
5
7
J West
Cheek

1
Pass

Lead
7
4
J
10
3
9
10
5 North
Levin

Dbl
Pass

2nd
A
2
A
Q
2
K
J
K East
Grue
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
J
2
3
4
4
Q
6 South
Weinstein
Pass
1 NT

4th
8
A
5
6
9
7
6
8
E deals
E-W vul 8 6
A K J 9
A 10 9
K 10 7 4
K Q 7 4 2
7 4
J 7 6
A 5 3 Table 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× South -1
-100 54
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 +6 45

18. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 92 West
Martel

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
J
7
10
2
5
9 North
Meckstroth

2
2
3 NT

2nd
5
K
2
Q
3 East
Stansby

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
4
7
10
K South
Rodwell
1
2
2 NT

4th
3
9
Q
6
8 West
Hamman

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
J
10
6
K
5
A
2
Q North
Kamil

1
1

2nd
7
4
9
8
8
7
3
4
9 East
Zia

Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
Q
K
3
6
K
5
J
3 South
Fleisher
Pass
1
1 NT

4th
5
2
7
A
4
4
6
8
7
S deals
E-W vul A 9 2
9 6 5
K Q J 5
K 9 7
Q 10
J 10 4
10 7 4 3
A 4 3 2 Table 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 South +1
+430 +8 62
Partscore
1 NT South =
+90 45

21. 2008 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Duboin
Pass
Pass

Lead
10
2
2
6
3
7
9
Q North
Townsend
1
Pass

2nd
J
Q
4
A
5
3
K
10 East
Sementa
1
Pass

3rd
K
4
7
5
2
A
8 South
Gold
3 NT

4th
A
3
Q
7
J
J
4 West
Malinowski
Pass
Pass

Lead
10
7
5
A
Q
3
K North
Versace
1
Pass

2nd
J
6
2
4
5
2
8 East
Sandqvist
1
Pass

3rd
K
A
J
7
3
J
3 South
Lauria
2 NT

4th
A
5
Q
2
6
10
9
W deals
None vul J 4
A 8 6 5
9 5 4
A K 9 2
10 2
Q 9 7 4 3
A Q
8 6 4 3 Table 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 South +1
+430 +7 69
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 45

22. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
Dubinin

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
J
6
Q
9
4
3
K
J North
Welland
1
1
Pass

2nd
4
5
7
2
Q
2
6
10
4 East
Gromov
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
8
2
6
8
A
J
8 South
Glubok
1
3 NT

4th
10
2
7
9
Q
Q
3
10
5 West
CohenB

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
Q
4
K
Q
6
3
2
3 North
Zmudzinski
Pass
1
Dbl

2nd
8
2
6
4
5
10
4
7
A East
Smith
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
5
9
J
6
A
5
A
7
8 South
Balicki
1
Pass
2

4th
J
9
K
2
10
3
8
6
7
N deals
E-W vul Q J 3
7 5 4
A K 5 2
8 4 2
5
K Q J 9 8
J 10 6 4
K 9 5 Table 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 South -2
-100 69
Partscore
2 North =
+110 +5 50

23. 2008 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9 West
Narasimhan
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
10
Q
J
4
3
K
4
J North
El Ahmady
Dbl
2
3 NT

2nd
2
K
3
5
8
8
7
10
K East
Wold
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
9
A
6
7
9
A
9
Q
A South
Sadek
2
2 NT

4th
Q
2
3
5
2
6
J
4
7 West
Jacobs
2
Pass

Lead
9
10 North
Bocchi
2 NT

2nd
J
K East
Katz
Pass

3rd
4 South
Ferraro
Pass

4th
2
W deals
N-S vul A K 4
A 5 2
10 4 2
A Q J 4
J 8 5 2
K 10 8 6 4 3
A J
K Table 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 South =
+600 +10 79
Partscore
2 NT North +1
+150 50

24. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90 West
Strul
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
J
J
4
4 North
Jacobs
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
2
9
Q
3 East
Becker
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
2
8
A South
Katz
1 NT
2

4th
A
K
5
7 West
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
7
8
K
Q
3
J North
Stansby
Pass
2

2nd
5
4
2
5
5
9
A
8 East
Weinstein
1
Pass

3rd
3
3
J
J
4
6
4 South
Martel
Dbl
Pass

4th
4
A
Q
Q
7
A
2
W deals
Both vul K 9 7 4
7 5 2
6 4
A Q 8 2
Q 10 8 3
8 6 4
9 8 5
9 6 3 Table 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 South -2
-200 79
Partscore
2 North +2
+170 +9 59

25. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53 West
Weichsel
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
J
9
Q
3
J
6
J
2 North
Rosenberg
Pass
1
2 NT
3 NT

2nd
4
7
A
4
9
4
6
3
7 East
Lesniewski
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
2
6
5
K
K
8
A
10 South
Zia
1
1 NT
3

4th
J
A
5
8
10
5
5
4
Q West
Weinstein
Pass
Pass

Lead
9
9
7
4
7
3
4
6
10 North
Verhees
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
2
J
2
5
4
K
3
3 East
Levin
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
Q
J
10
K
6
9
5 South
Jansma
1 NT

4th
Q
A
A
Q
J
A
2
7
5
W deals
E-W vul J 10 8 3
8 5 4
A 9 2
K 5 2
Q 5 2
K Q 6 3
Q 6 3
9 7 4 Table 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 South -2
-100 79
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 +6 65

27. 2007 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
WangJ
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
5
5
A
3
5
2
7
9 North
Cheek
Pass
3 NT

2nd
Q
2
8
9
4
8
2
6 East
Ao
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
A
J
7
Q
3
4
Q South
Grue
1 NT
Pass

4th
2
3
6
10
K
9
4
6 West
Lynch
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
5
A
3
A
5
4
A North
Chechelashvili
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
8
8
9
2
J
Q
4
3 East
Dawson
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
J
2
Q
3
5
7 South
Gu
1 NT
2

4th
9
6
10
K
K
2
8
W deals
Both vul Q J 8
A J 4 3
K 10 7 5
J 7
A 10 7 6 5
K 10 8
3
K Q 8 2 Table 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 South -1
-100 79
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +6 71

28. 2007 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50 West
Kodayam

Pass
Pass

Lead
6
4
J
K
2
2 North
Hamman
Pass
3 NT

2nd
7
3
3
6
5
8 East
Bykov
1
Pass

3rd
J
5
9
Q
Q
K South
Soloway
1 NT
Pass

4th
A
Q
2
4
3 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
4
2
6
6
4
3
9
5
7 North
Tuszynski
Pass
2
2 NT

2nd
8
3
J
9
8
8
A
4
K
8 East
Meckstroth
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
7
7
2
10
3
5
5
A
5 South
Kowalski
1 NT
2

4th
A
Q
4
J
K
10
Q
9
Q
2
N deals
E-W vul 5 4 2
10 8 7 5
A K 9 4
J 3
Q 10 9
9 6 3 2
10 7 3
Q 9 8 Table 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 South -1
-50 79
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +5 76

29. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 15, Bd 6 West
HackettJU
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
8
2
10
2
4
6
5
Q
7 North
ChenD
Pass
3 NT

2nd
6
6
J
9
7
5
8
3
5
Q East
HackettJA
1
Pass

3rd
K
4
Q
8
2
A
J
9
10
K South
Furuta
1 NT
Pass

4th
A
K
4
3
A
2
9
3
J
9 West
Miyakuni
Pass
Rdbl
Pass

Lead
K
3
10
8
5
9
4
2
5
3 North
Townsend
Pass
2

2nd
A
5
8
3
J
3
10
J
6
10 East
Teramoto
1
Pass

3rd
6
A
K
7
Q
10
6
Q
K
9 South
Gold
Dbl
Pass

4th
4
2
9
2
8
2
Q
4
A
7
W deals
E-W vul 9 6 4
Q 9 7 4
K 7
A 10 7 6
Q 10 5
J 6 3 2
Q 10 9 4
9 5 Table 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 South -2
-100 79
Partscore
2 North +1
+110 +5 81

30. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 17, Bd 8 West
Sylvan
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
2
4
2
J
4
A
Q North
El Ahmady
1
1
Pass

2nd
6
3
K
K
6
4
9 East
Sundelin
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
A
2
A
8
Q
7 South
Sadek
1
3 NT

4th
10
9
5
5
3
7
6 West
Dagher

Lead
A North
Bertheau

2nd East
El Kourdy

3rd South
Nystrom

4th
W deals
None vul A K 7 6
6 5
K 7 4
J 10 6 4
J 5 4 3
A J 4
10 9 6 5
7 5 Table 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 South -2
-100 79
Partscore
2 NT North +1
+150 +6 87

31. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 13, Bd 16 West
El Kourdy

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
4
K
3
8
9
3
7
8 North
Nunes

3
3

2nd
K
3
A
6
7
J
6
Q
6 East
Dagher
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
4
10
8
K
J
7
A
5
2 South
Fantoni
1 NT
3
3 NT

4th
2
6
Q
2
10
2
8
10
J West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
8
4
9
K
7
J
8
6 North
Sadek

1 NT

2nd
J
A
3
3
6
8
4
2
8 East
Versace
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
7
10
10
5
J
2
7
A South
El Ahmady
1
Pass

4th
6
3
A
A
Q
6
9
3
5
E deals
E-W vul A Q 6
10 6
K J 5 3
J 8 5 4
K 8 4
Q J 5 3
Q 9 8
A 9 6 Table 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 South =
+400 +6 85
Partscore
1 NT North +3
+180 87

32. 2005 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Willenken
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
9
2
2
10
6
4
K North
Zia
Pass
3 NT

2nd
4
4
3
6
8
J
7 East
Cohler
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
K
10
3
J
8
5 South
Rosenberg
1 NT
Pass

4th
J
5
Q
A
3
7 West
Fallenius
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
9
8
5
4
4
10
2
K
10
A North
Shenkin
Pass
1 NT

2nd
2
J
3
K
A
7
J
2
9
10 East
Welland
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
3
8
5
9
5
8
6
10
6 South
Mahaffey
1
Pass

4th
7
6
Q
Q
7
2
4
J
4
3
W deals
Both vul Q 6 4
A 10 3
K J 7
6 5 4 2
10 9 8 5
J 8 7 2
A 8 4
Q 7 Table 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 South -1
-100 85
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 +6 93

33. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 27 West
Compton

Pass

Lead
4
5
9
7
5 North
Cohen
2
Pass

2nd
3
6
10
6
8 East
CohenS
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
Q
K
J South
Berkowitz
3 NT

4th
K
K
3
8 West
Schwartz

Dbl
Pass

Lead
8
3
A
4
5
8
Q
10
Q North
Krekorian
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
A
5
3
6
2
A
2
6
10 East
Becker
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
K
J
2
Q
6
4
J South
Casen
1
1 NT

4th
4
A
8
K
K
3
6
10
N deals
None vul J 7 4 3
Q 9 6 3
3
A Q J 3
A 9 2
A 7 5 4
K 7 6
8 6 2 Table 10 6 5
J 10 2
Q 9 8 5 2
K 7
8887A 8987A
54563 =
Par NS +140 K Q 8
K 8
A J 10 4
10 9 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 85
Partscore
1 NT South +3
+180 +6 99

34. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 4, Bd 13 West
Fredin

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
J
8
9
7
6
Q
3
K North
Fractman
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
5
4
10
2
4
A
5
6
7 East
Lindkvist
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
2
K
2
10
Q
9
J
10 South
Carrasco
1
3 NT

4th
3
6
3
8
3
J
2
4
5 West
Wasik

1
2
Pass

Lead
10
A
K
J
9 North
Bertheau
Pass
2
Pass
3

2nd
2
2
4
7
8 East
Knap
1
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
3
Q
10
3 South
Nystrom
1
2
3

4th
J
5
6
2
N deals
Both vul 6 5
A 5 4 3
Q 10 3
A 7 4 2
K Q 9 7 2
9 7 6
8 7 4 2
10 Table A J 8
K Q 10 2
6 5
Q 8 6 5
85699 =
48643 =
Par NS +120 10 4 3
J 8
A K J 9
K J 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 85
Partscore
3 South =
+110 +5 104

35. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 1, Bd 9 West
Armannsson

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
2
2
9
2
K
J
7
8 North
Nunes

2
2 NT

2nd
10
5
6
A
4
6
8
4
3 East
Jorgensen

Pass
Pass

3rd
J
Q
J
6
10
7
8
9
A South
Fantoni
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
K
3
Q
4
A
10
2
K
10 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
8
2
J
4
2
2
6
5 North
MagnussonM

1
2

2nd
A
3
9
Q
10
5
K
4
4 East
Versace

Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
A
J
3
K
10
9
9
10 South
Thorvaldsson
1
1 NT

4th
6
6
Q
2
7
4
3
A
A
S deals
E-W vul A 5 4 2
7 6 5 2
A Q
10 8 6
Q 7 3
A 3
K J 9 5
Q 7 5 3 Table 10 9 6
K J 8 4
8 7 6 3
J 4
88868 =
54575 =
Par NS +120 K J 8
Q 10 9
10 4 2
A K 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 85
Partscore
2 North +1
+140 +5 109

36. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 17, Bd 3 West
v.Prooijen

3
Pass

Lead
3
6
10
K
6
Q
10
8
Q
7 North
Abzianidze

Dbl
Pass

2nd
2
K
2
J
Q
2
8
10
5
5 East
Brink
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
4
A
8
3
J
6
8
4
A South
Beriashvili
Pass
3 NT

4th
9
5
5
4
3
7
3
7
A
6 West
Goshadze

Pass
2

Lead
8
2
6
10
7
7
5
8
K
9 North
Verhees

Dbl
2

2nd
A
A
K
6
8
3
A
2
J
Q East
Chechelashvili
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
9
3
K
3
3
4
A
9
10 South
Jansma
Pass
1

4th
5
4
5
4
J
J
7
5
4
6
E deals
N-S vul A K 7 6
A K 9 3
7 5 2
Q 7
4 2
8 6
J 4 3
K J 9 6 4 3 Table Q J 5
Q J 4 2
A Q 10 8 6
5
79868 =
64575 =
Par NS +140 10 9 8 3
10 7 5
K 9
A 10 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-200 85
Partscore
2 South +1
+140 +8 117

37. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103 West
Hamman

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
7
3
A
8
2
K
K
Q North
Martel

1
1
3 NT

2nd
8
6
4
J
7
2
9
2
K East
Soloway

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
9
Q
5
5
10
2
4
A South
Stansby
Pass
1
2 NT

4th
Q
4
A
3
J
6
3
4 West
Sontag

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
Q
Q
Q
3
9
J North
Rodwell

1
1

2nd
5
2
K
A
8
2
7 East
Weichsel

Pass
Pass

3rd
K
6
A
3
5
Q South
Meckstroth
Pass
1
1 NT

4th
4
A
2
4
7
A
S deals
Both vul K 10 7 3
Q 6
A 7 5
K J 9 8
A 8
8 7 4 2
J 8 6 3
A 6 3 Table 9 6 5 4
K 9 5
K Q
10 5 4 2
99888 =
33443 33544
Par NS +600 Q J 2
A J 10 3
10 9 4 2
Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT South +1
+630 +10 95
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 117

38. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 95 West
Stansby

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
Q
K
7
10
2
3
A
J North
Rubin

1
3

2nd
2
6
2
J
J
6
8
2
6 East
Martel

Pass
Dbl

3rd
5
4
8
A
3
Q
9
5
7 South
Granovetter
1
1
3 NT

4th
K
5
9
4
3
A
6
4
10 West
Lipsitz

Pass

Lead
3
Q
K
3
2
J
7
K
4 North
Weichsel

Pass

2nd
7
6
2
J
J
8
3
10
5 East
Ekeblad

Pass

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

4th
A
5
9
6
A
Q
7
7
8
S deals
N-S vul 8 7
K 4 2
10 8 4 2
A 10 8 4
J 10 5 3
A 8 7 3
Q 3
J 6 2 Table K 9 4
J 10 6
A J 9 7 5
9 5
8888A =
54553 =
Par NS +130 A Q 6 2
Q 9 5
K 6
K Q 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 95
Partscore
1 NT South +2
+150 +6 123

39. 2000 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 79 West
Zmudzinski
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
2
8
3
8
Q
Q
6
K
K North
Thorvaldsson
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
6
4
4
J
5
A
3
5
K
9 East
Balicki
Pass
Pass
All Pass

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

4th
J
9
3
6
A
4
4
7
8
6 West
MagnussonM
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
J
5
10
J
Q
10
4 North
Kwiecien
Pass
1 NT

2nd
A
5
2
7
3
A
6
8 East
Ingimarsson
1
Pass

3rd
3
8
J
4
2
6
3
9 South
Pszczola
Dbl
Pass

4th
6
Q
Q
K
8
10
A
K
W deals
E-W vul A 9 5 3
Q 10 8
10 9 8 6
Q 6
Q J
A J 4
K 5 3 2
J 9 7 4 Table K 7 6 2
9 6 5
Q 7 4
8 5 3
98989 99989
44454 =
Par NS +400 10 8 4
K 7 3 2
A J
A K 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +6 101
Partscore
1 NT North +2
+150 123

40. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63 West
Kwiecien
1
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
10
8
K
5
A
4
6
7 North
Mouiel
Dbl
Pass
3

2nd
3
6
9
4
7
3
4
A
7 East
Pszczola
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
J
5
Q
8
J
5
10 South
Salama
2
2
3 NT

4th
Q
K
6
A
3
9
3
8
5 West
Levy
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
J
10
A
4
6
5
A North
Jassem
Dbl
2
3

2nd
7
7
6
3
9
3
Q
4 East
Chemla
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
3
2
2
5
10
J
K
8 South
Tuszynski
1
2 NT

4th
A
K
J
6
9
K
3
2
W deals
E-W vul A Q 4 2
Q J 7
Q J 5 4
6 3
9 7 6
K 2
A 9 3
K J 7 4 2 Table K 3
10 9 8 4 3
K 10 8
10 8 5
57564 68564
75868 65758
Par NS +110 J 10 8 5
A 6 5
7 6 2
A Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT South -3
-150 101
Partscore
3 South =
+140 +7 130

42. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Lindkvist

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
6
2
2
8
4
8 North
Chagas

3 NT

2nd
K
3
A
3
8
Q
5 East
Fredin
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
Q
7
6
10
A South
Branco
1 NT
Pass

4th
10
5
4
J
K
9 West
Campos

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
2
8
6 North
Nilsland

1 NT

2nd
2
9
5 East
Villas-Boas
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
4
10 South
Fallenius
1
Pass

4th
6
10
K
E deals
None vul K 9 3
10 7 6
K 7 6
A J 6 5
A 8 5 2
A 5
10 8 5 3
K 9 8 Table 7 6 4
K 9 4 3
J 9 4
Q 4 2
87878 =
56565 =
Par NS +120 Q J 10
Q J 8 2
A Q 2
10 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-50 101
Partscore
1 NT North +1
+120 +5 135

43. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 7, Bd 19 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
3
4
2 North
Branco
Pass
1
3 NT

2nd
9
6
2
A East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
7
J
J South
Chagas
1
1 NT

4th
K
5
8 West
Mello

Pass

Lead
4
3
4
2
5
3
K
8
K
4 North
Wolff
Pass
Pass

2nd
9
6
2
A
2
9
8
5
6
9 East
Fonseca
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
7
J
J
A
10
7
J
10
J South
Hamman
1 NT

4th
K
5
3
7
4
6
8
Q
2
Q
N deals
E-W vul 6 2
A J 10 8
Q 6 5 4
J 9 7
K 10 5
9 6 3
10 8 3
A 8 6 4 Table A J 7 3
Q 7 5 2
K 7 2
10 5
87898 =
56544 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 8 4
K 4
A J 9
K Q 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+400 +7 108
Partscore
1 NT South +1
+120 135

44. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Groetheim
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
A
K North
Duboin
Dbl
2 NT
Pass

2nd
Q
2
3 East
Aa
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
5
8
6 South
Bocchi
1 NT
3 NT

4th
5
5
4 West
Versace
2
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
6
A
K
Q North
Helgemo
Dbl
3

2nd
2
7
2
3
J East
Lauria
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
10
6
8
9 South
Helness
2 NT
Pass

4th
9
K
4
5
6
W deals
Both vul Q J 4 3
K Q J 9
A K Q 7
9
A K 10 8 7 6
10
5 4
Q 10 5 3 Table —
8 6 5 4 3 2
J 3 2
A K 8 7
75594 75584
58638 =
Par NS +110 9 5 2
A 7
10 9 8 6
J 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT South =
+600 +10 118
Partscore
3 North +1
+130 135

45. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 80 West
Meckstroth

Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
A
5
10
Q
2
7
5 North
Lev
1
2
3

2nd
A
2
6
Q
2
5
8
3 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
3
Q
K
6
2
J
4 South
Glubok
1
2
3 NT

4th
4
9
3
6
A
9
K
10 West
Weinstein

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
6
6
3
10
7
Q
9
J North
Freeman
1
2
3

2nd
A
2
3
10
5
A
5
10
5 East
Katz
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
6
A
Q
J
K
4
J
9
8 South
Nickell
1
2

4th
4
4
K
K
7
2
9
3
8
N deals
N-S vul 10 6
A 10 7 5
A K 5
Q J 10 4
Q 9 7 4
9
Q J 8 7 2
A 8 3 Table J 5 2
K J 6 2
6 3
K 9 5 2
76968 87978
56365 45365
Par NS +140 A K 8 3
Q 8 4 3
10 9 4
7 6

Three notrump
3 NT South -1
-100 +3 121
Partscore
3 South -2
-200 135

Data 9Z73 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore

1. 2014 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 107			`West` Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 2 2 3 6 7 10 10 3 5	`North` Bathurst 1 2 Pass 2nd 4 4 8 Q 2 K 6 4 10	`East` Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 K Q 9 9 5 9 3 7	`South` Moss 1 3 NT 4th A 8 A J J 7 K 3 6	`West` Hampson Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 9 2 3 K 8 Q 7	`North` Weinstein Pass 1 2 NT 2nd 3 A 4 8 5 6 9 J	`East` Greco Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 10 K 9 3 Q 2 5	`South` Levin 1 2 3 4th 5 4 8 J A K 4 10
N deals None vul	K Q 4 K 10 7 3 Q J 5 10 5 4
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 South -2 -100 = `0`	Partscore 3 North -2 -100 = `0`

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 19, Bd 7			West Nonoo 1 Pass All Pass Lead 5 K 3 J A 9 K J 10	North Asbi Dbl 3 2nd 6 6 4 2 5 3 8 8 9	East Syed Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 2 10 2 2 Q 6 5 7	South Tobing 1 2 3 NT 4th A A Q 3 7 7 8 4 4	West Karwur Pass Pass Lead 4 J 4 Q 9 8 3 4	North Maci 1 1 NT 2nd A 8 2 10 6 7 3	East George Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 2 A K 6 3 5	South Basiony 1 1 4th 6 A J 5 6 8 Q
E deals Both vul	J 9 6 A Q 8 6 Q 7 5 2 J 10
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 South = +600 +11 `11`	Partscore 1 NT North = +90 4

4. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38			West Demirev 1 2 Pass Dbl Lead 4 4 7 3 A 3 8 7 9	`North` Chambers Pass 2 NT 3 NT All Pass 2nd 10 7 2 5 J 6 K 6 A	East Robbins Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 A Q K 2 5 Q 2 J	`South` Schermer 1 NT 3 Pass 4th 6 3 6 A 3 10 5 9 9	West LallH 1 Pass Lead A 4 3 7 K A 8	`North` Feldman Pass Pass 2nd 10 6 K J A K 4	East Milner Pass Pass 3rd 5 5 J 2 4 7	`South` Pollack 1 NT 4th 6 10 2 Q 6 9
W deals E-W vul	Q J 10 8 6 4 Q J 4 3 K J 6
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× South = +550 +10 `21`	Partscore 1 NT South = +90 4

5. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85			West WolpertG Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 2 5 4 6 9 2 9 9	`North` Hamman Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 10 6 J 5 3 10 Q 2 6	East Kranyak Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 J 7 A 8 J K 4	`South` LallJ 1 NT 2 4th 4 Q 8 3 10 2 A A	West Hurd Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 9 2 2 6 4 5 K 9 10	`North` Dwyer Pass 1 Pass 2nd 2 10 Q 6 J 5 3 8 7 K	East Wooldridge Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q J 3 J 7 A J 10 6 A	`South` Bathurst 1 1 NT 4th 6 4 4 Q 8 3 7 7 5 Q
W deals E-W vul	K J 8 4 4 2 Q J 10 K 9 4 2
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 South -1 -50 `21`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 +5 9

6. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39			West Cullin Pass Pass Lead 6 5 K 8 9 K 5 4 J 7	North Meckstroth 3 NT 2nd 3 4 2 7 2 5 3 4 8 8	East Bertheau 2 Pass 3rd 9 J 3 A 6 3 Q A 4 A	South Rodwell 2 NT Pass 4th J Q 6 9 K 2 10 7 8 9	West Hamman Pass Pass Lead 5 2 9 A 9 5 J A K 9	North Upmark 2 NT Pass 2nd 3 3 7 9 2 3 Q 7 2 J	East Zia 2 Pass Pass 3rd 8 6 4 10 10 Q 7 4 8 Q	South Nystrom Dbl 3 4th K 8 6 5 K 6 6 Q J 3
E deals Both vul	A J 6 3 5 4 3 Q 4 2 J 9 6
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 EW +110	K 7 K J 7 2 A K J 5 7 5 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 +7 `28`	Partscore 3 South -4 -400 9

7. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8			`West` Rombaut Pass Pass Lead 6 2 Q 7 9 7 J 6 3 8	`North` Muller 2 3 NT 2nd 10 3 6 A 2 4 Q K Q	`East` Lorenzini Pass All Pass 3rd 5 A 3 2 A 10 5 7 K	`South` de Wijs 1 NT 2 4th 9 10 K J 2 10 5 4 3	`West` Drijver Pass Pass Lead 2 6 2 7 Q Q A 3 4 A	`North` Bompis 1 2 NT 2nd 9 K 5 4 K 5 5 K A 6	`East` Brink Pass All Pass 3rd 6 2 J A 4 9 10 Q 10 10	`South` Quantin 1 1 4th 7 5 3 6 8 2 4 3 7 7
S deals None vul	A 7 3 Q 9 7 2 K 6 5 Q J 10
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 South -2 -100 `28`	Partscore 2 NT North +1 +150 +6 15

9. 2012 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63			West Gitelman Pass Pass Lead 3 5 J 2 9 A 4 8 J Q	`North` ClerkinD Dbl 3 NT 2nd 7 8 2 3 10 7 7 4 2 K	East Moss 1 Pass All Pass 3rd Q 6 3 Q 5 8 3 A 4 9	`South` ClerkinJ Pass 2 NT 4th 2 A 7 K 6 J 4 6 K 10	West Ekeblad Pass Pass Lead 6 5 10 2 J K Q 7 K J	`North` Hampson Dbl Pass 2nd 4 J 5 4 A 10 6 8 3 2	East Weichsel 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q 6 8 A 8 3 9 J Q A	`South` Greco Pass 1 NT 4th 3 7 7 9 2 2 4 A 6 7
E deals E-W vul	K J 8 4 A 10 4 2 A 7 J 10 8
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 South = +400 +7 `37`	Partscore 1 NT South = +90 15

10. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 39			West Katz Pass Pass Lead 10 3 2 3 K 7 5 A 3	North Hampson 1 3 NT 2nd 8 5 6 2 A 6 K 8 Q	East Nickell Pass All Pass 3rd K 9 Q 10 7 A 8 7 9	South Greco 1 1 NT 4th 6 A 5 J 7 9 4 2 5	West Diamond Pass Pass Lead 10 3 2 3 9 3 10 Q 8 4	North Rodwell 1 Pass 2nd 8 5 6 J A 2 J 7 9 Q	East Platnick Pass Pass 3rd K 2 Q 10 4 A Q 8 K 7	South Meckstroth 1 1 NT 4th 6 A 5 J 7 9 6 3 A 2
S deals Both vul	A 8 K 6 5 2 A 10 5 10 8 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 South -2 -200 `37`	Partscore 1 NT South = +90 +7 22

11. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14			`West` Cheek 1 2 All Pass Lead 9 8 Q 2 9 10 5 J 10	`North` Friedland Dbl 3 2nd 2 7 4 5 J K J Q 9	`East` Grue Pass 2 Pass 3rd 6 2 6 A K 3 8 K 4	`South` Dahl 1 Pass 3 NT 4th 10 Q A 3 3 9 2 6 7	`West` Falk Pass Pass All Pass Lead 9 8 8 3 2 9 4 9	`North` WolpertD 1 2 2nd J 5 10 6 5 2 Q	`East` Lusky Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 2 5 10 J K 3	`South` Amoils 1 1 NT 2 NT 4th A Q 2 3 Q 4 10
E deals None vul	K 10 4 2 K 10 8 2 J 2 A 10 2
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 South +2 +460 +7 `44`	Partscore 2 NT South +1 +150 22

12. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 16			`West` Bathurst Pass Pass Lead 3 J 5 4 4 3 6 K 5	North Muller 3 NT 2nd 4 5 J 2 10 Q J 8	`East` Zagorin Pass 3rd 9 7 8 10 A 2 A 7	South de Wijs 1 NT Pass 4th 2 6 6 Q 9 K 3 2	`West` Drijver Pass Pass Lead 6 K J 4 5	North Hurd 1 NT 2nd 10 8 3 2 8	`East` Brink Pass 3rd 2 6 9 A 9	South Wooldridge 1 Pass 4th 4 2 4 3 J
S deals N-S vul	10 6 4 Q 8 4 Q 9 6 A K 10 5
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 South -2 -200 `44`	Partscore 1 NT North +1 +120 +8 30

16. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54			`West` Garner Pass Pass Lead 5 Q 2 3 3 Q	North Wooldridge 3 NT 2nd 10 3 6 2 K	`East` WeinsteinH Pass 3rd 6 5 7 J 4	South Hurd 1 NT Pass 4th 2 9 A K 4	`West` LallJ 2 Pass Lead 4 5 J 5 2 3 Q 8	North Rubin Dbl Pass 2nd 2 9 6 10 10 K 2 9	`East` Grue Pass Pass 3rd J Q 7 6 K 4 K Q	South Ekeblad 1 2 4th K 3 A 2 7 4 A 7
S deals N-S vul	A 5 2 Q J 4 2 6 3 2 Q 10 4
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 South +1 +630 +10 `54`	Partscore 2 South +2 +170 39

17. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 54			West Stansby 1 Pass Pass Lead 7 4 6 10 7 9 8 J 10	`North` Delmonte Dbl 2 NT Pass 2nd K 2 9 J A 3 4 10 K	East Martel Pass Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 6 8 Q Q 2 Q A 5 5	`South` Bakhshi Pass 1 NT 3 NT All Pass 4th 2 A 4 6 3 4 5 7 J	West Cheek 1 Pass Lead 7 4 J 10 3 9 10 5	`North` Levin Dbl Pass 2nd A 2 A Q 2 K J K	East Grue Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 J 2 3 4 4 Q 6	`South` Weinstein Pass 1 NT 4th 8 A 5 6 9 7 6 8
E deals E-W vul	8 6 A K J 9 A 10 9 K 10 7 4
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× South -1 -100 `54`	Partscore 1 NT South +1 +120 +6 45

18. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 92			West Martel Pass Pass Pass Lead J 7 10 2 5 9	`North` Meckstroth 2 2 3 NT 2nd 5 K 2 Q 3	East Stansby Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 4 7 10 K	`South` Rodwell 1 2 2 NT 4th 3 9 Q 6 8	West Hamman Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 J 10 6 K 5 A 2 Q	`North` Kamil 1 1 2nd 7 4 9 8 8 7 3 4 9	East Zia Pass Pass 3rd Q Q K 3 6 K 5 J 3	`South` Fleisher Pass 1 1 NT 4th 5 2 7 A 4 4 6 8 7
S deals E-W vul	A 9 2 9 6 5 K Q J 5 K 9 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 South +1 +430 +8 `62`	Partscore 1 NT South = +90 45

21. 2008 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 43			`West` Duboin Pass Pass Lead 10 2 2 6 3 7 9 Q	`North` Townsend 1 Pass 2nd J Q 4 A 5 3 K 10	`East` Sementa 1 Pass 3rd K 4 7 5 2 A 8	`South` Gold 3 NT 4th A 3 Q 7 J J 4	`West` Malinowski Pass Pass Lead 10 7 5 A Q 3 K	`North` Versace 1 Pass 2nd J 6 2 4 5 2 8	`East` Sandqvist 1 Pass 3rd K A J 7 3 J 3	`South` Lauria 2 NT 4th A 5 Q 2 6 10 9
W deals None vul	J 4 A 8 6 5 9 5 4 A K 9 2
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 South +1 +430 +7 `69`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 45

22. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 28			West Dubinin Pass Pass Lead K J 6 Q 9 4 3 K J	`North` Welland 1 1 Pass 2nd 4 5 7 2 Q 2 6 10 4	East Gromov Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 A 8 2 6 8 A J 8	`South` Glubok 1 3 NT 4th 10 2 7 9 Q Q 3 10 5	West CohenB 1 Pass All Pass Lead 4 Q 4 K Q 6 3 2 3	`North` Zmudzinski Pass 1 Dbl 2nd 8 2 6 4 5 10 4 7 A	East Smith Pass 2 Pass 3rd 5 9 J 6 A 5 A 7 8	`South` Balicki 1 Pass 2 4th J 9 K 2 10 3 8 6 7
N deals E-W vul	Q J 3 7 5 4 A K 5 2 8 4 2
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 South -2 -100 `69`	Partscore 2 North = +110 +5 50

23. 2008 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9			`West` Narasimhan 1 Pass Pass Lead 6 10 Q J 4 3 K 4 J	North El Ahmady Dbl 2 3 NT 2nd 2 K 3 5 8 8 7 10 K	`East` Wold Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 9 A 6 7 9 A 9 Q A	South Sadek 2 2 NT 4th Q 2 3 5 2 6 J 4 7	`West` Jacobs 2 Pass Lead 9 10	North Bocchi 2 NT 2nd J K	`East` Katz Pass 3rd 4	South Ferraro Pass 4th 2
W deals N-S vul	A K 4 A 5 2 10 4 2 A Q J 4
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 South = +600 +10 `79`	Partscore 2 NT North +1 +150 50

24. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90			West Strul Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 J J 4 4	North Jacobs Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 2 9 Q 3	East Becker 1 Pass All Pass 3rd K 2 8 A	South Katz 1 NT 2 4th A K 5 7	West Levin Pass Pass Pass Lead A K 7 8 K Q 3 J	North Stansby Pass 2 2nd 5 4 2 5 5 9 A 8	East Weinstein 1 Pass 3rd 3 3 J J 4 6 4	South Martel Dbl Pass 4th 4 A Q Q 7 A 2
W deals Both vul	K 9 7 4 7 5 2 6 4 A Q 8 2
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 South -2 -200 `79`	Partscore 2 North +2 +170 +9 59

25. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53			West Weichsel Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 J 9 Q 3 J 6 J 2	`North` Rosenberg Pass 1 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 4 7 A 4 9 4 6 3 7	East Lesniewski Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 2 6 5 K K 8 A 10	`South` Zia 1 1 NT 3 4th J A 5 8 10 5 5 4 Q	West Weinstein Pass Pass Lead 9 9 7 4 7 3 4 6 10	`North` Verhees Pass Pass 2nd 2 2 J 2 5 4 K 3 3	East Levin Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 Q J 10 K 6 9 5	`South` Jansma 1 NT 4th Q A A Q J A 2 7 5
W deals E-W vul	J 10 8 3 8 5 4 A 9 2 K 5 2
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 South -2 -100 `79`	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 +6 65

27. 2007 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26			West WangJ 1 Pass Pass Lead 7 5 5 A 3 5 2 7 9	North Cheek Pass 3 NT 2nd Q 2 8 9 4 8 2 6	East Ao Pass Pass 3rd 4 A J 7 Q 3 4 Q	South Grue 1 NT Pass 4th 2 3 6 10 K 9 4 6	West Lynch 1 Pass Pass Lead 6 5 A 3 A 5 4 A	North Chechelashvili Pass 2 2 NT 2nd 8 8 9 2 J Q 4 3	East Dawson Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 J 2 Q 3 5 7	South Gu 1 NT 2 4th 9 6 10 K K 2 8
W deals Both vul	Q J 8 A J 4 3 K 10 7 5 J 7
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 South -1 -100 `79`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +6 71

28. 2007 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50			West Kodayam Pass Pass Lead 6 4 J K 2 2	`North` Hamman Pass 3 NT 2nd 7 3 3 6 5 8	East Bykov 1 Pass 3rd J 5 9 Q Q K	`South` Soloway 1 NT Pass 4th A Q 2 4 3	West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 2 4 2 6 6 4 3 9 5 7	`North` Tuszynski Pass 2 2 NT 2nd 8 3 J 9 8 8 A 4 K 8	East Meckstroth 1 Pass All Pass 3rd J 7 7 2 10 3 5 5 A 5	`South` Kowalski 1 NT 2 4th A Q 4 J K 10 Q 9 Q 2
N deals E-W vul	5 4 2 10 8 7 5 A K 9 4 J 3
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 South -1 -50 `79`	Partscore 2 NT South = +120 +5 76

29. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 15, Bd 6			West HackettJU Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 8 2 10 2 4 6 5 Q 7	`North` ChenD Pass 3 NT 2nd 6 6 J 9 7 5 8 3 5 Q	East HackettJA 1 Pass 3rd K 4 Q 8 2 A J 9 10 K	`South` Furuta 1 NT Pass 4th A K 4 3 A 2 9 3 J 9	West Miyakuni Pass Rdbl Pass Lead K 3 10 8 5 9 4 2 5 3	`North` Townsend Pass 2 2nd A 5 8 3 J 3 10 J 6 10	East Teramoto 1 Pass 3rd 6 A K 7 Q 10 6 Q K 9	`South` Gold Dbl Pass 4th 4 2 9 2 8 2 Q 4 A 7
W deals E-W vul	9 6 4 Q 9 7 4 K 7 A 10 7 6
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 South -2 -100 79	Partscore 2 North +1 +110 +5 `81`

30. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 17, Bd 8			`West` Sylvan Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 2 4 2 J 4 A Q	`North` El Ahmady 1 1 Pass 2nd 6 3 K K 6 4 9	`East` Sundelin Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 A 2 A 8 Q 7	`South` Sadek 1 3 NT 4th 10 9 5 5 3 7 6	`West` Dagher Lead A	`North` Bertheau 2nd	`East` El Kourdy 3rd	`South` Nystrom 4th
W deals None vul	A K 7 6 6 5 K 7 4 J 10 6 4
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 South -2 -100 79	Partscore 2 NT North +1 +150 +6 `87`

31. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 13, Bd 16			West El Kourdy Pass Pass All Pass Lead 9 4 K 3 8 9 3 7 8	`North` Nunes 3 3 2nd K 3 A 6 7 J 6 Q 6	East Dagher Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 10 8 K J 7 A 5 2	`South` Fantoni 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th 2 6 Q 2 10 2 8 10 J	West Lauria Pass Pass Lead 5 8 4 9 K 7 J 8 6	`North` Sadek 1 NT 2nd J A 3 3 6 8 4 2 8	East Versace Pass Pass 3rd K 7 10 10 5 J 2 7 A	`South` El Ahmady 1 Pass 4th 6 3 A A Q 6 9 3 5
E deals E-W vul	A Q 6 10 6 K J 5 3 J 8 5 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 South = +400 +6 85	Partscore 1 NT North +3 +180 `87`

32. 2005 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39			West Willenken Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 2 2 10 6 4 K	North Zia Pass 3 NT 2nd 4 4 3 6 8 J 7	East Cohler Pass Pass 3rd 2 K 10 3 J 8 5	South Rosenberg 1 NT Pass 4th J 5 Q A 3 7	West Fallenius Pass Pass Pass Lead 9 8 5 4 4 10 2 K 10 A	North Shenkin Pass 1 NT 2nd 2 J 3 K A 7 J 2 9 10	East Welland Pass Pass 3rd A 3 8 5 9 5 8 6 10 6	South Mahaffey 1 Pass 4th 7 6 Q Q 7 2 4 J 4 3
W deals Both vul	Q 6 4 A 10 3 K J 7 6 5 4 2
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 South -1 -100 85	Partscore 1 NT North +1 +120 +6 `93`

33. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 27			`West` Compton Pass Lead 4 5 9 7 5	`North` Cohen 2 Pass 2nd 3 6 10 6 8	`East` CohenS Pass Pass 3rd 10 Q K J	`South` Berkowitz 3 NT 4th K K 3 8	`West` Schwartz Dbl Pass Lead 8 3 A 4 5 8 Q 10 Q	`North` Krekorian Pass 1 Pass 2nd A 5 3 6 2 A 2 6 10	`East` Becker Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 K J 2 Q 6 4 J	`South` Casen 1 1 NT 4th 4 A 8 K K 3 6 10
N deals None vul	J 7 4 3 Q 9 6 3 3 A Q J 3
A 9 2 A 7 5 4 K 7 6 8 6 2		10 6 5 J 10 2 Q 9 8 5 2 K 7
8887A 8987A 54563 = Par NS +140	K Q 8 K 8 A J 10 4 10 9 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 85	Partscore 1 NT South +3 +180 +6 `99`

34. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 4, Bd 13			West Fredin Pass Pass Lead Q J 8 9 7 6 Q 3 K	North Fractman Pass 2 Pass 2nd 5 4 10 2 4 A 5 6 7	East Lindkvist 1 Pass Pass 3rd A 2 K 2 10 Q 9 J 10	South Carrasco 1 3 NT 4th 3 6 3 8 3 J 2 4 5	West Wasik 1 2 Pass Lead 10 A K J 9	North Bertheau Pass 2 Pass 3 2nd 2 2 4 7 8	East Knap 1 Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd 6 3 Q 10 3	South Nystrom 1 2 3 4th J 5 6 2
N deals Both vul	6 5 A 5 4 3 Q 10 3 A 7 4 2
K Q 9 7 2 9 7 6 8 7 4 2 10		A J 8 K Q 10 2 6 5 Q 8 6 5
85699 = 48643 = Par NS +120	10 4 3 J 8 A K J 9 K J 9 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 85	Partscore 3 South = +110 +5 `104`

35. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 1, Bd 9			West Armannsson Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 2 2 9 2 K J 7 8	`North` Nunes 2 2 NT 2nd 10 5 6 A 4 6 8 4 3	East Jorgensen Pass Pass 3rd J Q J 6 10 7 8 9 A	`South` Fantoni 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th K 3 Q 4 A 10 2 K 10	West Lauria Pass Pass Lead J 8 2 J 4 2 2 6 5	`North` MagnussonM 1 2 2nd A 3 9 Q 10 5 K 4 4	East Versace Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A J 3 K 10 9 9 10	`South` Thorvaldsson 1 1 NT 4th 6 6 Q 2 7 4 3 A A
S deals E-W vul	A 5 4 2 7 6 5 2 A Q 10 8 6
Q 7 3 A 3 K J 9 5 Q 7 5 3		10 9 6 K J 8 4 8 7 6 3 J 4
88868 = 54575 = Par NS +120	K J 8 Q 10 9 10 4 2 A K 9 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50 85	Partscore 2 North +1 +140 +5 `109`

36. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 17, Bd 3			`West` v.Prooijen 3 Pass Lead 3 6 10 K 6 Q 10 8 Q 7	North Abzianidze Dbl Pass 2nd 2 K 2 J Q 2 8 10 5 5	`East` Brink 1 Pass Pass 3rd A 4 A 8 3 J 6 8 4 A	South Beriashvili Pass 3 NT 4th 9 5 5 4 3 7 3 7 A 6	`West` Goshadze Pass 2 Lead 8 2 6 10 7 7 5 8 K 9	North Verhees Dbl 2 2nd A A K 6 8 3 A 2 J Q	`East` Chechelashvili 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 9 3 K 3 3 4 A 9 10	South Jansma Pass 1 4th 5 4 5 4 J J 7 5 4 6
E deals N-S vul	A K 7 6 A K 9 3 7 5 2 Q 7
4 2 8 6 J 4 3 K J 9 6 4 3		Q J 5 Q J 4 2 A Q 10 8 6 5
79868 = 64575 = Par NS +140	10 9 8 3 10 7 5 K 9 A 10 8 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 85	Partscore 2 South +1 +140 +8 `117`

37. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 103			West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 7 3 A 8 2 K K Q	North Martel 1 1 3 NT 2nd 8 6 4 J 7 2 9 2 K	East Soloway Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 9 Q 5 5 10 2 4 A	South Stansby Pass 1 2 NT 4th Q 4 A 3 J 6 3 4	West Sontag Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 Q Q Q 3 9 J	North Rodwell 1 1 2nd 5 2 K A 8 2 7	East Weichsel Pass Pass 3rd K 6 A 3 5 Q	South Meckstroth Pass 1 1 NT 4th 4 A 2 4 7 A
S deals Both vul	K 10 7 3 Q 6 A 7 5 K J 9 8
A 8 8 7 4 2 J 8 6 3 A 6 3		9 6 5 4 K 9 5 K Q 10 5 4 2
99888 = 33443 33544 Par NS +600	Q J 2 A J 10 3 10 9 4 2 Q 7
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +10 95	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 `117`

38. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 95			`West` Stansby Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q Q K 7 10 2 3 A J	North Rubin 1 3 2nd 2 6 2 J J 6 8 2 6	`East` Martel Pass Dbl 3rd 5 4 8 A 3 Q 9 5 7	South Granovetter 1 1 3 NT 4th K 5 9 4 3 A 6 4 10	`West` Lipsitz Pass Lead 3 Q K 3 2 J 7 K 4	North Weichsel Pass 2nd 7 6 2 J J 8 3 10 5	`East` Ekeblad Pass 3rd K 4 8 A Q 9 10 5 9	South Sontag 1 NT 4th A 5 9 6 A Q 7 7 8
S deals N-S vul	8 7 K 4 2 10 8 4 2 A 10 8 4
J 10 5 3 A 8 7 3 Q 3 J 6 2		K 9 4 J 10 6 A J 9 7 5 9 5
8888A = 54553 = Par NS +130	A Q 6 2 Q 9 5 K 6 K Q 7 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100 95	Partscore 1 NT South +2 +150 +6 `123`