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Three Notrump vs Partscore


  by Richard Pavlicek

No 5-card suit, 22 HCP, Good spots

A total of 5 cases occurred in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
Cases with swings of 2+ IMPs are shown here, most recent first.


2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Round 43 NT NSPartscore NS
Case 1 S J 8 2
H 8 5 4
D J 10 9
C A 10 6 2
Mazurkiewicz
WEST
1 H
Pass


Lead
C Q
C J
H Q
S 3
D 6
C 8
D J
D A
S 9
S A
S 7
Zimmermann
North
Pass
3 NT


2nd
2
6
4
4
K
H 7
2
H 2
Q
J
H 5
Jassem
East
Pass
Dbl


3rd
4
7
3
8
4
A
Q
10
2
6
D 5
Multon
South
2 NT
AP


4th
3
5
A
K
9
9
7
3
5
10
H 6
Helness
WEST
1 H
2 S
Pass

Lead
H 3
C 3
C 2
H Q
D A
D K
D Q
S 10
S 6
H J
S A
Balicki
North
Pass
Pass
3 C

2nd
K
J
7
4
4
7
S 4
7
3
8
J
Helgemo
East
1 S
Pass
AP

3rd
2
A
5
D 2
9
10
J
2
Q
S 5
D 8
Zmudzinski
South
Pass
Dbl


4th
5
4
Q
A
3
5
6
K
8
6
9
S A Q 7 4
H Q J 9 7 2
D 7 4
C Q J
TableS K 6 5
H 3
D 8 6 5 3 2
C K 9 7 4


Par -90
1 NT EW
S 10 9 3
H A K 10 6
D A K Q
C 8 5 3





Partscore +4Partscore 4-03 NT× S -2-3003 C N -3-150


2011 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Segment 13 NT NSPartscore NS
Case 2 S J 8 7 3
H K 8 6 2
D K Q J 5
C 2
Madala
West

Pass
AP

Lead
C K
C 6
C 5
S 10
H 5
de Wijs
North

Dbl


2nd
2
H 2
Q
A
Bocchi
EAST
3 C
Pass


3rd
3
A
D 6
3
Muller
South
Pass
3 NT


4th
8
10
H 6
4
Brink
West

Pass
AP

Lead
D 2
H 3
S 6
D 4
C A
S 4
H 2
Versace
North

Dbl


2nd
5
5
Q
J
8
10
Drijver
EAST
3 C
Pass


3rd
7
K
A
H 7
6
2
Lauria
South
Pass
3 H


4th
10
A
3
A
2
J
S A 5 2
H Q 10 5
D 9 8 6 4 2
C K 6
TableS 9 6 4
H A 7
D 7
C A J 9 7 5 4 3


Par +110
2 H NS
S K Q 10
H J 9 4 3
D A 10 3
C Q 10 8

Partscore +3Partscore 7-03 NT S -4-2003 H S -2-100


2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Segment 43 NT NSPartscore NS
Case 3 S J 2
H A 10 9 7
D 9 7 5 4
C K 9 3
Gitelman
West

Pass



Lead
H 3
C 10
C J
C Q
C 2
S K
S 10
S A
Rodwell
North

3 NT



2nd
7
5
4
8
D 6
4
6
H 9
Moss
East

AP



3rd
2
K
7
6
D J
9
Q
3
Meckstroth
SOUTH
1 NT




4th
K
A
3
9
S 2
J
D 4
5
Zia
West

Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
C 6
S 7
S A
C 7
C A
C 2
Greco
North

Pass
Dbl


2nd
3
6
J
9
8
S 4
Hamman
East

2 S
Pass


3rd
J
Q
3
Q
5
D J
Hampson
SOUTH
1 NT
Pass
3 D


4th
4
2
5
10
K
H 7
S A Q 9
H J 6 5 3
D J 10 3
C 7 6 5
TableS K 10 8 7 3
H 4 2
D 8 2
C A Q J 2


Par -140
3 S EW
S 6 5 4
H K Q 8
D A K Q 6
C 10 8 4



Partscore +2Partscore 9-03 NT S -3-1503 D S -2-100


1996 Spingold Final, Segment 13 NT NSPartscore NS
Case 4 S K J 3
H 6 4
D A 9 8 4
C K 10 6 5
Schwartz
West

Pass
Pass
AP

Lead
H K
H 7
S 8
H J
H 10
H 5
H 3
D 2
S J
S 9
C A
C 8
Nickell
North

Dbl
3 C


2nd
4
6
2
8
D 10
C 2
C 3
5
7
D 7
4
Sontag
EAST
2 H
Rdbl
Pass


3rd
Q
9
K
S 4
S 5
S 6
S 10
Q
Q
D 9
6
Freeman
South
Pass
2 NT
3 NT


4th
2
A
A
D 4
D 8
C 5
S 3
A
D 3
D 6
9
Hamman
West

1 D
AP


Lead
S 6
S 7
Soloway
North

Pass



2nd
K
9
Wolff
EAST
Pass
1 H



3rd
A
10
Goldman
South
Pass
1 NT



4th
8
J
S 10 6 5 4 2
H K 7
D Q 7 3
C Q 7 4
TableS A 7
H Q J 10 9 5 3
D K 6 2
C J 9


Par +110
3 C NS
S Q 9 8
H A 8 2
D J 10 5
C A 8 3 2







Partscore +10Partscore 19-03 NT S -3-3001 NT S +2+150
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