Data 9Z81 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 25 HCP, any spots

Found 126 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 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

S deals
None vul 8 5 2
K 4
A 9 4 3
K 10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Amoils Zia Hanlon Duboin Bocchi Gitelman Bianchedi Moss
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 2 J K 7 A 8 4
6 9 K A Q 3 9 5
9 A 6 5 2 9 K A
2 J 4 7 7 A 6 5
10 8 7 Q 3 J 4 7
3 2 3 8 4 8 9 K
A 2 4 5 5 2 3 10
Q 8 9 6 J Q 10 2
5 7 A Q 3 2 4 8
K 7 10 3 6 6 9 Q
4 Q 5 7 A

10 6 4
J 9
K J 7 6 2
8 3 2 Table J 9 7
A Q 10 7
Q 8
J 7 6 5
88888 =
44455 =
Par NS +120 A K Q 3
8 6 5 3 2
10 5
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 0
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 5

2. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 32

W deals
E-W vul 6 3
J 8 3
A J 9
A Q 10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Greco Rosenberg Hampson Bathurst Fleisher Moss Martel
1 2 Pass 3 NT 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 3 Q 4 2 K 3 4
2 3 2 9 3 2 A 5
J K 4 4 10 6 5 9
9 A 7 6 9 10 Q 7
6 6 A 5 4 4 J K
4 2 K 3 10 9 Q 3
Q 5 8 5
9 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

K J 7 5 2
A Q 6 5 4 2
—
9 3 Table Q 9 8
10 7
K 10 8 5 2
7 6 2
73488 74499
58844 =
Par NS +110 A 10 4
K 9
Q 7 6 4 3
K J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 7
Partscore
3 N = +110
-7 5

3. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

E deals
N-S vul A K Q 6
A J 9 4 2
5 3
6 5

West North East South West North East South
Lynch Nunes Passell Fantoni Helness Zmudzinski Helgemo Balicki
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 3 7 K J Q 3 4
K 3 2 6 5 10 J 3
8 2 A 3 2 8 6 Q
A 10 2 5 11 tricks won
J 5 4 Q
7 9 2 4
K 9 4 7
Q 9 10 J
6 10 7 8

J 7 2
Q 8 7 5 3
10 6
A 8 3 Table 9 5 3
10 6
Q J 9 7 2
K Q 10
9AA79 =
43364 =
Par NS +620 10 8 4
K
A K 8 4
J 9 7 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 16
Partscore
1 NT S +4 +210
-9 5

4. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul K 10
8 6 5 2
Q 9 8 4 3
J 7

West North East South West North East South
Demuy Pszczola Kranyak Kwiecien Sontag Wooldridge Berkowitz Hurd
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 3 5 7 4 2 J Q
K 10 4 A J 2 3 A
2 4 9 J 2 5 9 J
7 A 5 10 4 5 K 6
J Q K 2 7 10 Q 3
4 5 9 A 9 9 2 3
10 tricks claimed 8
10 tricks claimed

Q 8 5
K 10 7 4 3
10 6 2
10 9 Table J 9 7 6
J 9
A 5
A 8 6 3 2
978A7 =
46535 =
Par NS +600 A 4 3 2
A Q
K J 7
K Q 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 26
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-10 5

5. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

E deals
None vul A 8 7
Q 9 6 2
6
A Q 10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz Muller Buras de Wijs Drijver Balicki Brink Zmudzinski
Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 2 2 2 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 6 10 K Q A 8 6
5 2 A 3 10 4 2 K
4 6 K J J K 5 7
9 4 8 2 7 A 6 3
7 5 10 5 11 tricks claimed
Q 3 7 8
7 3 6 9
9 2 J A
5 2 A Q

J 9 4 2
A J 8 4
9 8 5
J 2 Table Q 3
K 5 3
Q J 10 4 3 2
6 3
9996B =
34362 =
Par NS +400 K 10 6 5
10 7
A K 7
K 9 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 32
Partscore
4 N +1 +150
-6 5

6. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 24

S deals
None vul 8 7 6 4
J 3
A K 6 5 3
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Rosenberg Brink Willenken Martel Muller Zia de Wijs
1 1
2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 2 3 Dbl
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 4 9 A K 4 10 A
8 7 K 2 8 7 K 2
6 A 9 2 10 3 K A
10 2 5 6 2 Q J 6
11 tricks claimed 8 5 9 4
A 9 5 6
9 8 2 6
9 tricks claimed

K Q J 5 3 2
Q 10 9 8 7
10 7
— Table 10 9
K 6
9 4 2
A 7 5 4 3 2
735A9 745BA
29613 =
Par NS +300 A
A 5 4 2
Q J 8
Q J 10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 43
Partscore
4 S -1 -50
-11 5

7. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

S deals
E-W vul 9 8 7 6 4
6 3
Q 4 2
K J 6

West North East South West North East South
Bakhshi Helness Gold Helgemo Fantoni Robson Nunes Forrester
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 6 8 A 5 3 9 Q
10 3 Q 6 K A 6 4
2 5 K A 8 4 2 J
7 J 9 3 10 2 6 7
3 2 K 5 K A 2 5
Q A 6 7 10 tricks claimed
Q K 5 4
4 10 K A
10 6 4 9
7 4 8 J

A 5 3
A 8 5
A 7 3
Q 10 7 2 Table J 10 2
9 7 4 2
8 6 5
9 8 5
999A8 =
44434 =
Par NS +400 K Q
K Q J 10
K J 10 9
A 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 49
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-6 5

8. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 30

E deals
None vul A J
J 8 4 3 2
9 4
K Q 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Versace Bakhshi Lauria Townsend Gold Bocchi Forrester Madala
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 J 4 5 Q 4 A 6
2 6 A 5 3 K 2 9
7 10 3 Q A 5 2 6
3 K 2 4 7 10 J Q
8 4 K 2 10 7 J 3
4 9 3 K 4 9
J 9 5 6 10 tricks claimed
Q 5 A 7
10 8 3 8

K 10 7 6
K 10 5
Q J 2
6 4 3 Table 9 8 4 2
Q 9 6
A 10 5 3
10 2
87A8B =
56352 =
Par NS +420 Q 5 3
A 7
K 8 7 6
A J 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 49
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
+6 11

9. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul K 8 7 3
Q 10 5 3 2
A J
10 3

West North East South West North East South
Chao Buras HoJ Narkiewicz Mazurkiewicz ShenN Jassem HoC
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 J K 7 K A 9 3
4 2 3 A 4 7 10 Q
3 2 J 6 8 6 J Q
4 7 10 Q 3 4 9 10
9 Q 5 2 6 A 4 2
A 9 3 K 7 2 A 5
8 4 7 4 6 Q K J
5 8 3 2 2 7 A 4
6 5 K J J 6

Q 10 5
J 9 4
8 6 5 3
9 7 6 Table J 4 2
K 8 7
K 10 9 4
K Q 2
AAA9B AAA8A
23242 =
Par NS +630 A 9 6
A 6
Q 7 2
A J 8 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 59
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-10 11

10. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 17

E deals
None vul Q J
A J 9
10 9 2
A 10 9 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Brum Robson Chagas Forrester Gold Campos Bakhshi Villas-Boas
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 9 6 10 3 9 6 10
Q 5 6 2 Q 5 6 2
3 4 8 4 3 2 A 4
J 9 3 A Q 5 3 A
7 9 K 3 5 A 4 2
J 4 6 2 J 6 7 4
Q A 5 10 8 K J 10
7 2 Q 5 K A 6 2
A 4 2 7 K 8 9 9
J 6 K 8 9 tricks claimed

A 10 8 4 2
Q 8 7 5 3
7 6
5 Table 9 6 5
6 4
K Q J 8
K 7 4 2
8778A =
36653 =
Par NS +130 K 7 3
K 10 2
A 5 4 3
Q J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 67
Partscore
3 S = +110
-8 11

11. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 19

W deals
N-S vul A K J 5 2
9
8 6 4 2
Q 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Mazurkiewicz Tobing Jassem Asbi George Zmudzinski Karwur Balicki
2 Pass 2 2 NT Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 9 5 3 3 A 5 4
6 2 A 8 4 6 A 3
4 K 2 4 9 5 K 6
A 5 6 3 3 2 2 A
7 6 J 3 6 7 K 10
A 8 4 9 7 10 5 4
K 8 7 10 2 Q 9 6
8 Q K 10 8 7 Q K
J 5 2 7 J 8 2 9
9 6 5 9 8 9 J 10
A 10 3 10 9 tricks claimed

Q 10 9 6
Q J 10 6 2
10 5
6 5 Table 8 3
A 5 4
Q 7 3
K J 10 9 8
9A8B8 9A7A8
33525 =
Par NS +620 7 4
K 8 7 3
A K J 9
A 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 77
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 11

12. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 19

W deals
N-S vul A K J 5 2
9
8 6 4 2
Q 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Rohowsky Lambardi Fritsche Rizzo Alujas Rehder Ravenna Gromoeller
2 Pass 2 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 9 4 3 J 2 6 Q
10 2 A 8 9 4 K 2
5 K 6 3 4 6 A 3
A 5 4 3 4 3 K 5
7 9 J 3 7 9 J 8
6 7 K 10 6 7 J 10
4 10 A 8 3 10 2 5
K 8 2 6 K Q 4 10
8 Q 9 5 11 tricks claimed

Q 10 9 6
Q J 10 6 2
10 5
6 5 Table 8 3
A 5 4
Q 7 3
K J 10 9 8
9A8B8 9A7A8
33525 =
Par NS +620 7 4
K 8 7 3
A K J 9
A 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 86
Partscore
3 N +2 +200
-9 11

13. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul A Q 7 3
K 8 5 2
9 5 3
9 7

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Lindqvist Balicki Brogeland Schwartz Bramley Graves Stansby
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 1 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2 7 A Q 10 2 3
5 4 Q 2 A J 8 5
9 Q A 3 K 10 6 9
K 5 7 4 K 4 3 2
J 6 3 10 5 9 A 6
8 6 5 4 Q 8 4 3
2 6 9 7 7 4 J 3
K 9 3 6 A 5 9 10
9 10 K A K 6 2 Q
A 8 10 3 8 6 5 J

9 4
Q J 10 6 3
8 6 2
6 5 3 Table J 8 6 2
7
A K Q 7 4
Q 10 4
8A97A =
22352 =
Par NS +420 K 10 5
A 9 4
J 10
A K J 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 92
Partscore
1 N +3 +170
-6 11

14. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 18

S deals
E-W vul Q 10
K 10 4 2
J 8 4
K Q 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Bertheau Seamon BessisT Moss Versace Grue Lauria
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 4 Q A 3 10 J K
3 2 10 J Q K A 2
3 10 J K 3 5 10 4
Q K A 7 2 A 3 5
9 5 8 4 2 A 5 4
A 5 4 6 6
Q 5 11 tricks claimed
11 tricks claimed

7 5 2
J 9 5
K 7 5 3 2
J 5 Table K J 4
A 7 6
Q 6
9 7 6 3 2
AAA89 =
33354 =
Par NS +430 A 9 8 6 3
Q 8 3
A 10 9
A 10

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+6 98
Partscore
1 NT N +4 +210
-6 11

15. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 42

E deals
Both vul K
8 4 3 2
A Q 6 4
J 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Fleisher Katz Kamil Willenken Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 2
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 Q 9 5 5 A 2 3
K 8 4 A 3 5 K 8
3 A 2 3 A 2 5 3
8 5 K 2 4 7 4 10
A 10 7 Q Q A 7 9
10 tricks claimed 8 Q K 10
4 6 J
11 tricks claimed

A 7 6 5 2
K 9
K J 10 3
10 2 Table 10 9 8
Q 10 7 6
9 8 7 2
Q 5
A897B A898B
34452 =
Par NS +630 Q J 4 3
A J 5
5
A K 9 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 108
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-10 11

16. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

S deals
None vul 10 5 3 2
Q J 10
K J 5
10 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Rodwell Greco Meckstroth Weinstein Platnick Levin Diamond
2 NT 1
3 3 NT AP 1 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2 7 6 A 2 7 9
7 10 K A 9 3 K A
A 3 10 2 A 3 10 2
K 6 J 4 K 6 J 4
4 Q K 10 Q K 2
10 tricks claimed 5 3 9 8
4 2 J 6
Q 5 6 6
5 7 4 7

A K Q 8
6 3
Q
J 9 8 7 6 2 Table 7 4
9 8 7 5 4 2
7 6 3 2
K
A8796 =
24526 =
Par NS +430 J 9 6
A K
A 10 9 8 4
A Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 115
Partscore
4 S = +130
-7 11

17. 2013 USBC Round of 64, Seg 7, Bd 100

N deals
Both vul Q 3
K
K Q 4 3 2
Q 10 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Simson Rosenthal Aker Silverstein H-Welland Rigal Ivatury Milgrim
1 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 K A 6 3 K A 6
2 10 J 3 8 5 2 Q
4 5 8 Q 3 6 K A
J 6 2 A 10 3 7 A
5 2 7 7 8 4
9 10 5 8 9 tricks claimed
A Q 4 9
7 tricks claimed

10 9 4 2
J 9 7 4 3
9 7 6
A Table J 8 7 6
A 8 5 2
A 5
J 6 4
75589 =
57822 =
Par NS +110 A K 5
Q 10 6
J 10 8
K 9 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 115
Partscore
3 S = +110
+7 18

18. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 109

W deals
Both vul A Q 10 7
A
Q 8 4
A 7 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Fleisher Bathurst Kamil Rosenberg WolpertG Willenken Kranyak
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 A 5 7 5
3 2 Q 9 10 tricks won
3 2 10 K
A 6 9 4
10 tricks claimed

9 8 5 4 2
Q 3 2
9 5 3
J 9 Table K 6
J 9 6 5 4
A K J 2
8 2
9878A 87679
35653 =
Par NS +600 J 3
K 10 8 7
10 7 6
K Q 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 126
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-11 18

19. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 2

E deals
N-S vul 10 7
K Q 9 4 3
A K 7 2
8 2

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Cullin Amoils Bertheau Upmark L'Ecuyer Nystrom Demuy
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 K 6 3 J Q A
4 Q 5 8 Q 5 2 J
J 10 3 A 7 2 A 5
5 7 J K K 8 10 3
7 2 A 8 Q J 2 6
J Q A 3 4 9 3 9
2 8 10 5 2 4 10 5
4 8 K 7 9 tricks claimed
10 6 Q 5

J 8 5
J
Q 9 8 6 5
10 9 5 3 Table 9 6 3 2
A 10 8 5
3
A K 7 4
87875 =
45458 =
Par NS +100 A K Q 4
7 6 2
J 10 4
Q J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 136
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-10 18

20. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 25

E deals
N-S vul A Q 10 8
Q 8 2
8 4 2
K 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Duboin Nystrom Sementa Madala Cullin Bocchi Bertheau
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 A 2 7 3 2 10 A
2 7 K A 7 9 K 5
4 Q K 5 4 6 Q 3
10 K A 2 J 5 2 6
3 4 Q 9 7 4 A 2
7 7 J 8 2 10 K A
6 2 6 5 8 K 8
6 tricks claimed 4 A 8 7
9 tricks claimed

J 5 4 3
A 5 3
A J 6 3
9 3 Table K 9 6 2
10 7 6
Q 10 7
10 6 5
76969 7698A
47453 =
Par NS +140 7
K J 9 4
K 9 5
A Q J 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 136
Partscore
3 S = +110
+9 27

21. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

S deals
None vul J 7 5 3 2
7
A K 3
A Q 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Buras Garvey Narkiewicz Carroll McGann Balicki Hanlon Zmudzinski
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 7 10 5 J 4 9 A
8 A Q 2 2 9 K 6
J K A 8 4 8 7 10
3 A 4 8 2 A 3 7
2 K J 5 J 4 2 5
10 4 2 5 K 4 6 8
3 7 Q 9 11 tricks claimed
6 9 4 3
A 7 5 2

Q 8 6
Q J 9 4 3
9 2
K 7 4 Table A 10 9
10 8 2
Q J 8 7
9 8 5
9B9AC =
32431 =
Par NS +920 K 4
A K 6 5
10 6 5 4
J 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+5 141
Partscore
2 N +3 +200
-5 27

22. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul K 3
10 7 6 4 3
K J
8 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Gur Madala Yilmaz Kokten Zaleski AkerO Versace
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 2 2 NT
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q K 6 4 Q K 6 4
J Q A 5 3 2 J Q
A 5 2 6 5 6 A 3
K 7 3 10 9 A 2 3
9 tricks claimed 8 5 K 2
J 4 10 8
J 2 6 7
10 3 6 8
8 tricks claimed

Q J 10 5 2
K Q 9 8 5
5
7 5 Table 9 6
A 2
Q 9 7 6 4 2
J 10 6
9889B =
45542 =
Par NS +400 A 8 7 4
J
A 10 8 3
A K Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 151
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
-10 27

23. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul 8 4
3
Q J 9 4 2
10 9 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Kranyak Lev WolpertG LallH Mahaffey Milner Seamon
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 2
3 Pass 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 4 7 5 5 3 10 Q
J 8 3 A Q A 3 2
Q A 3 2 Q 4 7 5
2 3 K 10 2 8 K 10
9 7 6 2 9 A 6 2
8 A 2 4 K J 7 5
K J 6 J 10 8
9 tricks claimed 9 3 4 J
8 4 7 5
Q K A 6
9 tricks claimed

Q J 6 2
J 9 6 5 2
6 5
A J Table K 9 7 3
10 8 4
K 10 8 3
5 2
977AC =
36531 36631
Par NS +1370 A 10 5
A K Q 7
A 7
K Q 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 161
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 27

24. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

E deals
E-W vul A Q 10 6 5
K Q
J 4 2
A 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Moss Beatty Gitelman Jacobs Wold Hampson Bates Greco

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5
9 tricks won

K 8 3 2
A 10 6 5 4 2
A 6
K Table J 7
8 3
9 8 5 3
10 9 8 7 2
A97A9 =
34634 =
Par NS +430 9 4
J 9 7
K Q 10 7
Q J 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 167
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-6 27

25. 2012 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

E deals
E-W vul A K Q 4
7 5 3
9 3 2
10 9 6

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Hampson Delmonte Greco Moss Grue Gitelman Cheek
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 3 10 Q Q K A 6
A 5 2 6 J 9 5 2
2 3 A 7 4 10 8 3
3 J K 8 2 6 A 5
4 Q 9 8 2 3 Q 5
K 5 2 A 3 J K 8
10 4 6 8 9 J A 6
7 7 7 5 K 7 4 4
9 J K 6 9 8 7 Q

J 3
K J 6 4
Q 8 5
A J 7 4 Table 10 8 7 6 5
10 8 2
J 6
Q 8 5
97796 97797
46646 =
Par NS +400 9 2
A Q 9
A K 10 7 4
K 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 177
Partscore
2 N -1 -50
-10 27

26. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 8, Bd 116

E deals
Both vul J 7
9 6
Q 10 9 7 6
K 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Drijver LallJ Brink Grue Hurd Verhees Wooldridge v.Prooijen
Pass 2 NT 3 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 6 5 Q J 3 A Q
A 2 6 8 8 A 4 6
5 4 Q K A 2 6 5
8 3 Q 7 K 3 9 8
A J 4 5 Q 7 7 5
6 3 10 K J 10 6 4
Q J 6 A 5 3 9 K
8 A 2 9 10 2 2 K
9 tricks claimed Q 7 3 2
10 4 5 J
A

A Q 6 2
10 7 3 2
J 4 3 2
J Table 10 8 4
8 5
K 8
A 10 9 7 5 4
97887 =
45446 45456
Par NS +600 K 9 5 3
A K Q J 4
A 5
Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 187
Partscore
3 S = +140
-10 27

27. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 11

W deals
None vul A 10 6 4 3
9 4 3 2
A 7
9 5

West North East South West North East South
Reid Versace Newell Lauria Duboin Bach Sementa Cornell
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 2 8 A Q 2 8 K
2 4 A 3 2 4 A 9
7 9 Q K 7 3 10 K
K A 8 7 K A 9 7
5 3 Q 2 3 8 Q 2
5 8 3 J Q 8 5 J
9 tricks claimed 6 2 4 3
5 5 9 6
A 10 3 7
5 J 4 6

K 5 2
Q J 10
K 8 4
J 10 7 2 Table J 9 8
8 7 6
J 9 3
K 8 6 3
A9AA8 =
33335 34335
Par NS +430 Q 7
A K 5
Q 10 6 5 2
A Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 193
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-6 27

28. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 32

S deals
N-S vul 9 7
A K Q 9 5
A
Q J 10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
HerbstO Nanev HerbstI Mihov Stefanov Zack Aronov Barel
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 7 8 5 7 4 9 A
K 9 4 2 Q 6 4 3
3 5 A J 2 A 5 8
10 4 2 9 A 2 3 7
6 4 3 2 7 K 2 9
7 tricks claimed K 3 9 4
Q 5 5
10 tricks claimed

K Q 3
10 6
J 9 6 5 3 2
8 3 Table A 10 8 6 4
J 8 4 2
7
A 7 6
7687A =
67463 =
Par NS +130 J 5 2
7 3
K Q 10 8 4
K 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 193
Partscore
4 N = +130
+8 35

29. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 12

S deals
E-W vul K 10 2
5 2
A 10 9
Q 10 9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Levin Buras Weinstein Narkiewicz Martens Martel Jassem Stansby
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 A 7 K 2 6 8
J 8 K 5 4 5 A 7
8 tricks won 7 A 2 3
K 6 5 8
4 6 A 2
9 5 8 3
10 Q K 7
J 3 2 6
11 tricks claimed

J 5 3
K Q 10 4 3
7 6 3
6 2 Table Q 9 7 6
A J 9 6
Q 5 2
8 7
887BB =
25622 =
Par NS +400 A 8 4
8 7
K J 8 4
A K J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 193
Partscore
4 S +1 +150
+5 40

30. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul K
6 5 3
10 9 5 3
J 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Apteker de Wijs Gower Muller Verhees Bosenberg v.Prooijen Eber
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 1 Pass 2 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 2 K Q 3 2 K
A 10 4 2 2 6 K 8
K 3 5 Q 4 2 K 9
8 9 J 6 A 3 3 Q
7 8 2 4 7 4 9 J
6 8 5 A 9 3 5
10 tricks claimed 2 K 4 5
8 tricks claimed

J 10 6 4 3
J 8 4
Q 4
10 9 3 Table Q 8
Q 10 7 2
A J 8 6 2
Q 2
A988A =
34452 =
Par NS +630 A 9 7 5 2
A K 9
K 7
A K 8

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 204
Partscore
2 S = +110
-11 40

31. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul K
6 5 3
10 9 5 3
J 7 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Martens Nabil Jassem Saaid El Ahmady Gawrys Sadek Kalita
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 4 2 A Q
K 3 5 Q 10 tricks won
8 10 J 6
7 2 2 4
6 8 5 3
K Q 7 6
3 2 A 4
K 8 5 7
A 10 6 8
9 J 3 J

J 10 6 4 3
J 8 4
Q 4
10 9 3 Table Q 8
Q 10 7 2
A J 8 6 2
Q 2
A988A =
34452 =
Par NS +630 A 9 7 5 2
A K 9
K 7
A K 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 214
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-10 40

32. 2011 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

E deals
N-S vul 5
J 8 5
J 8 5 3
A K J 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Levin Helness Weinstein Kamil Fantoni Fleisher Nunes
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 5 10 7 K 5 10 3
K 8 9 Q A 8 9 7
6 J 4 3 6 J 4 Q
A 10 6 3 Q 2 5 10
5 6 Q 2 7 3 A 3
7 4 9 3 5 10 K A
K 7 2 8 9 tricks claimed
J 4 8 6
3 9 Q K
2

A J 6
A K 6 2
K 2
8 4 3 2 Table 10 9 7 4 3
10 9 4
10 9 6 4
10
85679 =
47654 =
Par NS +120 K Q 8 2
Q 7 3
A Q 7
Q 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 214
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 45

33. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

S deals
E-W vul A 8 4 3 2
J
Q 10 7
A 10 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Askgaard Fantoni Bjarnarson Schaltz Helgemo MadsenM Helness
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 10 J A 3 Q 8 4
Q 3 4 2 J 8 3 2
3 5 J 4 4 2 Q K
2 J Q 6 6 10 J 5
J K A 8 2 A 9 7
A 10 5 9 K 5 2 4
3 K 7 2 Q 9 3 A
A 10 9 6 6 10 6 4
8 4 K 7 5 9 A 10
10 tricks claimed 6 8 J 3

9 6
9 5 2
K 9 6 3
K 9 5 3 Table K J 10
A 8 7 6 4
J 8 2
8 2
AA89A AB89A
32543 32443
Par NS +450 Q 7 5
K Q 10 3
A 5 4
Q J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 221
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-7 45

34. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

S deals
N-S vul Q
K 8 7 5
Q 8 4
J 10 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Jacobus Welland Wold Jacobs Chambers Beatty Schermer
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 5 2 Q 4 3 2 Q
A 4 3 2 A 8 6 6
Q 8 6 8 5 9 10 4
5 K 7 4 Q 4 3 5
10 7 9 3 7 2 3 K
K Q 4 A J 5 2 Q
6 2 Q 5 J K 4 8
J 2 6 9 10 7 9 6
10 6 3 3 10 J 7 A

K 10 5
J 10
K 7 3 2
K 9 8 4 Table 8 7 6 4 2
A 9 4 2
J 9 5
2
87879 87889
46554 =
Par NS +120 A J 9 3
Q 6 3
A 10 6
A Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 231
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 45

35. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul J 8
10 3
A 8 6 5
J 9 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Wold Rodwell Bates Drijver Hamman Brink Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 5 J Q 6 4 2 A
7 K A 9 10 7 J 3
J 3 3 2 J Q
9 tricks won A 10 4 7
9
10 tricks claimed

Q 9 6
A Q 9 8
K 10 4 3
7 6 Table 7 5 3 2
K 6 5 4 2
J 9
3 2
8858A =
54753 =
Par NS +130 A K 10 4
J 7
Q 7 2
A K Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 241
Partscore
4 S = +130
-10 45

36. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul K 9 8 7
K 2
Q 4 2
8 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Delmonte Kamil Bakhshi Cheek Weinstein Grue Levin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 5 10 Q 2 7 10 A
5 3 K A 6 3 K A
2 K A 3 9 K 5 2
7 6 3 J 10 7 2 J
10 7 2 J 10 K 4 3
7 A 5 2 9 6 5 Q
K 10 2 Q A 6
9 tricks claimed 10 4 3 A
9 tricks claimed

Q J 3 2
7 3
10 6 5
A 9 7 4 Table 10 6
A Q J 4
J 9 8 7 3
10 2
88868 =
55565 =
Par NS +120 A 5 4
10 9 8 6 5
A K
K Q J

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 247
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 45

37. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul J 10 9 7 5
J 7 5
A K
K Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Hamman Levin Zia Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Stansby
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 5 6 A J K 4 5
4 K 7 8 5 2 K A
3 J 6 9 10 Q A 3
5 2 K A 8 4 Q 5
10 2 9 K 2 4
8 tricks claimed 7 3 Q 4
7 3 A 6
J 6 7 8
10 6 8 2
9 6 9 3

A 8 4
K Q 10 3 2
9 5 3
J 10 Table 6 3 2
8 6
J 10 6 2
A 9 6 4
79778 99888
44554 =
Par NS +600 K Q
A 9 4
Q 8 7 4
8 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 247
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 51

38. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

E deals
None vul 10 7
J 5 4
A K 6
A Q 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Baldursson Nunes JonssonT Kranyak BessisT Deutsch BessisM
1 NT Pass 1 Pass
2 Dbl 2 3 NT (AP) 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 7 A 2 2 4 8 K
Q K 6 K 9 2 5
9 tricks won J 10 4 8
3 8 A Q
Q 3 7 3
6 8 7 2
A 9 5 4
K 10 7
8 tricks claimed

J 8 6 5 3
6 3 2
Q 4 2
10 9 Table A Q
A Q 10 9 8
10 9 8 3
8 5
9767A =
46763 =
Par NS +400 K 9 4 2
K 7
J 7 5
K J 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 254
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 51

39. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul A J 10 7 5
A K 9 7
J 3
3 2

West North East South West North East South
Bompis Fantoni Pilon Nunes Berkowitz Multon Sontag Quantin
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 10 4 10 4 J 3
Q 3 7 8 K 2 7 A
6 7 4 A Q 4 5 3
Q 4 5 3 2 9 10 K
2 9 J K 10 2 5 J
10 2 4 J A 6 6 4
A 6 6 5 J 8 8 5
10 8 7 9 A 4 3 2
A 5 3 2 3 A 7 6

9 4
Q 6 2
5 4
K Q J 9 6 5 Table K 8 6 3
10 5 4
A 10 9 8
10 7
99996 =
33447 =
Par NS +400 Q 2
J 8 3
K Q 7 6 2
A 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 260
Partscore
3 N = +140
-6 51

40. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

W deals
N-S vul J 4 2
7 5 4
J 3
A 8 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Lauria Fallenius Versace Duboin Stefanov Sementa Aronov
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 4 J Q 2 3 8 Q
4 2 J K A 10 J 5
9 A 6 5 4 3 4 9
Q 6 2 K 3 A 5 2
5 A 10 3 Q 4 2 K
J 4 3 9 7 tricks claimed
Q 5 2 8
7 7 4 9
10 tricks claimed

K 6 5
K 10 8 6 3
10 2
7 6 4 Table Q 9 8 7 3
J 9
K 9 8 5
K 9
86679 86779
57654 =
Par NS +120 A 10
A Q 2
A Q 7 6 4
Q J 10

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 273
Partscore
3 S -2 -200
-13 51

41. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul 9 4
10 8
A 9 8 7 5
K 9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Baseggio Greco WeinsteinJ Hampson Moss Sher Gitelman Jackson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 4 J K 2 A 3 4
A 6 4 2 10 3 5 Q
3 Q K 5 A 4 Q 7
10 2 9 Q 10 9 J K
A 9 Q 7 A 4 8 2
6 tricks claimed K 6 4 7
K 2 5 Q
6 5 7 10
5 3 Q K
7 2 10

A 10 8 6 5 3 2
Q 6 4
2
Q 6 Table Q J
7 3 2
Q J 10 3
J 8 5 2
76998 77AA9
46334 =
Par NS +620 K 7
A K J 9 5
K 6 4
A 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 273
Partscore
3 S +1 +170
+10 61

42. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul K Q J 10 6
10 9
4 2
K 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Doub Hamman Wildavsky Zia Rodwell Robinson Meckstroth Boyd
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 9 5 A 10 K A 7
Q 10 3 5 3 J K 2
9 8 K A 9 4 Q A
3 J K 2 4 3 K 2
J 10 2 K Q 9 8 A
8 3 4 J 6 9 5 7
Q A 6 4 A 4 10 3
4 K 7 3
9 tricks claimed 10 tricks claimed

A 8 5 3
J 8 7 4
K 9 8 6
10 Table 9 7 2
6 5 3 2
Q 5 3
A J 5
8978B =
53652 =
Par NS +600 4
A K Q
A J 10 7
Q 9 8 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 283
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
-10 61

43. 2010 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

S deals
E-W vul J 2
J
K Q 8 7 6
K J 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Saelensminde Nunes Brogeland Garner Helness WeinsteinH Helgemo
1 NT 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 K 2 5 5 2 Q J
6 3 9 7 Q K A 8
A 6 7 4 5 9 7 2
4 Q J 3 9 10 K 2
Q J 9 2 J 3 4 Q
7 K A 8 7 2 3 8
5 8 10 2 A 6 6 3
A 2 3 K A 5 3 4
Q 3 5 9 K 6 7 9
7 4 4 8 5
6 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed

Q 10 7 6 5
A Q 10 7 6
10
Q 7 Table 3
9 5 4 3
J 4 3 2
A 10 6 5
68498 88498
55944 =
Par NS -100 A K 9 8 4
K 8 2
A 9 5
9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 283
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+7 68

44. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 25

E deals
N-S vul Q 9 5 2
8 5 3
K Q 9 5 3
7

West North East South West North East South
Thurston Danailov Willis Karakolev Townsend Campbell Gold Klimowicz
Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 7 3 2 2 3 Q A
J 3 5 4 A Q 7 3
8 2 6 A 2 8 5 6
4 6 K 7 3 J A 6
3 J A 8 4 9 8 5
2 10 Q 6 2 A 7 8
9 3 6 8 K 6 J 5
5 7 4 10 4 8 K 7
5 J K 2 Q 7 2 10

J 10 8
10 4 2
10 8 6
Q J 9 8 Table A 6 3
Q J 7
J 7
K 10 6 5 3
8ABA7 =
33236 =
Par NS +650 K 7 4
A K 9 6
A 4 2
A 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 293
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
-10 68

45. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

W deals
Both vul A Q 8 6 3
A K J
6
K 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Gerstman Bates Landen Mohan Milner Koneru Cohler Chorush
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 6 Q 4 3 4 J K
2 7 8 3 6 2 A 3
7 A 5 3 4 2 Q K
8 7 4 J Q 4 8 3
2 K 4 8 8 A Q 7
9 2 6 2 10 3 2 A
10 A Q 3 A 4 10 5
6 Q 5 J K 5 8 7
A 10 6 3 J
4 7 Q K 5 tricks claimed

J 9 7 5 2
7 2
K J 10 8 3
J Table K
10 9 6 5 4
Q 2
A 7 5 3 2
99989 =
44454 =
Par NS +600 10 4
Q 8 3
A 9 7 5 4
Q 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-3 293
Partscore
2 N -3 -300
+3 71

46. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 33

W deals
None vul A J 5 2
A K 10 6 2
7
6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Skorchev Piekarek Popov Smirnov AukenS Rusev von Arnim Karaivanov
1 1 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 7 3 5 8 2 6 K
5 6 10 K Q K 7 2
Q 4 6 2 Q A 3 4
J K 2 6 5 4 Q 3
Q A 3 4 J A 2 3
K 5 8 9 9 K 5 8
2 4 Q 4 3 K A
10 tricks claimed 5 6 10 Q
10 4 2
8 tricks claimed

10 8 3
Q 9
A K 9 4
A 9 8 5 Table 9 6 4
J 7 5 3
6 3 2
J 10 3
89888 99998
43445 =
Par NS +400 K Q 7
8 4
Q J 10 8 5
K Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 300
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 71

47. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul Q 7 6
10 8 7 6
J 2
J 9 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Paulissen Allfrey Jansma Robson Senior Sontag Kendrick Berkowitz
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 Q 2 10 K 6 2 5
J 7 3 3 7 4 A
9 tricks won 10 3 Q 2
J 7 3 K
7 9 K A
A 4 2 8
10 tricks claimed

9 8 3
K 3
K 6 5 4
Q 10 8 7 Table J 5 4 2
Q J 9 4 2
8 7
K 6
97799 =
45644 =
Par NS +600 A K 10
A 5
A Q 10 9 3
A 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 310
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
-10 71

48. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 30

N deals
None vul A K 7 2
Q 5
9 8
A J 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Paulissen Allfrey Jansma Robson Senior Sontag Kendrick Berkowitz
1 1 2 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 8 K 6 K 6 10 8
K A 2 5 A 7 4 9
Q 4 9 A 5 J 4 7
9 7 3 Q Q 8 A 2
2 10 3 4 3 5
10 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

10 6 5 4
10 6 4 3 2
10 4
Q 4 Table 9 8
K 9 8
A K 5 3 2
K 10 9
99688 98688
44644 44654
Par NS +400 Q J 3
A J 7
Q J 7 6
6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 317
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-7 71

49. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

E deals
E-W vul A 9
A 9 2
K 10 9 6
K J 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Karaivanov Sementa Trendafilov Aronov Fantoni Stefanov Nunes
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 K 5 4 2 9 J
6 Q 8 9 5 3 Q A
A 4 6 5 3 2 K 4
3 6 K 7 K J 2 A
10 Q 2 7 K 5 2 4
3 J 4 A 9 7 3 6
9 4 J 8 10 6 7 5
8 9 9 3 8 J A 6
7 tricks claimed 6 Q A 7

8 4 2
Q J 7 6 3
4
A 10 9 8 Table K 10 7 6 5 3
K
Q 7 5
7 4 3
A48A8 747A8
37535 =
Par NS +430 Q J
10 8 5 4
A J 8 3 2
Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 317
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
+2 73

50. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul 5
6 2
A 10 9 7 5
A K 10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Kirmse Gromov Gromoeller Elinescu Kholomeev Wladow Khiuppenen
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 2 Q A 5 2 Q A
J K A 4 9 6 A 2
5 9 Q K 6 7 9 10
6 5 Q 9 8 5 Q 3
7 9 10 6 Q K A 2
K K 3 4 J
9 tricks claimed 5 3 J 8
J K 5 3
10 4 6 7
8 10 9 10

K J 8 7
K 10 8 5
K 8
J 8 6 Table 9 6 2
Q 7 3
4 3 2
Q 4 3 2
999CB A99CB
34412 24412
Par NS +1370 A Q 10 4 3
A J 9 4
Q J 6
9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 327
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-10 73

51. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 10

E deals
Both vul A J 7
8 4 3
A J 3 2
Q 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Groetheim Gromoeller Tundal Kirmse Smirnov Lindqvist Piekarek Brogeland
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 3 J Q A 3 9 2
4 10 J 6 K 4 J Q
2 5 K 9 10 8 5 4
7 6 A 2 9 10 Q A
3 4 Q 8 2 K 8 3
8 5 4 2 Q 10 2 5
K 9 7 6 7 9 A 6
3 10 A 10 7 2 K 5
3 A 9 J 3 9 J
Q 4 7 J 9 tricks claimed
9 2

9 5
A K 10 7 6 5
10 9
J 10 8 Table Q 10 6 2
J 9
6 5
A 6 5 4 2
68595 =
65847 =
Par NS +110 K 8 4 3
Q 2
K Q 8 7 4
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 327
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 78

52. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul 10 2
Q J 8 6
6 3
10 7 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Bianchedi Matushko Muzzio Khokhlov Kholomeev Lambardi Khiuppenen Ventin
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 NT
1 Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 10 A 5 Q 3 8 A
7 A 5 3 K 9 3 8
A 9 3 8 5 2 Q 3
4 2 Q 3 4 7 A 2
6 7 K A Q J 5 9
Q 6 10 K 4 A 6 10
K 2 4 8 5 6 10 K
Q J 5 3 K 7 8 3
6 2 7 6 6 9 10 6

Q 9 7
A 2
Q J 9 5 2
J 9 2 Table A J 8 6 3
10 9 7 3
10 8 7
8
8696B =
27362 =
Par NS +400 K 5 4
K 5 4
A K 4
A K Q 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 334
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-7 78

53. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 5, Bd 71

E deals
Both vul Q J 8 4
K 9 5 2
8 7 5
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Freeman WeinsteinH Nickell Garner Willenken Hamman Welland Zia
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Dbl 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 4 6 K 10 4 K A
A 5 8 2 3 6 8 J
9 4 Q 3 6 K 7 4
J 10 6 6 A 10 5 4
5 4 Q K A 5 8 2
Q K 8 7 9 2 J 3
10 tricks claimed Q 10 J 9
7 3 2 Q
6 4 K 3

7 5
A Q 10 4
K 10 6
Q 10 9 2 Table 10 6 3 2
8 3
J 4
K 8 6 5 3
78785 78895
65548 =
Par NS +110 A K 9
J 7 6
A Q 9 3 2
A J

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 346
Partscore
4 S -1 -100
-12 78

54. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

W deals
None vul A Q 7 3 2
J
Q J
9 7 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad ShiX Weichsel YangD Lair Kamil Ozdil Fleisher
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 3 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 J Q K Q 6 5 J
K 5 2 4 10 8 2 2
J 9 3 6 2 6 A K
3 7 J A 3 7 Q A
10 6 4 2 3 K A 3
3 8 7 10 J Q
7 tricks claimed 9 4 4 J
K 5 7 4
5 9 J 2
A 6 8 9

10 9 5
A 9 7 5 4 2
9 7
K Q Table 8 6 4
Q 10 3
A 10 6 4 2
10 6
6A57A =
63853 =
Par NS +420 K J
K 8 6
K 8 5 3
A J 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-7 346
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
+7 85

55. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

W deals
N-S vul A 10 2
A Q 10 5 4
K Q 3
Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Gu Granovetter WeinsteinJ Rubin Kamil ShiX Fleisher YangD
1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl 1 1 NT Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 2 3 9 9 3 K 7
7 6 K 4 A Q 2 5
10 5 K 4 6 4 6 8
8 2 Q 5 5 K 4 2
A 8 7 J 9 K A 2
3 10 A 4 A 3 9 6
J 6 4 9 10 8 7 7
9 J 5 2 7 6 K 4
3 A 7 2 Q 3 8 8
K Q 3 5 9 tricks claimed

J 7 6 4
K 8
6 2
A K J 6 4 Table Q 8 5 3
J 6 3 2
10 5 4
9 2
969B8 =
47325 =
Par NS +600 K 9
9 7
A J 9 8 7
10 8 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 356
Partscore
1 N +2 +140
-10 85

56. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 32

N deals
N-S vul Q J 5 3
Q J 10 7 6
J
Q 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Rosner Glubok Sanborn MossM Gerard Lamprey Beatty McKellarA
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 2 6 8 4 K 3
K 5 8 4 A 5 2 6
10 J 5 2 10 Q 9 A
Q 4 2 K 2 K 6 4
10 tricks claimed 9 J 3 5
A
10 tricks claimed

A K 10 9 7
K 8
K 9 8 4 3
9 Table 8 2
9 4 3
Q 10 6 5
10 8 5 3
75A3A =
37393 =
Par NS +300 6 4
A 5 2
A 7 2
A K J 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 366
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
-10 85

57. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul 2
A Q J 9 6
A K 9
Q J 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Woolsey Berkowitz Stewart Boyd Strul Robinson Becker
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 2 A 4 6 J Q A
10 J Q 6 4 3 K A
7 9 9 K 3 K 8 2
5 2 Q 3 Q 8 5 2
A 6 5 3 J 9 7 3
K 7 2 Q 6 10 4 5
J 8 7 A 10 2 5 Q
10 tricks claimed A 8 8 3
9 7 10 6

Q 7 6 5 3
K 7 5 3
Q 3
A 2 Table A 10 9
10 8 4
8 7 6
10 9 8 3
A89BA =
35323 25322
Par NS +430 K J 8 4
2
J 10 5 4 2
K 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 374
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
-8 85

58. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul 9
A Q 8
A 10 5 3
A J 9 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Rowntree Larsen Walker Nussbaum Sontag Aquino Bates
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 9 Q K 7 4 Q A
K 5 3 8 9 A 2 4
4 Q A 7 3 K 5 8
J 2 2 5 K 5 3 2
3 9 K 2 K 2 3 9
J 6 5 Q 4 6 A Q
7 tricks claimed 10 6 7 8
J 8 2 6
6 10 J 7
11 tricks claimed

10 7 5 4
J 10 7 6
8 6 2
Q 5 Table A Q J 6 3
K 5
Q 9
10 8 7 2
979BA 969BA
36323 =
Par NS +600 K 8 2
9 4 3 2
K J 7 4
K 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 374
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+8 93

59. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals
N-S vul K 10 9 3 2
9 7 4
10 9 5
K 10

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Platnick Granovetter Diamond Gitelman Weichsel Moss Ekeblad
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 10 3 A Q K A 4
J 5 2 A 3 7 8 2
Q K A 4 A J 5 3
3 9 10 2 6 Q 8 9
J 2 5 7 2 8 K 3
8 10 9 A 6
8 tricks claimed 4 J 10 4
8 tricks claimed

8 7 5
A 6 5 3
J 6
Q J 8 6 Table A 6 4
Q J 10 8
8 7 4 3
9 3
89698 =
54635 =
Par NS +140 Q J
K 2
A K Q 2
A 7 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 374
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
Tie 93

60. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul J 5
K 10 4
A K 5 4 3
5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Gitelman Zia Moss Hampson Nickell Greco Freeman
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 5 4 7 8 K 6 2
Q J 6 A J 4 2 Q
10 3 2 3 9 3 10 J
2 9 3 5 A 3 5 6
10 tricks claimed 7 9 A 3
4
10 tricks claimed

K Q 9 3
Q 7 2
9 8 7
Q 9 8 Table 6 4
J 9 6 5
10 6
A J 7 6 3
997A6 =
43637 =
Par NS +400 A 10 8 7 2
A 8 3
Q J 2
K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 381
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 93

61. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

E deals
E-W vul A Q 9 8 3
K 2
K Q 7 3
10 5

West North East South West North East South
Ramondt Wladow Westra Elinescu Kirmse de Wijs Gromoeller Muller
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 5 J Q A 5 7 4
6 3 K A K 10 J 6
7 4 K 10 3 3 4 9
A 3 4 6 8 A 6 3
8 2 5 9 K 6 A 2
K 6 8 Q 4 Q 10
10 tricks claimed K A 5 3
5 9 J 8
2 4 K 5

J 10 6
Q 3
9 6 4
A K 8 3 2 Table 7 5 4 2
A 10 8 4
10 8 5
J 7
9A898 =
43435 =
Par NS +420 K
J 9 7 6 5
A J 2
Q 9 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 391
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
-10 93

62. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul Q J 6 3
J 3
10 8 5
K 9 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Smirnov Westra Piekarek Ramondt Bakkeren Elinescu Bertens Wladow
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 3 5 4 K 3 5 4
K J 7 Q A J 7 Q
10 2 5 3 6
6 tricks won A 9 3 2
10 K 3 5
7 6 8 A
6 2 K 5
4 8 10 6
Q 8 9 J
10 tricks claimed

K 7 4
A K 10 9 8 6 2
K J 2
— Table 9 8 5
7 5
9 7 4 3
J 8 5 2
69569 =
54864 =
Par NS +140 A 10 2
Q 4
A Q 6
A Q 10 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 391
Partscore
4 S = +130
+7 100

63. 2008 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul Q 6
10 4
A 7 3 2
A K J 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Aa Mittelman Molberg Ozdil Bakhshi FeldmanJ Garvey GordonP
Pass 1 2 3 NT 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 2 7 5 4 Q 7 8
Q 4 2 3 A 2 4 6
6 10 J 8 5 2 Q 3
9 A 5 3 9 4 A 6
Q 4 5 2 K 7 3 10
9 3 A 6 K 2 5 5
K 7 4 4 Q 3 10 8
J 10 8 J 10 tricks claimed
8 7 8 6
Q 2 A K

K J 9 4
Q 6 5
K Q 10 6
4 3 Table 7 5 3 2
K J 9 7 2
—
10 7 6 2
95699 =
47733 =
Par NS +600 A 10 8
A 8 3
J 9 8 5 4
Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 401
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 100

64. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 75

W deals
None vul K 6 5 2
J 10 5
J 9 8 6 3
Q

West North East South West North East South
Strul Meckstroth Becker Rodwell Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 Q 5 3 2 Q 5 3
J 9 8 Q J 6 4 Q
4 3 J K 4 3 J A
4 A 5 6 7 2 10 9
2 10 7 K 5 3 K A
7 3 2 6 3 6
A Q 6 2 9 tricks claimed
K 7 8 5
A 8 5 3
8

A Q 7
A Q 3 2
Q 7
10 8 4 2 Table 9 4 3
9 6
10 5 4 2
J 7 6 5
98A87 9AA99
33334 =
Par NS +420 J 10 8
K 8 7 4
A K
A K 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 407
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 100

65. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul 6 5 3 2
6 5
A 8 2
A 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Martens Jansma Jassem Verhees Lesniewski Gierulski Weichsel Skrzypczak
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 2 2 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
A 2 9 7 10 K A 5
Q 3 10 K 3 6 8 J
4 3 8 9 A 7 5 3
Q A 7 5 8 tricks won
5 6 A 10
2 2 K Q
Q K A 5
6 9
9 tricks claimed

A Q J 8 4
8 7
Q 6 3
K 10 3 Table 10 9
Q J 10 9 3 2
10 9
9 8 5
876A9 A76AA
36723 =
Par NS +630 K 7
A K 4
K J 7 5 4
Q J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+11 418
Partscore
2 N = +90
-11 100

66. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul K 9 5
K 10 7 6 2
K
A K 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Bakkeren Helness Bertens Helgemo Brogeland Drijver Saelensminde Brink
1 Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 AP
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 5 10 Q J 2 3 K
J Q A 8 2 3 Q J
2 3 Q J 5 7 10 A
5 6 K A 4 8 A 5
4 8 A 9 7 9 6 Q
7 K 6 2 J 5 3 2
10 tricks claimed 10 Q K 7
K Q 8 3
4 8 9 4
9 tricks claimed

A 7 3
J
J 7 6 5 4 3 2
Q 5 Table J 10 6 4
A 9 8 4 3
Q
8 7 2
A897A =
35452 =
Par NS +630 Q 8 2
Q 5
A 10 9 8
J 10 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 428
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-10 100

67. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul A K 8 7
K 7
A 10
Q J 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Jassem Rosenberg Martens Chmurski WeinsteinH Gawrys Garner
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 7 9 J 2 7 10 5
2 6 10 5 8 2 6 10
2 4 9 6 2 4 9 6
2 Q K 5 3 4 A 5
Q K 4 3 Q K 2 3
7 3 4 A 9 4 3 K
J A 8 8 J A 9 8
5 6 A
9 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

Q J 4 2
Q 10 3
K 6 4
8 6 3 Table 10 3
9 6 5
9 8 7 5
A K 5 4
9ABA9 9ABAA
43233 =
Par NS +650 9 6 5
A J 8 4 2
Q J 3 2
9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 438
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 100

68. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul A 5 4 3
A J 8 4 3
4 3
8 4

West North East South West North East South
Zhao Balicki Fu Zmudzinski Dubinin Lair Gromov Mahaffey
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 3 K 8 J 3 K 8
2 Q 5 3 7 Q 2 4
Q 2 4 7 Q 5 A 2
Q K 4 6 A 9 6 6
10 A 7 6 8 A 5 3
A 9 2 6 5 10 4 2
8 2 J 10 6 4 J K
8 tricks claimed J K 8 6
10 5 7 2
Q 7 3 9

J 10 9 6 2
10 5
10 7 6 5
K 10 Table K 7
K 9 7 2
J 9 8
A 9 6 2
87889 87888
56454 =
Par NS +120 Q 8
Q 6
A K Q 2
Q J 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 440
Partscore
2 S -2 -100
-2 100

69. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

W deals
Both vul K Q 10 6 4
6 4
K 6 2
A Q 6

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Nickell Deutsch Freeman Rodwell Cohler Meckstroth Baze
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 4 2 Q Q 4 5 K
9 5 4 J 6 3 10 7
8 3 9 6 7 8 K 3
K 2 7 A 6 2 Q K
7 8 10 3 J 4 7 A
K A 2 5 9 5 Q A
3 A 7 6 8 3 10 4
3 5 Q 4 A 4 2 5
9 tricks claimed Q 7 3 K
9 6 J 5

8 5
K J 10 9
9 8 7 5
K 10 5 Table A J 3 2
8 7 2
Q J 3
9 7 4
88889 =
44554 =
Par NS +120 9 7
A Q 5 3
A 10 4
J 8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 450
Partscore
2 N = +110
-10 100

70. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 53

S deals
N-S vul K J 10
6 5 3
K Q 6 3
J 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Schuett Cheek Demirev Grue O'Rourke MohanS Jacobus YangD
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 3 A 4 10 3 A 4
J K Q 5 6 Q 4 3
2 A 4 5 10 2
8 tricks won K 3 7 2
J 6 A 2
Q 7 5 9
2 8 K J
6 7 K 9
4 A 3 10
11 tricks claimed

5
Q 10 9 8 2
A 8 7
10 9 4 2 Table 9 6 3 2
A J 7
J 10
K 8 7 6
8B6A5 =
22727 =
Par NS +650 A Q 8 7 4
K 4
9 5 4 2
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 450
Partscore
2 S +3 +200
+7 107

71. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 76

E deals
N-S vul J 8 6 4
9 6 4 2
A 6
Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Greco Krekorian Hampson Casen Becker O'Rourke Schwartz Jacobus
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 6 K 4 J 6 K 5
7 2 3 A 8 Q K 2
10 3 2 K 3 A 7 2
J 4 9 5 Q 6 2 K
9 6 5 Q 9 4 7 4
A 3 2 8 10 4 3 Q
Q K 4 7 10
5 6 4 J 8 tricks claimed
8 tricks claimed

Q 9 7 2
K 10 5 3
J 10 9 3
K Table K 5 3
8 7
K 7
9 8 6 5 4 3
97897 97997
45446 =
Par NS +600 A 10
A Q J
Q 8 5 4 2
A J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 450
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 113

72. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

W deals
N-S vul 3 2
Q 10 8 5 4
Q J 8 5
K 7

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Versace Moss Lauria Seamon Stansby Cayne Martel
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 7 Q A 10 7 Q A
A 6 4 2 J 3 4 K
J 3 5 K 4 8 10 2
9 J A 2 8 K 3 4
5 3 Q K 5 7 A 9
2 7 J A 6 7 Q A
4 Q K A 3
8 tricks claimed 5
8 tricks claimed

A 10 7 5
9 6 3
10 7
10 9 8 6 Table Q 9 4
K 7 2
A 9 4 3
Q 3 2
98AA8 =
44334 45334
Par NS +620 K J 8 6
A J
K 6 2
A J 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 450
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 119

73. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

E deals
Both vul A K Q 6 3
A
Q 10 9 5 2
7 6

West North East South West North East South
Martel Seamon Stansby Cayne Lauria Gitelman Versace Moss
Pass Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 6 Q K 3 10 J 4
9 5 A 7 A 7 5 2
K 10 4 2 10 9 2 A
Q 7 9 8 A 2 8 4
3 6 8 J K 7 4 5
5 A 2 J Q 3 3 8
6 8 4 4 7 tricks claimed
7 8 3 9
10 2 3 Q

J 8 5 2
10 5 4
3
A 10 9 5 2 Table 10 7
7 6 3 2
A K J 8 6
Q 8
77987 77977
45456 =
Par NS +140 9 4
K Q J 9 8
7 4
K J 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 453
Partscore
3 S -2 -200
-3 119

74. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30

S deals
None vul 10 8 7 2
Q J 10 5 2
A 9 2
2

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Bates Casen Sontag Feldman Stansby Bramley Martel
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 2 6 K 3 2 7 8
K 3 2 7 Q A 2 6
A 4 5 8 5 9 10 J
6 3 A 7 A 3 2 7
11 tricks claimed K 4 5 8
6 6 A 4
Q 9 5 3
J 8 9 J
2

A J 3
6 4 3
5 3
A J 10 9 3 Table K Q 6 4
9 8 7
10 7 4
8 7 6
87AA6 87AA7
36326 =
Par NS +420 9 5
A K
K Q J 8 6
K Q 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 460
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-7 119

75. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58

S deals
Both vul K 6 3
6 3
K Q 6
K J 9 5 2

West North East South West North East South
YadlinI Hansen YadlinD BildeM BlaksetK Ozdil BlaksetL Ginossar
1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 6 4 7 A
10 A Q 5 10 tricks won
10 K 7 9
3 A 4 2
J A 4 3
J 2 K 5
6 10 K 7
3 8 K 4
2 7 10
10 tricks claimed

10 4 2
Q 7 2
A 9 8 5 3 2
8 Table Q J 8 7 5
A 10 8 5
4
Q 7 4
9677A =
36562 36662
Par NS +600 A 9
K J 9 4
J 10 7
A 10 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 471
Partscore
4 S = +130
-11 119

76. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

E deals
E-W vul 8 5 2
A Q J 6 3
J
9 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Madala Greco Lambardi Hampson Rubin Fornasari Ekeblad Palazzo
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 J Q 5 5
7 6 4 2 9 tricks won
6 4 Q 2
8 3 2 K
J 3 5 Q
10 J K 3
5 7 7 A
A 5 8 6
A 8 6 4

3
9 8 5
K 9 8 4 3
K Q 8 5 Table K Q 9 7 6
10 7 4 2
Q 7
10 6
89989 =
53354 53454
Par NS +140 A J 10 4
K
A 10 6 5 2
A J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 471
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+7 126

77. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 4

W deals
Both vul 6 3 2
7 6 5
K J 8 2
7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Versace Lindkvist Lauria Fredin Nystrom Fantoni Bertheau Nunes
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 3 K A 7 2 9 A
10 4 2 5 K 5 3 J
A 7 2 9 Q 4 6 10
K 5 3 10 8 8 6 7
Q 8 6 J 4 6 3 5
8 6 6 3 Q 9 K 3
4 9 7 9 7 2 J Q
Q 9 8 3 A 2 9 10
A Q 5 2 8 6 K A
2 8 6 4 A 9 5 3

7 5
Q 9 8
A 9 6 4
Q 10 8 5 Table J 10 9
K 10 3 2
7 5 3
K 9 4
88777 88787
55656 =
Par NS +120 A K Q 8 4
A J 4
Q 10
A J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 483
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
-12 126

78. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

S deals
E-W vul J
A Q 7 5 4
K 5
A J 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Maksymetz Rubin Gerstman Ekeblad Greco Hurd Hampson Wooldridge
Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 6 4 9 6 5 A 2
5 2 8 2 3 4 8 K
K A 2 9 4 J K 6
7 5 4 J Q 9 6 7
5 3 Q 6 10 2 5 2
K A 10 3 7 J 8 6
9 tricks claimed K A 4 5
A 3 9 3
Q 8 5 7

A 10 4
6
J 9 8 6
K Q 7 3 2 Table 9 7 6 3 2
J 9 8 3 2
A 3
4
96989 =
46454 =
Par NS +400 K Q 8 5
K 10
Q 10 7 4 2
9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 490
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
-7 126

79. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

W deals
None vul J 5
J 10 8
A 8 5
A Q J 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Ekeblad Becker Rubin Greco Cohen Hampson Berkowitz
2 3 Pass 3 NT 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 5 Q 3 J 2 7 8
3 9 8 5 Q 3 4 A
3 5 Q 2 A 2 3 5
J 4 2 6 10 4 2 9
A 4 6 9 Q K 4 2
J K 2 2 8 5 3 J
7 9 J A 9 8
9 tricks claimed 7 K 6 6
4 Q 7
7 tricks claimed

8
Q 9 7 6 3 2
K 10 7 4
9 5 Table A 10 7 6 4 3
—
Q J
K 8 7 4 2
98787 97787
45654 =
Par NS +400 K Q 9 2
A K 5 4
9 6 3 2
3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 501
Partscore
3 N -2 -100
-11 126

80. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

S deals
E-W vul Q J 8 7
5 2
A Q 8 7 5
5 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Ekeblad Schwartz Rubin Moss Cohen Gitelman Berkowitz
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 7 10 A 9 5 6 10
K 2 5 4 K 2 7 4
10 3 2 A J
9 tricks won 2 7 K A
5
11 tricks claimed

5 4 3 2
A Q
9 2
A 9 8 6 3 Table 10 6
K J 10 8 7 6
J 6 4
10 7
696A7 =
44735 =
Par NS +140 A K 9
9 4 3
K 10 3
K Q J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 507
Partscore
2 S +3 +150
-6 126

81. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15

N deals
N-S vul A Q 9 8 7
A K
9 6 5 3
8 6

West North East South West North East South
Maksymetz CohenS Jacob Compton Onstott Coren Robison Eisenberg
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J K 5 6 J K 7 4
6 3 K 4 3 10 J A
10 5 7 6 3 A 2 6
3 4 8 2 5 Q 7 2
9 tricks claimed 10 K 4 6
4 8 9 K
3 A 2 8
Q 2 7 5
Q J 8 7
10 5 A
8 tricks claimed

K J 5 4 2
J 3
A 8 2
J 4 2 Table 6
10 8 7 5 2
K Q 10
10 9 7 3
99899 =
34544 33544
Par NS +600 10 3
Q 9 6 4
J 7 4
A K Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 517
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 126

82. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

S deals
N-S vul J 7
Q
K 8 7 6 3
K Q J 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Bates Passell Dawson Wold Schneider Morse Baze Wolff
1
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 Q J 4
K 6 3 A
8 7 10 A
A 7 J 2

8 4 3
K 7 3
Q 4 2
A 10 7 5 Table K Q 10 2
J 10 8 6 2
10 9 5
6
876AB =
55732 =
Par NS +600 A 9 6 5
A 9 5 4
A J
9 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 527
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-10 126

83. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

E deals
Both vul J 5 3
A Q
K Q 10
K 10 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Zhuang Versace ShiM Lauria Duboin LiX Bocchi Sun
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 4 A 4 7 Q 5
3 9 K 8 A 5 2 3
4 2 6 A 9 4 8 Q
10 J 6 7 A 2 3 6
K 2 5 4 5 4 K 2
Q 3 6 8 J 8 6
5 J Q 5 11 tricks claimed
3 7 A 2
10 9 4 2

K Q 10 9 2
K 10 7 5
8 4
A 9 Table 8 6 4
J 9 2
J 7 3 2
J 8 2
877AA A78AA
36523 25422
Par NS +630 A 7
8 6 4 3
A 9 6 5
Q 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 537
Partscore
2 N +3 +150
-10 126

84. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63

W deals
E-W vul 10 4
Q 9 7 2
K 10 9 3 2
10 5

West North East South West North East South
Zia Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi Versace Welland Lauria Fallenius
2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 10 3 3 6 Q 3 J
10 2 4 J 5 6 Q 7
4 K 6 8 A J 10 2
2 5 7 A 4 4 4 3
7 10 J 8 2 5 K 2
6 Q 7 5 A 2 5 8
A 2 3 9 J 10 9 Q
A 4 2 3 7 9 3 8
K 6 7 5 K 9 10 A
J 6 Q 8 8 4 7 K
9 Q Q 3 7 10

K J 9 6 5 2
6 4
A 7 4
J 7 Table —
10 8 5 3
Q J 6 5
K 9 6 3 2
89987 =
53445 54446
Par NS +140 A Q 8 7 3
A K J
8
A Q 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 537
Partscore
1 S +1 +110
+5 131

85. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul 9 6 5
J
A 8 7 6 2
A J 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Lindkvist Imakura Fredin Ino Teramoto Sundelin Takano Sylvan
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 5 Q A 3 5 Q A
3 4 J 8 A 3 J 2
J 2 Q K Q 6 6 4
K 2 5 Q 9 K 9 5
6 6 4 7 4 6 2 8
A 3 7 5 A 5 Q 4
10 3 8 8 2 9 2 3
9 4 6 J 10 K A 8
2 K A 5 6 10 3 K

K 10 7 4 3
K 6 3
K 4 3
K 4 Table Q 2
8 5 4 2
J 10 9 5
10 8 5
99A9B =
34341 =
Par NS +420 A J 8
A Q 10 9 7
Q
Q 7 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 544
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 131

86. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 19

E deals
N-S vul A K 2
K 6 5 4
Q 8 3
7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Cummings Boulenge Lindop Caputo Coenraets Mackay Engel Priebe
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 3 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J 3 2 4 7 4 8 A
10 8 K 5 4 9 Q K
3 Q K 4 2 5 10 3
A Q Q 6 5 A 7 3
9 4 6 7 8 6 6 J
8 tricks claimed 9 2 8 Q
7 A K 9
4 3 A 2
J 8 5 10
9 tricks claimed

9 5
7 3
A J 10 9
K J 10 8 2 Table 10 8 7
Q J 10 9 8
K 2
9 6 3
89775 89685
54658 =
Par NS +140 Q J 6 4 3
A 2
7 6 5 4
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 544
Partscore
3 S = +140
+6 137

87. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul 8 4
Q 3 2
Q J 9 8 4
A 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Chechelashvili Bocchi Goshadze Abzianidze Versace Beriashvili Lauria
Pass 1 NT 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 Q 6 4 9 Q 6 4
Q 6 2 7 4 7 K 2
4 5 A 10 2 3 A 5
3 5 8 K Q 5 2 7
J A 5 2 8 A 3 5
8 tricks claimed 6 3 10 J
2 10 A 5
Q 10 7 J
11 tricks claimed

10 5 2
9 8 7 5
10 7
K J 6 3 Table A J 7
J 10 6
K 6 5
Q 10 8 5
9A9A8 =
12415 33415
Par NS +620 K Q 9 6 3
A K 4
A 3 2
4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 544
Partscore
1 S +4 +200
+7 144

88. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 8

N deals
None vul J 3
Q 6 4
K 9 8 6 2
Q 5 3

West North East South West North East South
HackettJA Chmurski HackettJU Puczynski Kowalski Townsend Tuszynski Gold
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 4 A 2 3 4 A 2
8 K 5 6 8 J 5 6
A 5 2 7 A 5 2 7
4 Q K J 3 Q 6 10
9 10 3 9 10 Q 7 K
5 7 A 3 9 tricks claimed
10 J K 4
9 tricks claimed

A 10 9
10 9 5 3
Q 5
J 9 8 6 Table K 8 5 2
A 8 7
J 10 7
7 4 2
88898 =
45545 =
Par NS +120 Q 7 6 4
K J 2
A 4 3
A K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 550
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 144

89. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

S deals
E-W vul 2
A J 10 9 5
K 9 8
A K 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Garvey v.Prooijen Carroll Brink Verhees Mesbur Jansma Fitzgibbon
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 3 Q 7 7 8 Q 2
6 8 J K A 4 3 K
K A 2 3 5 A 3 2
10 4 4 A Q 8 5 K
8 Q 4 5 7 Q K 9
9 J 6 5 A 6 7 2
7 A 3 2 K 9 8 4
J 7 9 2 3 10 10 J
10 8 5 3 J 5

K 10 9 8 6 3
8
7 5 3
J 4 2 Table 7 5
K 7 4 3 2
A Q
Q 10 9 6
869A8 86998
56435 =
Par NS +140 A Q J 4
Q 6
J 10 6 4 2
8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 550
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+7 151

90. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 4

E deals
Both vul 10 5
8 2
A Q 6 2
A Q 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Thuillez Brenner Sebbane Thoma Chagas Quantin Villas-Boas Multon
1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K A 7 5
4 5 A 8
2 9 10 J
7 A 3 4

7 3
Q 10 9 7 5
9 7 5
J 6 5 Table K Q 9 6 2
J 4
K 10 3
K 9 8
99799 =
44644 =
Par NS +600 A J 8 4
A K 6 3
J 8 4
10 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 560
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 151

91. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 14

E deals
None vul K J 10 4
A 7
K Q 8 5 4
J 6

West North East South West North East South
Wasik Bertheau Knap Nystrom Fredin Fractman Lindkvist Carrasco
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 J A 2 Q 2 3 A
Q 9 3 6 4 9 A 2
5 K 7 7 6 3 Q 5
6 2 K 9 K 4 7 J
4 8 A 3 J 3 2 Q
10 J Q K 7 10 6
11 tricks claimed 5 5 J 9
6 A 2 3
10 tricks claimed

Q
K 8 5 3
J 3 2
10 8 7 4 3 Table 8 7 6 5 3
Q J 10 4
9
A Q 5
A95B6 =
24727 =
Par NS +430 A 9 2
9 6 2
A 10 7 6
K 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+8 568
Partscore
4 N = +130
-8 151

92. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 7

E deals
Both vul K 6
K Q 8 6 4
J 9 6
Q 7 2

West North East South West North East South
JonssonS Khven Erlingsson Matushko Rekunov Jorgensen Khokhlov Armannsson
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 9 Q A 5 9 Q A
10 A 4 2 4 3 K 5
10 J K 7 6 2 A 2
8 3 5 6 Q 7 4 3
2 5 9 6 10 3 K 2
3 8 J 2 2 4 K J
A K 10 7 3 9 7 6
7 tricks claimed A 6 5 9
10 6 8 7

10 9 7 3 2
A 3
10 5 4
J 10 9 Table 5
J 7 5 2
K Q 8 3 2
A 6 4
98869 78868
45474 =
Par NS +600 A Q J 8 4
10 9
A 7
K 8 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 568
Partscore
2 S = +110
+7 158

93. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul J 8 5
Q 4 2
K Q
9 7 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Zorlu MukherjeeS Assael Kushari RoyR Atabey MukherjeeM Kolata
Pass 2 2 NT Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 5 Q A 7 5 Q A
A 5 3 10 5 6 Q 7
J Q 4 4 2 9 J A
4 Q 3 6 9 4 4 K
2 7 K A A 5 3 10
5 K 8 A J Q 4 3
5 6 Q 3 10 8 3 8
4 6 J 3 3 J 6 2
2 7 J K 7 Q 2 A
2 2 9 6 8 K 6 8
6 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed

7
A 10 9 6 3
9 7 5 4
K Q 5 Table K Q 9 6 4 3
7
J 10 8 3 2
10
75749 =
68694 =
Par NS -100 A 10 2
K J 8 5
A 6
A J 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 568
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+7 165

94. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul K J 6
Q 9
Q 9 5 3
A 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Camberos Duboin Bianchedi Madala Lauria Ravenna Versace
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 Q A 8 3
2 6 J 9 10 tricks won
K 6 5 10
A J 3 8
4 4 7 2
7 10 2 K
3 2 K 4
J 7 A 3
5 6
7 tricks claimed

A 5 4 2
K J 4 3
J 10 8 7 4
— Table 9 7 3
A 7 5 2
6 2
Q 9 6 3
8767A =
55763 =
Par NS +130 Q 10 8
10 8 6
A K
K J 10 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 568
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+8 173

95. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul Q 10 8
10 8 6
A K
K J 10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Kowalski Townsend Tuszynski Gold HackettJA Chmurski HackettJU Puczynski
Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl Pass Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 6 K 9 3 9 A 8
3 Q A 8 6 A 4 3
5 10 J 3 K 8 4 3
A 6 3 8 J 5 5 Q
4 4 7 2 2 6 K Q
7 Q 2 J 5 2 K
8 tricks claimed 8 A 6 3
2 J 7 10
9 tricks claimed

9 7 3
A 7 5 2
6 2
Q 9 6 3 Table A 5 4 2
K J 4 3
J 10 8 7 4
—
8767A =
55763 =
Par NS +130 K J 6
Q 9
Q 9 5 3
A 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 568
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
Tie 173

96. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 8

S deals
None vul Q 7 6 4
K J 2
A 4 3
A K 10

West North East South West North East South
Levin Wladow Weinstein Elinescu Reps Zia Ludewig Rosenberg
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 4 9 J 2 4 9 J
4 7 J 5 4 7 J 3
A 5 2 7 A 5 2 7
3 Q 6 10 3 Q 6 10
6 3 2 A 5 6 A 2
4 9 K J 5 6 10 3
9 7 6 8 A 3 8 7
8 8 2 J 9 tricks claimed
Q 4 10 10
5 2 K 3

K 8 5 2
A 8 7
J 10 7
7 4 2 Table A 10 9
10 9 5 3
Q 5
J 9 8 6
88898 =
45545 =
Par NS +120 J 3
Q 6 4
K 9 8 6 2
Q 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 574
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 173

97. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul Q 10 8
10 8 6
A K
K J 10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Elinescu Levin Wladow Ludewig Rosenberg Reps Zia
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 10 5 4 J 3 2 K
8 2 K 3 2 3 A 3
5 2 A 4 4 6 J 4
K 7 3 6 A 7 5 6
9 tricks claimed 8 2 K 3
Q 9 10 8
K
10 tricks claimed

9 7 3
A 7 5 2
6 2
Q 9 6 3 Table A 5 4 2
K J 4 3
J 10 8 7 4
—
8767A =
55763 =
Par NS +130 K J 6
Q 9
Q 9 5 3
A 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 584
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-10 173

98. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

W deals
None vul K 10 6
J 7 4
K J 9 7 4
6 4

West North East South West North East South
Katz Soloway Jacobs Hamman Meckstroth WeinsteinH Rodwell Garner
Pass Pass 2 2 NT 2 Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 4 A 2 Q 4 A 2
7 8 J 6 7 8 J 6
3 4 2 K 3 4 2 K
2 8 K 5 A 3 4 5
7 6 10 3 10 8 7 Q
9 tricks claimed 6 tricks claimed

—
A 8 5 3 2
8 3
Q J 10 9 5 3 Table Q 9 7 5 3 2
9 6
Q 6 5
A 7
A9794 A97A4
24628 =
Par NS +430 A J 8 4
K Q 10
A 10 2
K 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 595
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -100
-11 173

99. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

N deals
Both vul A Q 7 4
—
A 9 7 2
K 10 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Martel
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 2 Q 2 Q A 5 4
7 8 9 4 J A 5 2
J 5 2 A 9 4 7 2
3 2 Q 5 7 4 K 5
7 3 K 5 3 2 Q 5
J 6 7 Q A 8 6 K
3 6 A 10 7 9 J 3
K 4 8 4 Q 8 2 3
8 tricks claimed J 10 9 10
6 J A 10

K 2
K J 10 9 5 3
8 5
A 9 6 Table 10 9 8 5
Q 7
10 4 3
Q 8 3 2
8A7BA =
43613 =
Par NS +620 J 6 3
A 8 6 4 2
K Q J 6
J

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 595
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
+7 180

100. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 46

E deals
None vul A
K 10 3
A K J 10 2
A K 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Bocchi Boyd Duboin Versace Cohen Lauria Berkowitz
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
J A 6 2 6 5 10 K
A Q 3 9 K Q 3 4
K 6 5 4 A 5 5 7
J 4 6 7 10 3 6 8
10 4 4 8 J 4 2 9
2 3 7 7 2 6 2 J
A 8 5 7 A 6 4 10
K 5 9 10 A 4 9 7

J 10
Q 9 7
9 8 7 4
Q J 10 7 Table Q 8 6 5 3
A J 6 4
Q
8 6 4
988B8 =
45524 =
Par NS +400 K 9 7 4 2
8 5 2
6 5 3
9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 601
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-6 180

101. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 3, Bd 36

S deals
Both vul K Q J 10 7
J 9
K 8 5 2
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Soloway Duboin Hamman Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Versace
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 9 2 5 3 4 A 8
K 6 9 A 8 A 3 9
3 4 A 8 A Q 2 3
8 A 4 J 4 4 K 10
K 5 7 2 7 2 Q 5
Q 10 2 6 K 10
6 Q K 3 10 tricks claimed
Q 3 4 2
J 4 7 5

A 8 5 2
K 10 6 4 3
Q
10 5 3 Table 6 4 3
8 2
J 10 3
A J 9 6 2
99896 998A6
33536 =
Par NS +600 9
A Q 7 5
A 9 7 6 4
K Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 612
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-11 180

102. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul —
K Q 8 4
Q 9 8 6
A K Q 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Duboin Brogeland Bocchi Nunes Helgemo Fantoni Helness
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 4 9 10 6 Q K 8
2 3 Q 10 9 10 K A
9 J K A 7 K 3 2
7 K A 2 Q J 2 3
J A 2 5 4
11 tricks claimed K 3 4 7
Q 6 5 2
8 9 5 3
6 9 7 4
J 8 5 10
A 10 6 4

K J 7 5 4 3 2
7 6
A 3
7 4 Table 9 6
A J 9 3
J 10
J 9 6 3 2
969B9 A79B8
36424 =
Par NS +630 A Q 10 8
10 5 2
K 7 5 4 2
5

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 623
Partscore
2 N = +90
-11 180

103. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 2

S deals
E-W vul Q 5 3 2
J 7 3
A Q J
4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Zhao Tardy Fu Allavena
1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 2 9 10
3 4 J 2
A 5 6 4
Q K 7 5
9 K 7 2
10 6 3 9 3 4 J 2
8 8 3 2 A 5 6 4
5 K 3 9 Q K 7 5
8 7 10 A 9 K 7 2
A 8 4 10 10 6 3 9
A 8 8 3 2

K J 8 6
K 8 6 4
4
J 8 7 5 Table 9 7
Q 10 9 2
K 9 5 2
Q 10 9
88597 =
55746 =
Par NS +120 A 10 4
A 5
10 8 7 6 3
A K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 630
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 180

104. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul J 10 4 3 2
A K
Q 10 5
J 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Welland Sontag Fallenius Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 10 3 K 4 10 3 K
9 tricks won 9 tricks won

A K 7
9 7 4
J 8 7 4
A 7 4 Table 9 6 5
8 5 2
9 6 3
K 10 8 6
99988 =
44455 =
Par NS +400 Q 8
Q J 10 6 3
A K 2
Q 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 636
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 180

105. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul A Q 5
7 3
A Q J 7 5
K 8 5

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Doub Garner Wildavsky Wolff Fallenius Morse Welland
1 1 1 NT 1 NT 2 Pass
2 3 NT AP Pass Dbl Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
10 5 3 J 8 3 2 J
10 3 5 K 6 3 A 9
10 A 8 3 7 9 A 10
4 4 A 9 K J 5 4
Q 5 6 7 J K A 3
7 3 8 6 Q 6 2 4
2 8 Q 6 5 5 4 9
A 2 4 9 6 6 5 10
J 4 2 7 Q K
7 9 K K 11 tricks claimed

K 10 9 8 7 4
8
3
J 10 9 7 6 Table 6 3
Q 10 9 5 4 2
K 9
A Q 3
948B5 947A4
39528 =
Par NS +500 J 2
A K J 6
10 8 6 4 2
4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 646
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-10 180

106. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

S deals
Both vul J 8 7 6
A 8
A K J 10 7
9 7

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Stromberg Cohen Nystrom Fredin Rosenberg Lindkvist Zia
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q A 2 5 10 3 J 8
6 5 Q K K A 2 5
J 8 4 3 K 2 6 3
K 7 6 7 J 5 8 4
4 9 A 3 J 5 10 K
7 tricks claimed Q 7 4 7
7 5 J 2
10 tricks claimed

K 4 3 2
K Q J
4 3
10 8 4 2 Table 9 5
10 9 6 4 2
5 2
A Q 6 5
996A7 =
33726 =
Par NS +600 A Q 10
7 5 3
Q 9 8 6
K J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 646
Partscore
4 N = +130
+8 188

107. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

N deals
None vul A 10 7 3
Q J 9
9 8 6 3
9 2

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Cayne Nickell Levin Seamon Rodwell Passell Meckstroth
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 5 K 7 Q K A
4 7 8 10 Q 4 3 6
A 2 6 6 K 5 7 2
J 7 4 9 8 4 A 9
K A 4 2 2 K 3 6
Q 5 3 2 5 K 7 3
K 3 7 6 A 8 9 J
3 10 9 2 Q 10 10 2
8 9 5 Q 2 Q 6 10
8 4 A 9 3 J

5 4
8 7 4 3
Q 7
J 10 8 6 4 Table J 9 6 2
K 10 5 2
A J 10 5
K
88688 =
54645 55645
Par NS +120 K Q 8
A 6
K 4 2
A Q 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 646
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 193

108. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

N deals
None vul A 10 7 3
Q J 9
9 8 6 3
9 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker Moss Schwartz Gitelman
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 3 6 Q Q 3 5 4
K 4 7 2 7 8 10 K
3 4 2 K Q 5 3 6
J K 7 3 K 4 7 2
A 6 9 2 8 4 A 9
4 Q 6 5 Q 2 6 3
8 Q K A 2 K A 6
Q 8 9 5 Q 10 9 5
6 3 J 10 5 8 6 J
8 4

5 4
8 7 4 3
Q 7
J 10 8 6 4 Table J 9 6 2
K 10 5 2
A J 10 5
K
88688 =
54645 55645
Par NS +120 K Q 8
A 6
K 4 2
A Q 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 653
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 193

109. 2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

S deals
N-S vul K Q 6 4 2
J 8
K J 5 2
A 5

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Meltzer Saelensminde Larsen Stansby Helgemo Martel Helness
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 5 9 J 8 9 Q K
7 4 J 3 Q A 10 5
J 4 5 Q 3 6 10 J
5 2 J 10 4 3 7 7
3 6 9 K K 2 5 3
8 2 K A 6 7 A 4
7 Q A 2 8 A 9
7 tricks claimed 8 10 2 9
5 J 5 4

9 7 5
A Q 6
Q 10 4
Q 10 7 2 Table A J 8 3
10 4 3 2
8 3
9 4 3
888A8 =
55535 =
Par NS +130 10
K 9 7 5
A 9 7 6
K J 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 653
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+8 201

110. 2001 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 27

S deals
None vul A K 6 5 3
K 3
6 5 3
Q J 8

West North East South West North East South
Lev Hawkins Helgemo Foster SmithL Mohan SmithR Rosenkranz
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 3 K 2 Q A 2 3
J A Q 5 A 7 3 9
4 5 Q A 2 4 5 J
9 7 10 6 4 7 10 K
8 3 7 9 A 7 2 4
7 5 4 8 6 K 9 8
J 3 Q A 9 tricks claimed
2 4 A 8
K 10 9 2
K 2 J 5

4
J 10 6 5 2
Q 10 8 7 4
7 5 Table Q 10 8 7
Q 4
K J 9
A 10 3 2
8A759 =
53673 53674
Par NS +420 J 9 2
A 9 8 7
A 2
K 9 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 653
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 207

111. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 12

E deals
N-S vul Q 4 2
A J 10 9 6
10 4
10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Shugart RosenbergD Robson Forrester Silverstein Chemla Willenken
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 1 1 2
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 2 9 K 3 2 9 K
K 6 4 7 2 Q A 4
2 Q A 4 10 2 3 J
10 2 Q 8 J Q A 7
9 J 6 A 8 A 7 2
7 K 3 9 K 8 4 A
A 4 2 5 5 3 J 9
K 7 9 8 7 tricks claimed
5 8 10 5
3 8 10 5

J 8 3
Q 8 3
J 8 6
Q J 7 4 Table A 10 9 6 5
7 5 4
A 7 2
8 5
A8BA9 =
24234 35234
Par NS +650 K 7
K 2
K Q 9 5 3
A K 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 665
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
-12 207

112. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 88

W deals
None vul Q 7 2
Q J 7 3
5
K J 10 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Lipsitz Granovetter Nickell Rubin Freeman
2 Pass 2 2 NT 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8 2 3 9 3 5 K 7
A 2 7 3 A 2 2 9
5 4 J Q 10 Q 2 J
6 A 8 5 4 A 8 5
5 9 Q K 3 Q 3 6
4 K Q J K A 4
10 tricks claimed 10 8 Q 7
7 3 10 9
10 tricks claimed

A K 10 8 6 4
9 8 4
Q 8
4 2 Table 3
K 2
J 9 7 6 4 2
Q 9 6 3
A8A7A =
34253 34263
Par NS +430 J 9 5
A 10 6 5
A K 10 3
A 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 671
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
-6 207

113. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

E deals
None vul A 7 6
Q 7 6 5 4
5 4
7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Martel Soloway Stansby Sontag Freeman Weichsel Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 3 10 K 5 3 10 K
A 3 4 2 A 3 4 2
8 9 Q 5 8 9 Q 3
5 3 10 J 4 9 K 6
2 6 10 K A Q 5 8
3 Q 7 8 K 2 6 5
9 A J 4 3 Q A 8
4 J A Q 7 J 10 J
K 6 5 8 7 tricks claimed

Q 9 2
K J 9 3
Q 6
A 9 6 5 Table J 10 8 5
2
J 10 9 8 3
J 10 2
77967 77968
56475 =
Par NS +140 K 4 3
A 10 8
A K 7 2
K Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 671
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
+2 209

114. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

E deals
None vul K J 9
A K 3
10 9 8 6 5
4 3

West North East South West North East South
SimpsonC Ferraro Hallberg de Falco Bocchi Callaghan Duboin Burn
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 3 9 6 9 A 2 5
7 K 5 4 5 4 K A
J A 5 4 10 K 4 8
9 tricks won 10 tricks won

Q 7 5 4
10 9 6
A
Q J 8 5 2 Table A 8 6 3
Q 7 4 2
7 4
10 9 7
A68B7 968B7
37526 =
Par NS +430 10 2
J 8 5
K Q J 3 2
A K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 678
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 209

115. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul 8 4 3
A
A Q J 5
A K Q 3 2

West North East South West North East South
JonssonT Kwiecien Thorvaldsson Pszczola Balicki MagnussonM Zmudzinski Ingimarsson
1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Rdbl 2 2 NT Dbl Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 3 9 6 7 2 8 A
8 A 6 2 10 tricks won
A 4 8 6
K 5 7 3
2 9 J 10
6 10 Q 4
Q 10 4 J
3 7 3 Q
4 5 2 10

A K Q 10
Q J 10 8 3
K 10 9
6 Table 9 7 5
9 7 6
8 4 2
10 9 5 4
98699 =
35733 25722
Par NS +600 J 6 2
K 5 4 2
7 6 3
J 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 688
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-10 209

116. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2

E deals
N-S vul 7
K 5 3
J 10 5 2
K Q 6 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Shudnev Avdeev Furunes Rekunov Helness Khokhlov
2 2 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 7 9 J 7 3 2 A
J A 2 3 5 8 K 3
Q 3 3 K 2 7 J A
9 8 K 7 2 7 9 J
J Q K A 9 tricks claimed
9 10 4 3
Q 10 5 7
4 2 6 8
10 tricks claimed

Q 10 8 6 4 2
7
A 9 8 7
A 8 Table 9 3
Q J 10 9 8 2
Q 4
10 7 3
A779A =
36633 =
Par NS +630 A K J 5
A 6 4
K 6 3
J 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 699
Partscore
3 S = +110
-11 209

117. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul 8 4 3
A
A Q J 5
A K Q 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Helness Callaghan Furunes Burn Fawcett Helgemo Liggins Austberg
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
K 3 5 2 9 2 Q A
A 4 7 6 A 4 7 6
Q 8 9 J K 5 8 3
10 3 9 J 10
9 tricks claimed K 8 3 6
10 tricks claimed

A K Q 10
Q J 10 8 3
K 10 9
6 Table 9 7 5
9 7 6
8 4 2
10 9 5 4
98699 =
35733 25722
Par NS +600 J 6 2
K 5 4 2
7 6 3
J 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 709
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-10 209

118. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul K 9 6 4 3
9
8 3 2
Q J 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Rizzo Dai Bianchedi ShiH Ju Lambardi Fu Lucena
Pass Pass 3 3 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass 2 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 6 J Q 3
10 tricks won 5 4 7 A
7 2 K Q
3 10 J 5
A 8 4 8
K 3 8 2
6 4 Q 9
J 10 7 5
9 K 3 2
A J 4 6
10 tricks claimed

8 5 2
5 4 2
A Q 10 5 4
5 3 Table Q 10
A K 10 8 7 6
6
10 9 7 2
99589 =
43754 =
Par NS +600 A J 7
Q J 3
K J 9 7
A K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 719
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-10 209

119. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

W deals
Both vul K 9 6 4 3
9
8 3 2
Q J 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Kaneko Bertens Barredo Nab Ramondt Quiogue Maas Villacorta
Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
2 9 K 3
6 J 4 2
A 3 4 2
K 5 8 9

8 5 2
5 4 2
A Q 10 5 4
5 3 Table Q 10
A K 10 8 7 6
6
10 9 7 2
99589 =
43754 =
Par NS +600 A J 7
Q J 3
K J 9 7
A K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 732
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -200
-13 209

120. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

S deals
N-S vul A Q J 5 2
J 10 9
K 6
Q J 10

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Soloway Casen Hamman Schwartz
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 9 2 5 8 A 9 10
10 8 4 K 4 3 A 6
9 K 5 3 Q K 7 9
A 6 4 3 5 2 K J
Q K 7 9 3 Q 10 4
8 6 2 5 Q 9
8 tricks claimed 8 tricks claimed

9 3
A Q 4 3
J 9 7
K 9 7 3 Table K 10 6
8 7 2
Q 8 5 4 2
8 5
88758 88768
54675 =
Par NS +120 8 7 4
K 6 5
A 10 3
A 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 732
Partscore
2 N = +110
+5 214

121. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul J 10 8 4 2
A J 9
10 7
K 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Branco Meckstroth Chagas Mello Soloway Janz Hamman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
3 10 J Q
Q 5 2 9
A 7 4 8
10 J K 4
J 4 8 K
2 9 10 5 Q 5 2 9
Q 3 7 A A 7 4 8
10 5 2 6 10 J K 4
8 6 6 3 J 4 8 K

K 7 6 5 3
7 2
K 4 3
Q J 3 Table 9
K Q 10 6 4
J 9 8 5
8 6 4
99779 89678
44654 =
Par NS +400 A Q
8 5 3
A Q 6 2
A 10 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 738
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-6 214

122. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 54

S deals
N-S vul K 9 7
Q 10 9 4
K 9 6
9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Onstott Soloway Beatty Hamman Meckstroth Eisenberg Rodwell Hayden
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
5 10 A 6 5 10 A 6
J K 4 6 3 Q 4 7
3 Q 9 2 A 4 6 2
3 4 2 K 5 Q 7 10
Q A 7 2 10 tricks claimed
10 tricks claimed

A 5 4
J 8 7 5 3
Q 10 7
Q 4 Table 10 8 6 3 2
A 2
J 8 2
J 10 2
97999 =
46443 =
Par NS +600 Q J
K 6
A 5 4 3
A K 8 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 748
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-10 214

123. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 14

S deals
None vul 10 4
A Q J
10 8 6 4 2
9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Sun Stansby LiuC Martel Zia WangW Rosenberg LiX
1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 2 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 10 Q A K A 10 2
2 4 Q 6 A 5 2 7
9 tricks won 9 3 4 Q
7 A 9 4
2 5 A 6
10 9 5 J
8 tricks claimed

J 9 8 6 3
5 4
K J 5 3
10 3 Table Q 7 5
10 9 6
Q 7
K Q J 8 7
96A98 =
36335 46345
Par NS +420 A K 2
K 8 7 3 2
A 9
A 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 755
Partscore
2 N = +90
-7 214

124. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 6

E deals
E-W vul 8 3
A 7 5
A K 7 2
9 8 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Huang Mik Kuo Jedrychowski Ker ShenC Dravitzki Lin
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q 3 2 10 Q 3 2 A
6 8 K A Q 2 3 A
10 3 A 5 J 4 3 A
K 5 4 6 11 tricks won
2 2 Q J
9 2 7 6
8 9 3 J
4 3 A 6
5 J K Q
Q 5 4 A

Q J 9 7 6 5
Q 9 3
J 6 3
2 Table K 4 2
J 10 8 6 2
5
A J 6 5
855AB =
28722 =
Par NS +400 A 10
K 4
Q 10 9 8 4
K Q 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 755
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
+5 219

125. 1997 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A J 6
10 9 6 4 3
A 9
A 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Robson Burger Shugart Zia Sontag Rosenberg Feldman
1 Pass 3 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
Q A 3 2 2 5 K A
10 K A 8 3 2 A 8
5 K A 2 5 J 4 K
J 3 7 3 3 2 J A
6 4 9 4 6 3 7 Q
Q K A 5 5 9 4 K
2 6 J 10 Q 3 2 5
Q 5 3 8 11 tricks claimed
10 tricks claimed

K
Q J 8
Q J 10 8 5
K 10 4 3 Table 10 8 4 3 2
K 2
7 4 3
8 6 5
AAB78 =
23254 =
Par NS +650 Q 9 7 5
A 7 5
K 6 2
Q J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 765
Partscore
3 N +2 +200
-10 219

126. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 116

N deals
Both vul K 10 4 3
10 9
A Q 9 6 4
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Levy Sakul Mouiel Szwarc Watulingas Multon Panelewen
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Dbl 4 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
6 9 K 5 3 A 5 4
J 4 Q 10 K 8 7 2
8 3 3 A Q 10 3 3
A 5 4 2 6 J 9 5
K 8 7 3 9 10 J 2
Q 10 4 5 3 K 8 4
K 8 4 3 9 2 6 J
2 J Q 5 A 6 10 K
A 7 2 2 9 tricks claimed

9 7
Q 8 7 6 2
J 8
J 10 8 5 Table A Q J 5
K J 3
10 7 5 3
3 2
88698 88598
55744 =
Par NS +120 8 6 2
A 5 4
K 2
A K Q 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 777
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
-12 219

Data 9Z81 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore