Data 9Z83 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 25 HCP, fair spots

Found 39 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 Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1			West Amoils Pass Pass Lead 4 6 9 2 10 3 A Q 5 K	North Zia 3 NT 2nd 2 9 A J 8 2 2 8 7 7	East Hanlon Pass 3rd J K 6 4 7 3 4 9 A 10	South Duboin 1 NT Pass 4th K A 5 7 Q 8 5 6 Q 3	West Bocchi Pass Pass Lead 7 Q 2 7 3 4 5 J 3 6	North Gitelman 1 NT 2nd A 3 9 A J 8 2 Q 2 6	East Bianchedi Pass 3rd 8 9 K 6 4 9 3 10 4 9	South Moss 1 Pass 4th 4 5 A 5 7 K 10 2 8 Q
S deals None vul	8 5 2 K 4 A 9 4 3 K 10 9 4
10 6 4 J 9 K J 7 6 2 8 3 2		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 South -1 -50  0	Partscore   1 NT North +1   +120 +5 5

2. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 32			West Willenken 1 Pass Lead 5 2 J 9 6 4 Q	North Greco 2 Pass 2nd 3 3 K A 6 2 5	East Rosenberg Pass Pass 3rd Q 2 4 7 A K 8	South Hampson 3 NT 4th 4 9 4 6 5 3	West Bathurst 1 2 Pass Lead 2 3 10 9 4 10 5	North Fleisher Pass Pass 3 2nd K 2 6 10 4 9	East Moss 1 NT Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A 5 Q J Q	South Martel Pass Dbl 4th 4 5 9 7 K 3
W deals E-W vul	6 3 J 8 3 A J 9 A Q 10 8 4
K J 7 5 2 A Q 6 5 4 2 — 9 3		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 South = +400 +7 7	Partscore   3 North =   +110  5

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12			West Bakhshi Pass Pass Lead 2 10 2 7 3 Q Q 4 10	North Helness 3 3 NT 2nd 6 3 5 J 2 A K 10 6	East Gold Pass All Pass 3rd 8 Q K 9 K 6 5 K 4	South Helgemo 2 NT 3 4th A 6 A 3 5 7 4 A 9	West Fantoni Dbl Pass All Pass Lead 5 K 8 10 K	North Robson Pass 1 2nd 3 A 4 2 A	East Nunes 1 Pass 3rd 9 6 2 6 2	South Forrester 1 Pass 1 NT 4th Q 4 J 7 5
S deals E-W vul	9 8 7 6 4 6 3 Q 4 2 K J 6
A 5 3 A 8 5 A 7 3 Q 10 7 2		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 South = +400 +6 13	Partscore   1 NT South +3   +180  5

4. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 9, Bd 10			West Chao Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 4 3 4 9 A 8 5 6	North Buras Pass 2 3 3 NT 2nd J 2 2 7 Q 9 4 8 5	East HoJ 1 Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 3 J 10 5 3 7 3 K	South Narkiewicz 1 NT 2 3 4th 7 A 6 Q 2 K 4 2 J	West Mazurkiewicz Pass Pass Pass Lead K 4 8 3 6 7 6 2 J	North ShenN Pass 2 2 2nd A 7 6 4 A 2 Q 7 6	East Jassem 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 9 10 J 9 4 A K A	South HoC 1 NT 2 4th 3 Q Q 10 2 5 J 4
W deals Both vul	K 8 7 3 Q 10 5 3 2 A J 10 3
Q 10 5 J 9 4 8 6 5 3 9 7 6		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 South +1 +630 +10 23	Partscore   2 North +2   +170  5

5. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 6, Bd 25			West Upmark Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 2 4 10 3 7 6	North Duboin 1 2 3 NT 2nd A 7 Q K 4 7 2	East Nystrom Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 K K A Q J 6	South Sementa 1 2 2 NT 4th 7 A 5 2 9 8	West Madala Pass Pass Lead 3 7 4 J 7 2 5 4	North Cullin 1 3 2nd 2 9 6 5 4 10 8 A	East Bocchi Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 K Q 2 A K K 8	South Bertheau 1 2 4th A 5 3 6 2 A 8 7
E deals N-S vul	A Q 10 8 Q 8 2 8 4 2 K 4 2
J 5 4 3 A 5 3 A J 6 3 9 3		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 South -3 -300  23	Partscore   3 South =   +110 +9 14

6. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49			West Bocchi Pass 1 Pass Lead Q J A K	North Gur Pass 2 3 NT 2nd K Q 5 7	East Madala 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 6 A 2 3	South Yilmaz Dbl 2 NT 4th 4 5 6 10	West Kokten Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 3 5 9 8 J J 10	North Zaleski Pass 3 Pass 2nd K 2 6 A 5 4 2 3	East AkerO 2 Pass Pass 3rd 6 J A 2 K 10 6 6	South Versace 2 NT 3 4th 4 Q 3 3 2 8 7 8
W deals None vul	K 3 10 7 6 4 3 K J 8 4 3 2
Q J 10 5 2 K Q 9 8 5 5 7 5		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 South = +400 +10 33	Partscore   3 South -1   -50  14

7. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 3			West Pszczola Pass 3 Pass Lead Q J Q 2 9 8 K	North Kranyak Pass Pass Pass 2nd 4 8 A 3 7 A J	East Lev 1 3 Pass 3rd 7 3 3 K 6 2	South WolpertG Dbl 3 NT 4th 5 A 2 10 2 4	West LallH Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 Q Q 2 9 K 6 9 8 Q	North Mahaffey Pass 2 Pass 2nd 3 A 4 8 A J J 3 4 K	East Milner Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 3 7 K 6 7 10 4 7 A	South Seamon 2 2 NT 4th Q 2 5 10 2 5 8 J 5 6
W deals N-S vul	8 4 3 Q J 9 4 2 10 9 8 7 3
Q J 6 2 J 9 6 5 2 6 5 A J		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 South = +600 +10 43	Partscore   2 NT South +1   +150  14

8. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5			West Moss Lead 5	North Beatty 2nd	East Gitelman 3rd	South Jacobs 4th	West Wold Lead	North Hampson 2nd	East Bates 3rd	South Greco 4th
E deals E-W vul	A Q 10 6 5 K Q J 4 2 A 4 3
K 8 3 2 A 10 6 5 4 2 A 6 K		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 South = +400 +6 49	Partscore   2 NT North +1   +150  14

9. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 9, Bd 11			West Reid Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 2 7 K 5 5	North Versace Pass 3 Pass 2nd 2 4 9 A 3 8	East Newell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 A Q 8 Q 3	South Lauria 1 NT 3 NT 4th A 3 K 7 2 J	West Duboin Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 2 7 K 3 Q 6 5 A	North Bach Pass 2 2 2nd 2 4 3 A 8 8 2 5 10	East Sementa Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 A 10 9 Q 5 4 9 3	South Cornell 1 NT 2 2 NT 4th K 9 K 7 2 J 3 6 7
W deals None vul	A 10 6 4 3 9 4 3 2 A 7 9 5
K 5 2 Q J 10 K 8 4 J 10 7 2		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 South = +400 +6 55	Partscore   2 NT South +2   +180  14

10. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 10, Bd 32			West HerbstO Pass 2 All Pass Lead Q K 3 10 6	North Nanev 1 2 2nd 7 9 5 4 4	East HerbstI 1 NT Pass 3rd 8 4 A 2 3	South Mihov Pass Dbl 3 NT 4th 5 2 J 9 2	West Stefanov Pass 3 Lead 7 Q 2 A 7 K Q	North Zack 1 4 2nd 4 6 A 2 K 3 5	East Aronov 1 All Pass 3rd 9 4 5 3 2 9 5	South Barel Pass Dbl 4th A 3 8 7 9 4
S deals N-S vul	9 7 A K Q 9 5 A Q J 10 9 2
K Q 3 10 6 J 9 6 5 3 2 8 3		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 South -2 -200  55	Partscore   4 North =   +130 +8 22

11. 2011 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34			West Nunes Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 Q 3 2 J A 3 A 8	North Askgaard 2 2 NT 2nd 10 3 5 J K 10 K 10 4	East Fantoni Pass Pass 3rd J 4 J Q A 5 7 9 K	South Bjarnarson 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th A 2 4 6 8 9 2 6 7	West Schaltz Pass Pass Lead 3 J 4 6 2 K Q 6 5	North Helgemo 1 Pass 2nd Q 8 2 10 A 5 9 10 9	East MadsenM Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 Q J 9 2 3 6 A	South Helness 1 1 NT 4th 4 2 K 5 7 4 A 4 10
S deals E-W vul	A 8 4 3 2 J Q 10 7 A 10 6 4
9 6 9 5 2 K 9 6 3 K 9 5 3		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 South +1 +430 +7 62	Partscore   1 NT South +2   +150  22

12. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 21			West Bramley Pass Pass Pass Lead J A Q 5 10 K 6 J 10	North Jacobus 1 2 3 NT 2nd 5 4 8 K 7 Q 2 2 6	East Welland Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 3 6 7 9 4 Q 6 3	South Wold 1 1 NT 2 4th Q 2 8 4 3 A 5 9 3	West Jacobs Pass Lead 4 A 5 Q 7 J J 10 10	North Chambers Pass 2nd 3 8 9 4 2 5 K 7 J	East Beatty Pass 3rd 2 6 10 3 3 2 4 9 7	South Schermer 1 NT 4th Q 6 4 5 K Q 8 6 A
S deals N-S vul	Q K 8 7 5 Q 8 4 J 10 7 6 3
K 10 5 J 10 K 7 3 2 K 9 8 4		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 South = +600 +10 72	Partscore   1 NT South +2   +150  22

14. 2009 USBC Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39			West Meltzer Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 K 4 J 3 J	North Rowntree 1 2 3 2nd 9 5 Q 2 9 6	East Larsen 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q 3 A 2 K 5	South Walker 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th K 8 7 5 2 Q	West Nussbaum Pass 2 Pass Lead 7 9 3 K K 4 10 J 6	North Sontag 1 Pass Pass 2nd 4 A K 5 2 6 6 8 10	East Aquino 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q 2 5 3 3 A 7 2 J	South Bates Dbl 3 4th A 4 8 2 9 Q 8 6 7
W deals Both vul	9 A Q 8 A 10 5 3 A J 9 6 3
10 7 5 4 J 10 7 6 8 6 2 Q 5		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 South -2 -200  72	Partscore   3 North +2   +150 +8 33

15. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9			West Hamman Pass Pass Lead K Q 10 2	North Gitelman 3 NT 2nd 5 J 3 9	East Zia Pass 3rd 4 6 2 3	South Moss 1 NT Pass 4th 7 A 3 5	West Hampson Pass Pass Lead 8 J 9 A 7 4	North Nickell 1 NT 3 2nd K 4 3 3 9	East Greco Pass All Pass 3rd 6 2 10 5 A	South Freeman 1 2 4th 2 Q J 6 3
S deals E-W vul	J 5 K 10 4 A K 5 4 3 5 4 2
K Q 9 3 Q 7 2 9 8 7 Q 9 8		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 South +1 +430 +7 79	Partscore   3 South +1   +130  33

16. 2008 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44			West Smirnov 1 Pass Lead A K 10	North Westra Pass Dbl Pass 2nd 3 J	East Piekarek Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 7	South Ramondt 1 3 NT 4th 4 Q	West Bakkeren 2 3 All Pass Lead K A 2 A 10 7 6 4 Q	North Elinescu Pass Pass Dbl 2nd 3 J 5 9 K 6 2 8 8	East Bertens Pass 2 Pass 3rd 5 7 3 3 3 8 K 10 9	South Wladow 1 NT Pass 4 4th 4 Q 6 2 5 A 5 6 J
N deals E-W vul	Q J 6 3 J 3 10 8 5 K 9 4 3
K 7 4 A K 10 9 8 6 2 K J 2 —		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 South -3 -150  79	Partscore   4 South =   +130 +7 40

17. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 75			West Strul 1 Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 J 4 4 2 7 A K A	North Meckstroth Pass 1 2 NT 2nd Q 9 3 A 10 3 Q 7 8	East Becker Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 8 J 5 7 2 6 8 5	South Rodwell Dbl 1 NT 3 NT 4th 3 Q K 6 K 6 2 5 3	West Freeman 1 Pass Pass Lead 2 J 4 7 5 3	North Berkowitz Pass 1 Pass 2nd Q 6 3 2 3 6	East Nickell Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 4 J 10 K	South Cohen Dbl 1 NT 4th 3 Q A 9 A
W deals None vul	K 6 5 2 J 10 5 J 9 8 6 3 Q
A Q 7 A Q 3 2 Q 7 10 8 4 2		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 South = +400 +6 85	Partscore   1 NT South +2   +150  40

18. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 7, Bd 7			West Zia Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 2 2 2 Q 7 J 5	North Jassem 1 1 3 2nd 7 6 4 Q K 3 A	East Rosenberg Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 10 9 K 4 4 8	South Martens 1 2 3 NT 4th J 5 6 5 3 A 8	West Chmurski Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 8 2 3 Q 9 J 6	North WeinsteinH 1 1 2 NT 2nd 7 2 4 4 K 4 A A	East Gawrys Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 6 9 A 2 3 9	South Garner 1 1 NT 4th 5 10 6 5 3 K 8
W deals Both vul	A K 8 7 K 7 A 10 Q J 10 7 2
Q J 4 2 Q 10 3 K 6 4 8 6 3		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 South = +600 +10 95	Partscore   2 NT South +1   +150  40

19. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 76			West Greco Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 7 10 J 9 A Q 5	North Krekorian 1 3 2nd 6 2 3 4 6 3 K 6	East Hampson Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 3 2 9 5 2 4 4	South Casen 1 2 NT 3 NT 4th 4 A K 5 Q 8 7 J	West Becker Pass Lead J 8 3 Q 9 10 10	North O'Rourke Pass 2nd 6 Q A 6 4 4	East Schwartz Pass Pass 3rd K K 7 2 7 3	South Jacobus 2 NT 4th 5 2 2 K 4 Q
E deals N-S vul	J 8 6 4 9 6 4 2 A 6 Q 10 7
Q 9 7 2 K 10 5 3 J 10 9 3 K		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 South -1 -100  95	Partscore   2 NT South =   +120 +6 46

20. 2006 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 30			West Krekorian Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 K A 6	North Bates 1 2 3 2nd 2 3 4 3	East Casen Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 2 5 A	South Sontag 1 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th K 7 8 7	West Feldman Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 Q 5 A K 6 Q J	North Stansby 1 2 3 2nd 2 A 9 3 4 6 9 8	East Bramley Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 2 10 2 5 A 5 9	South Martel 1 2 2 4th 8 6 J 7 8 4 3 J
S deals None vul	10 8 7 2 Q J 10 5 2 A 9 2 2
A J 3 6 4 3 5 3 A J 10 9 3		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 South +2 +460 +7 102	Partscore   3 South +2   +150  46

21. 2006 WC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58			West YadlinI Pass Pass Lead 5 10 10 3 J J 6 3 2	North Hansen 3 NT 2nd 6 A K A A 2 10 8 7	East YadlinD Pass 3rd 4 Q 7 4 4 K K K 10	South BildeM 1 NT Pass 4th 7 5 9 2 3 5 7 4	West BlaksetK Lead A	North Ozdil 2nd	East BlaksetL 3rd	South Ginossar 4th
S deals Both vul	K 6 3 6 3 K Q 6 K J 9 5 2
10 4 2 Q 7 2 A 9 8 5 3 2 8		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 South +1 +630 +11 113	Partscore   4 South =   +130  46

22. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81			West Schwartz 2 Pass Lead 4 3 3 J A J 7	North Ekeblad 3 Pass 2nd 5 9 5 4 4 K 9	East Becker Pass Pass 3rd Q 8 Q 2 6 2	South Rubin 3 NT 4th 3 5 2 6 9 2	West Greco 2 Pass Pass Lead J Q A 10 Q 8 J 7 4	North Cohen Pass 3 2nd 2 3 2 4 K 5 A K Q	East Hampson 2 Pass 3rd 7 4 3 2 4 3 9 6 7	South Berkowitz Pass Pass 4th 8 A 5 9 2 J 8 6
W deals None vul	J 5 J 10 8 A 8 5 A Q J 10 6
8 Q 9 7 6 3 2 K 10 7 4 9 5		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 South = +400 +11 124	Partscore   3 North -2   -100  46

23. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 15			West Maksymetz Pass Pass Lead J 6 10 3	North CohenS 1 3 NT 2nd K 3 5 4	East Jacob Pass Pass 3rd 5 K 7 8	South Compton 2 NT Pass 4th 6 4 6 2	West Onstott Pass Pass Lead J 3 3 5 10 4 3 Q Q 10	North Coren 1 2 Pass 2nd K 10 A Q K 8 A 2 J 5	East Robison Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 J 2 7 4 9 2 7 8 A	South Eisenberg 1 NT 2 NT 4th 4 A 6 2 6 K 8 5 7
N deals N-S vul	A Q 9 8 7 A K 9 6 5 3 8 6
K J 5 4 2 J 3 A 8 2 J 4 2		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 South = +600 +10 134	Partscore   2 NT South =   +120  46

24. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 5, Bd 19			West Lindkvist 1 Pass Lead 3 3 J K 6 A 10 9 2	North Imakura Pass 2 Pass 2nd 5 4 2 2 6 3 3 4 K	East Fredin Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q J Q 5 4 7 8 6 A	South Ino 1 3 NT 4th A 8 K Q 7 5 8 J 5	West Teramoto Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 A Q 9 4 A 2 10 6	North Sundelin Pass 1 NT 2 3 2nd 5 3 6 K 6 5 9 K 10	East Takano Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q J 6 9 2 Q 2 A 3	South Sylvan 1 2 2 NT 4th A 2 4 5 8 4 3 8 K
N deals E-W vul	9 6 5 J A 8 7 6 2 A J 9 6
K 10 7 4 3 K 6 3 K 4 3 K 4		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 South +1 +430 +7 141	Partscore   3 South +1   +130  46

25. 2004 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 28			West Garvey Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 6 K 10 8 9 7 J 10	North v.Prooijen 1 2 3 NT 2nd 3 8 A 4 Q J A 7 8	East Carroll Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q J 2 4 4 6 3 9 5	South Brink Pass 1 2 NT 4th 7 K 3 A 5 5 2 2 3	West Verhees Pass 2 All Pass Lead 7 A 5 Q 7 A K 3 J	North Mesbur 2 Dbl 2nd 8 4 A 8 Q 6 9 10 5	East Jansma Pass Pass 3rd Q 3 3 5 K 7 8 10	South Fitzgibbon Pass Pass 3 4th 2 K 2 K 9 2 4 J
S deals E-W vul	2 A J 10 9 5 K 9 8 A K 5 3
K 10 9 8 6 3 8 7 5 3 J 4 2		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 South -3 -150  141	Partscore   3 South +1   +130 +7 53

26. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 4, Bd 14			West Wasik Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 Q 5 6 4 10	North Bertheau 1 3 2nd J 9 K 2 8 J	East Knap Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 3 7 K A Q	South Nystrom 1 1 NT 3 NT 4th 2 6 7 9 3	West Fredin Pass 2 Pass All Pass Lead Q 4 6 K J K 5 6	North Fractman 1 Pass 3 2nd 2 9 3 4 3 7 5 A	East Lindkvist Pass Dbl Pass Pass 3rd 3 A Q 7 2 10 J 2	South Carrasco Pass Rdbl 3 4 4th A 2 5 J Q 6 9 3
E deals None vul	K J 10 4 A 7 K Q 8 5 4 J 6
Q K 8 5 3 J 3 2 10 8 7 4 3		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 South +2 +460 +8 149	Partscore   4 North =   +130  53

27. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 46			West Robinson Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead J A K J 10 2 A K	North Bocchi 1 Dbl 2 3 NT 2nd A Q 6 4 4 3 8 5	East Boyd Pass 1 Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 3 5 6 4 7 5 9	South Duboin Pass Pass 2 2 NT 4th 2 9 4 7 8 7 7 10	West Versace Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 K A 10 J 2 A A	North Cohen 1 Dbl 2 NT 2nd 5 Q 5 3 4 6 6 4	East Lauria Pass 1 2 All Pass 3rd 10 3 5 6 2 2 4 9	South Berkowitz Pass Pass Pass 4th K 4 7 8 9 J 10 7
E deals None vul	A K 10 3 A K J 10 2 A K 3 2
J 10 Q 9 7 9 8 7 4 Q J 10 7		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 South = +400 +6 155	Partscore   2 NT North +1   +150  53

28. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 3, Bd 36			West Bocchi Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 K 3 8 K Q 6 Q J	North Soloway 1 3 2nd 9 6 4 A 5 10 Q 3 4	East Duboin Pass Pass 3rd 2 9 A 4 7 2 K 4 7	South Hamman 1 2 3 NT 4th 5 A 8 J 2 6 3 2 5	West Rodwell 1 Pass Pass Lead 3 8 A 4 7 K	North Lauria Dbl 2 3 2nd 4 A Q 4 2 10	East Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 3 2 K Q	South Versace 1 2 2 NT 4th 8 9 3 10 5
S deals Both vul	K Q J 10 7 J 9 K 8 5 2 7 4
A 8 5 2 K 10 6 4 3 Q 10 5 3		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 South +1 +630 +11 166	Partscore   3 South +1   +130  53

29. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 1			West Weichsel Lead 4	North Welland 2nd 10	East Sontag 3rd 3	South Fallenius 4th K	West Zmudzinski Lead 4	North Meltzer 2nd 10	East Balicki 3rd 3	South Larsen 4th K
N deals None vul	J 10 4 3 2 A K Q 10 5 J 5 2
A K 7 9 7 4 J 8 7 4 A 7 4		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 South = +400 +6 172	Partscore   2 NT South +1   +150  53

30. 2002 Rosenblum Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55			West Berkowitz Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 6 J K 4	North Stromberg 1 3 2nd A 5 8 7 9	East Cohen Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q 4 6 A	South Nystrom 1 1 NT 3 NT 4th 5 K 3 7 3	West Fredin Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 K K J J Q 7	North Rosenberg 1 2 3 4 2nd 3 A 2 5 5 7 5	East Lindkvist Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 2 6 8 10 4 J	South Zia Pass 2 3 3 4th 8 5 3 4 K 7 2
S deals Both vul	J 8 7 6 A 8 A K J 10 7 9 7
K 4 3 2 K Q J 4 3 10 8 4 2		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 South -2 -200  172	Partscore   4 North =   +130 +8 61

31. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88			West Freeman Pass Pass Lead Q 4 A J K Q K 3 8 8	North Cayne Pass 1 3 NT 2nd 3 7 2 7 A 5 3 10 9 4	East Nickell 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 5 8 6 4 4 3 7 9 5 A	South Levin Dbl 1 NT 4th K 10 6 9 2 2 6 2 Q 9	West Seamon Pass Lead 7 Q K 8 2 5 A Q 2 3	North Rodwell Pass Pass 2nd Q 4 5 4 K K 8 10 Q J	East Passell 1 Pass 3rd K 3 7 A 3 7 9 10 6	South Meckstroth 1 NT 4th A 6 2 9 6 3 J 2 10
N deals None vul	A 10 7 3 Q J 9 9 8 6 3 9 2
5 4 8 7 4 3 Q 7 J 10 8 6 4		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 South -1 -50  172	Partscore   1 NT South +1   +120 +5 66

32. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88			West Pass Pass Lead 5 K 3 J A 4 8 Q 6 8	North Pass 1 3 NT 2nd 3 4 4 K 6 Q Q 8 3	East 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 6 7 2 7 9 6 K 9 J	South Dbl 1 NT 4th Q 2 K 3 2 5 A 5 10	West Becker Pass Lead Q 7 Q K 8 Q 2 Q 5 4	North Moss Pass Pass 2nd 3 8 5 4 4 2 K 10 8	East Schwartz 1 Pass 3rd 5 10 3 7 A 6 A 9 6	South Gitelman 1 NT 4th 4 K 6 2 9 3 6 5 J
N deals None vul	A 10 7 3 Q J 9 9 8 6 3 9 2
5 4 8 7 4 3 Q 7 J 10 8 6 4		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 South = +400 +7 179	Partscore   1 NT South +1   +120  66

33. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 88			West Rodwell 2 Pass Pass Lead 8 A 5 6 5 4	North Ekeblad Pass 3 NT 2nd 2 2 4 A 9 K	East Meckstroth 2 Pass 3rd 3 7 J 8 Q Q	South Lipsitz 2 NT Pass 4th 9 3 Q 5 K	West Granovetter 2 Pass Pass Lead 3 A 10 4 3 J 10 7	North Nickell Pass 3 2nd 5 2 Q A Q K 8 3	East Rubin Pass Pass 3rd K 2 2 8 3 A Q 10	South Freeman Dbl Pass 4th 7 9 J 5 6 4 7 9
W deals None vul	Q 7 2 Q J 7 3 5 K J 10 8 7
A K 10 8 6 4 9 8 4 Q 8 4 2		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 South +1 +430 +6 185	Partscore   3 North +1   +170  66

34. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24			West SimpsonC Pass Pass Lead 2 7 J	North Ferraro 3 NT 2nd 3 K A	East Hallberg Pass Pass 3rd 9 5 5	South de Falco 1 NT Pass 4th 6 4 4	West Bocchi Pass Pass Lead 9 5 10	North Callaghan 2 Pass 2nd A 4 K	East Duboin Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 K 4	South Burn 1 3 4th 5 A 8
E deals None vul	K J 9 A K 3 10 9 8 6 5 4 3
Q 7 5 4 10 9 6 A Q J 8 5 2		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 South = +400 +7 192	Partscore   3 South +1   +130  66

35. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 38			West Zia Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 10 9 A Q 8	North Rodwell 1 2 3 NT 2nd 9 8 K 6 K 6	East Rosenberg Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 4 5 4 7	South Meckstroth 1 1 NT 2 4th 5 K 3 3 9	West Soloway Pass Dbl All Pass Lead 8 4 Q 5 3 2	North Casen 1 Pass 2nd A 3 K 2 Q 5	East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 9 A 7 K 10 Q	South Schwartz Pass 2 2 4th 10 6 9 J 4 9
S deals N-S vul	A Q J 5 2 J 10 9 K 6 Q J 10
9 3 A Q 4 3 J 9 7 K 9 7 3		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 South -1 -100  192	Partscore   2 North =   +110 +5 71