Data 9Z86 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 24 HCP, good spots

Found 70 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 Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

W deals
None vul 8
A J 8 3
Q J 4
K 9 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Madala Fantoni Bianchedi Zia Multon Duboin Zimmermann
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 7 2
7 6
K 5 3 2
Q 3 2 Table J 5 4 3
K 5 4 2
9 7
J 10 4
86989 86999
57444 =
Par NS +140 K 10 9 6
Q 10 9
A 10 8 6
A 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 6
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 0

2. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 76

E deals
N-S vul J 8 7 6
Q 10 3
J 10 6
A Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Bertens Willenken Cheek Rosenberg Cohler Seligman Martel Lair
Pass 1 NT 2 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

K
K 9 5
A K 3 2
J 9 7 6 2 Table Q 10 9 4 3 2
4 2
8 5 4
5 4
86967 =
47466 =
Par NS +140 A 5
A J 8 7 6
Q 9 7
K 10 8

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

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

E deals
N-S vul K 10 7 3 2
Q 9 7
A
J 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
ChenR Gromoeller HuangJ Rehder Fritsche Chao Rohowsky HoJ
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 4
A 3
Q J 10 4 2
10 9 7 Table 8 6 5
K J 5 4 2
8 6 3
Q 3
8967A =
53562 =
Par NS +140 A 9
10 8 6
K 9 7 5
A K 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 16
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 6

4. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

E deals
N-S vul K 10 7 3 2
Q 9 7
A
J 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Tobing Zhang Asbi WangW Lian Karwur ShiH Sakul
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

Q J 4
A 3
Q J 10 4 2
10 9 7 Table 8 6 5
K J 5 4 2
8 6 3
Q 3
8967A =
53562 =
Par NS +140 A 9
10 8 6
K 9 7 5
A K 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 16
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 14

5. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

E deals
N-S vul K 10 7 3 2
Q 9 7
A
J 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Nabil Madala Saaid Hussein Sementa Sadek Duboin
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 4
A 3
Q J 10 4 2
10 9 7 Table 8 6 5
K J 5 4 2
8 6 3
Q 3
8967A =
53562 =
Par NS +140 A 9
10 8 6
K 9 7 5
A K 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 16
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
+8 22

6. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Samir George Noshy Karwur Asbi Sadek Tobing Hussein
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 8
A K J 2
A 9 7 4
6 5 Table J 6 4 3
9 3
J 8 6 5
10 3 2
87869 =
55563 =
Par NS +120 A K 7
Q 5
K 10 3 2
K J 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 16
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+6 28

7. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 3

E deals
N-S vul K 10 7 3 2
Q 9 7
A
J 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz WolpertG Buras Kranyak Levin Zmudzinski Weinstein Balicki
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Dbl Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 2 Dbl
Pass 2 Dbl 2 (AP)

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

Q J 4
A 3
Q J 10 4 2
10 9 7 Table 8 6 5
K J 5 4 2
8 6 3
Q 3
8967A =
53562 =
Par NS +140 A 9
10 8 6
K 9 7 5
A K 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 16
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+6 34

8. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul A J 10 8 3
J
A J 5
K 10 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Carmichael Platnick Grainger Harris Hampson Morgan Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl AP

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

K Q 7 4
9 8 6 3 2
K Q 10 9
— Table 9 6 5
K 7 4
8 3
Q J 6 3 2
A98AB =
33532 =
Par NS +430 2
A Q 10 5
7 6 4 2
A 9 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+1 17
Partscore
2 × N +2 +380
-1 34

9. 2012 WC Final, Seg 8, Bd 128

N deals
N-S vul 10 4 3
K 10 8 4
10 8 3
A J 7

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Zak Nystrom Zaremba Zmudzinski Ahlesved Buras Petersson
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 6
Q 5 3
A K
10 9 6 5 4 Table Q 8 5 2
J 9 7 2
Q 7 4
Q 3
888A9 =
45534 =
Par NS +130 A K J
A 6
J 9 6 5 2
K 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 27
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 34

10. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
YangS Quantin Huang Bompis Pilon LiuCK Toffier Chung
1 1
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

10 9
6 5 2
K 9
Q J 7 5 4 2 Table K 8 7 6 4 2
K 8 4
8 7
A 8
A8BC7 =
35215 =
Par NS +1370 Q J 5 3
A 9
Q J 10 5
K 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 37
Partscore
3 S +3 +170
-10 34

11. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 64

W deals
E-W vul J 9 8 7 3
9
A J 9
K 10 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Greco Ekeblad Hampson Weichsel ClerkinJ Gitelman ClerkinD Moss
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT 1 1 2 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 4 AP

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

K Q 5 2
A 10 8 7 5 3
8 5
4 Table 6 4
Q J 6 2
7 6 2
A 8 7 2
6839A =
65A33 =
Par NS -100 A 10
K 4
K Q 10 4 3
Q J 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 37
Partscore
4 N -1 -50
Tie 34

12. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

S deals
None vul 10 9 6
A K Q 6 4
10
K Q 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Frukacz Grue Cieslak Cheek Amoils Zaremba WolpertD Zak
1 Pass
1 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 5 4 2
9 5 3
K 5
A 6 3 Table Q
J 7 2
J 8 7 6 3 2
J 9 2
A9A79 A9A7A
34253 34242
Par NS +430 A 8 7 3
10 8
A Q 9 4
10 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 44
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-7 34

13. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Upmark GordonM Nystrom Pratap Aa Bathurst Molberg Zagorin
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 3
Q 3
A 9 4
10 7 6 4 2 Table A 8 6 5
J 7 6 5
8 7
9 8 3
988A8 =
45435 =
Par NS +600 10 2
K 10 4 2
K J 10
A K J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 54
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-10 34

14. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Pont Hamman Graupera Bianchedi Meckstroth Muzzio Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 1 1 Dbl 2 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 8
5 3
A K 4 2
K Q 6 4 2 Table Q J 7 4 2
J 9 4
8 5
9 8 7
97996 =
36337 =
Par NS +500 K 6 5 3
Q 7 6
Q J 6
A J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 64
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-10 34

15. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals
E-W vul K 10 9
A J 8 6
8 7 2
K 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Aa Nystrom Molberg Berkowitz Cullin Sontag Bertheau
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q 6 4 2
Q 10 5 4
J
Q J 5 Table J 8 5
9 7 3
K 9 6 4 3
9 3
A79AB A89AB
25332 =
Par NS +430 7 3
K 2
A Q 10 5
A 8 7 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 64
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 39

16. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

N deals
N-S vul A K 10 9
Q 8 7
J 10 9 3
9 5

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Lauria Verhees Versace Bocchi Drijver Madala Brink
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 5 3
J 3 2
K Q 7
A Q 8 2 Table Q 8 7
10 9 6 5 4
8 6 5
J 3
89698 89699
54744 =
Par NS +140 6 4 2
A K
A 4 2
K 10 7 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 64
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 45

17. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

N deals
N-S vul —
7 5 3
J 10 9 7 5
Q 10 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Zack Kamil Barel Pachtman Levin Ginossar Weinstein
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A K J 5 4 2
2
6 3 2
7 5 2 Table 10 9 8 7
Q J 9 6 4
A 8
J 4
649BC =
58311 68311
Par NS +800 Q 6 3
A K 10 8
K Q 4
A K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 64
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 51

18. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

N deals
None vul A 8 6
9
9 8 5 3
A 10 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Nickell Zimmermann Katz Multon
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
2 Dbl 2 3 NT (AP) 1 3 AP

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

7 5 3
A J 8 7 6 3
7 2
K 4 Table Q 10 9 2
Q 4
A 10 6 4
8 7 6
987AA 987AB
34632 =
Par NS +400 K J 4
K 10 5 2
K Q J
Q J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 64
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 57

19. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

E deals
Both vul K J 10 5 2
K J 8 7
A J 4
A

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Meckstroth Smirnov Rodwell Hamman Welland Zia Bramley
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 4
A 9 5 3 2
8 7
J 6 3 2 Table Q 7 6 3
6
9 5 3 2
K Q 9 7
89886 =
54447 =
Par NS +140 9 8
Q 10 4
K Q 10 6
10 8 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+14 78
Partscore
3 N -3 -300
-14 57

20. 2011 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 42

E deals
Both vul 9 8 3
K Q
A Q 9 7 4
A 4 3

West North East South West North East South
ClerkinD Hamman ClerkinJ Zia Rodwell Levine Meckstroth McGarry
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 7 6 5
10 5
2
K J 6 5 2 Table A
J 8 7 4 3
10 6 5 3
Q 8 7
97994 =
46438 =
Par NS +500 J 10 4 2
A 9 6 2
K J 8
10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 90
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 57

21. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson CohenB Greco Smith WolpertG Diamond Kranyak Platnick
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K
10 9 8 2
J 9 3 2
A 8 5 4 Table A 7 6 4 3
J 5
7
Q J 9 6 3
67994 78994
45439 =
Par NS +140 Q 10 2
A K 6 4
Q 5 4
K 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 100
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 57

22. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul K 10 8
A K Q 10 6
K 2
Q 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Chan Zia Lee Ivatury Katz H-Welland Nickell
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 7 4
J 9 3 2
A Q 9 8 7
4 Table Q 5 2
7 5 4
5 3
K 10 9 8 7
99A89 99A88
44355 44354
Par NS +420 J 9 6 3
8
J 10 6 4
A J 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 100
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+5 62

23. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

W deals
N-S vul 10 9 5
9 6 2
K Q 9 8 6
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Grue Gu Cheek ShiX WangJ Amoils Ao Delmonte
Pass Pass 3 3 NT Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Dbl 3 NT Pass Pass
Dbl 4 Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

Q 8 6 4 3
K J 7
10 7 5 3
3 Table 7 2
Q 4 3
A J
Q J 10 9 8 2
76786 77786
66557 =
Par NS +90 A K J
A 10 8 5
4 2
A K 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
+9 109
Partscore
4 × N -3 -800
-9 62

24. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 34

N deals
E-W vul Q 5
K 10 8 7 5
10 9 8
9 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Hamman Brink Zia Rodwell Bates Meckstroth Wold
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 2 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

8 7 3
4
A Q 7 6 4 2
8 5 2 Table A J 9 4
A J 9 3 2
5 3
10 3
66768 =
56675 =
Par NS +90 K 10 6 2
Q 6
K J
A K Q J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 109
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
+3 65

25. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 54

W deals
E-W vul 9 6
K Q J 8 7
A Q J 5
Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Aker Duboin Richter Sementa Lauria Marcinski Versace Maksymetz
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 4 3 2
A 9 4 3
6 2
A 8 2 Table Q 7 5
5 2
K 8 7 4 3
9 7 4
98989 =
44354 45354
Par NS +400 A J 10 8
10 6
10 9
K J 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 115
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-6 65

26. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul K J 7
A K Q 10 4
A 7 6 5
10

West North East South West North East South
Multon Platnick Zimmermann Diamond Hampson Helness Greco Helgemo
Pass Pass
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
2 Dbl 3 3 (AP)

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

A 9 8 6 3 2
9 5 2
Q 8
K 5 Table 4
J 7 3
K 9 2
Q J 9 8 7 2
98AA6 =
44237 34237
Par NS +620 Q 10 5
8 6
J 10 4 3
A 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 125
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-10 65

27. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul K J 7 5 2
A K 8 6 3
J 10
7

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Feldman Sementa Weichsel Polowan Ferraro Morgan Bocchi
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

4 3
Q J 4
K Q 7
Q 10 9 8 5 Table A Q 9 8 6
9 7 5
6 5 4
6 4
88998 87998
53445 =
Par NS +140 10
10 2
A 9 8 3 2
A K J 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 125
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
Tie 65

28. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 28

S deals
E-W vul K J 9 7 6
K 6 5
10 7 2
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Jones Martens Rosen Jassem Kopecky Byrne Kurka Bell
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 5 4
9 8 7 3 2
J
Q 7 3 2 Table A Q 10
Q J 4
A 9 8 6 3
5 4
87587 77587
45855 =
Par NS +120 3 2
A 10
K Q 5 4
A K J 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 125
Partscore
2 N -1 -50
+2 67

29. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Ginossar Zia Pachtman Hamman Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Willenken
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

J 2
Q 8 6
Q 9 7 6 4 2
A 6 Table K 6 4 3
A 5 4
10 8 5
8 4 3
9A97A =
43363 =
Par NS +420 A 7
10 9 7 2
A K 3
K Q 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 131
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-6 67

30. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 28

S deals
E-W vul K J 9 7 6
K 6 5
10 7 2
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Solani Zagorin Bapat Agarwal Nystrom Samant Bertheau
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 5 4
9 8 7 3 2
J
Q 7 3 2 Table A Q 10
Q J 4
A 9 8 6 3
5 4
87587 77587
45855 =
Par NS +120 3 2
A 10
K Q 5 4
A K J 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 131
Partscore
2 N = +110
+5 72

31. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul 8 7 6 5 2
J 9
A Q
Q 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Levin Hampson Weinstein Greco Gitelman Kamil Moss Fleisher
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

K Q
A Q 8 6
K 10 4
7 6 4 2 Table 10 4 3
7 3 2
J 9 8 5 3
J 3
A9979 AA979
33463 =
Par NS +430 A J 9
K 10 5 4
7 6 2
A K 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 138
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-7 72

32. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

E deals
N-S vul Q J 8 4
10 2
10 5 3
Q 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Katz Fantoni Nickell Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Versace
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Pass 3 3 NT (AP) 1 Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 10 7
K Q J 9 3
K 6
J 5 3 Table 9 6 5 3
7 6 5 4
9 7 4
K 2
776A9 776AA
55733 =
Par NS +130 A 2
A 8
A Q J 8 2
A 10 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 141
Partscore
4 S -2 -200
-3 72

33. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

E deals
Both vul A Q J 9 2
J 8 4
K 9 4
10 6

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Parker Stewart Rogoff Johnson Boyd Simson Robinson
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

4 3
10 9 7 5
10 5
A K J 7 5 Table K 8 7 6 5
Q 2
Q J 3 2
8 3
88897 88997
45446 =
Par NS +140 10
A K 6 3
A 8 7 6
Q 9 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 141
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
+7 79

34. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

E deals
N-S vul A 10 9 7 6
A K 7 5
7 2
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Zia Granovetter Hamman Rubin Weichsel Freeman Ekeblad Nickell
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Dbl 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 8 3
Q J 8 2
K
7 5 4 3 2 Table Q 5 4
9 6
A 10 9 5 3
Q J 6
999A7 =
33436 =
Par NS +600 K 2
10 4 3
Q J 8 6 4
K 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 141
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 85

35. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul 9 3 2
A K Q J 9
10 9 6
Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Smith Balicki CohenB Zmudzinski Gromov Glubok Dubinin Welland
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 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 2 7 5 6 2 J A
6 3 J A 7 4 A 2
7 3 A 2 K 6 5 3
K 6 10 4 Q
Q 5 3 5 8 tricks claimed
Q 4 3 5
J 4 4 8
7 9 A 2
K 2 9 10
8 tricks claimed

K Q 8 6
10 8 5 4 3
A 2
5 2 Table J 7 4
6 2
K Q 7 5
J 10 9 4
97999 =
45434 =
Par NS +600 A 10 5
7
J 8 4 3
A K 8 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 141
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 91

36. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

S deals
None vul K 9 5 4
A Q 4
J 10 9
K J 3

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Garner Dubinin WeinsteinH Smith Zmudzinski CohenB Balicki
1 Pass
1 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 6 3 2
J
K 8 6 3
9 8 2 Table 10 8
8 7 6 3 2
A Q 4 2
5 4
8685A =
46583 =
Par NS +130 J 7
K 10 9 5
7 5
A Q 10 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 141
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+5 96

37. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 116

W deals
Both vul A 7 6
10 4
A 6 4
Q 10 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Compton Welland Hamman Rodwell WeinsteinH Meckstroth Garner
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

K J 10 8 4
8 5
3 2
A 6 5 4 Table 3 2
A Q 9 7 6
J 9 8 5
J 8
77789 A78A9
35533 36533
Par NS +630 Q 9 5
K J 3 2
K Q 10 7
K 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-9 141
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
+9 105

38. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 8

W deals
None vul Q 6 4 3
10 4
K Q J 4
A J 9

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

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

K 10 9 8 2
A Q 7 5
7 6
K 2 Table J 5
K 9
9 3 2
8 7 6 5 4 3
979A7 =
46435 =
Par NS +400 A 7
J 8 6 3 2
A 10 8 5
Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 147
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-6 105

39. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 4

E deals
Both vul J 8
K 9 7
10 4 3
K 10 9 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Garner Groetheim WeinsteinH Tundal Helness Jacobs Helgemo Katz
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 5 3 2
J 8 4
Q J 9 5
Q Table A 6
10 6 5 2
K 7 6
J 8 6 4
97879 =
46564 =
Par NS +600 K 9 7 4
A Q 3
A 8 2
A 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+11 158
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
-11 105

40. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 90

W deals
Both vul A K 9 5 2
10 9 5
A 10 8 7
A

West North East South West North East South
Greco Demirev Hampson Schuett Wickham Cheek Miller Grue
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 8 6
J 4 3
K 3
9 6 3 2 Table 7 3
K 7 2
9 5 4 2
K Q J 5
ABBB8 =
22124 =
Par NS +650 10 4
A Q 8 6
Q J 6
10 8 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 168
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-10 105

41. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Landen Baze Pratap Cohler Bramley Burger Lazard GordonM
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 9 5 3 2
10 7
4
K 8 7 5 3 Table J 7 4
9 5 4 3 2
A J 9 6
A
857A7 =
48535 =
Par NS +130 A 10 8 6
J
K 10 7
Q J 10 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 178
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 105

42. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

S deals
Both vul 9 8 6 4
A 9 8 3
10 2
A 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia WeinsteinH Hamman Garner Soloway
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 5 2
J 10 4 2
Q 8
Q J 2 Table K 7 3
K Q 5
6 5 4 3
9 6 5
988AA =
34533 =
Par NS +600 A J
7 6
A K J 9 7
K 8 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 178
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 111

43. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Weinstein Baze Levin Seamon Hurd Cayne Wooldridge
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K 9 8 4
A 7 4 2
K 2
K 6 4 Table J 7 3
J 5
8 7 6 5 4
J 9 5
99A8A 99A9A
44343 =
Par NS +420 2
Q 10 9 6
A 10 9 3
A 10 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 184
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-6 111

44. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 12

S deals
E-W vul A 10 3 2
A 6
9 7
A K 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Lauria Sadek Versace Fantoni El Kourdy Nunes Dagher
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

6 5
K J 8 5
A J 10 6 5
10 4 Table K J 7 4
9 7 3
K 8 4 2
5 2
77549 78549
64794 65794
Par NS -100 Q 9 8
Q 10 4 2
Q 3
Q J 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 184
Partscore
2 N = +90
+4 115

45. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurd Krekorian Wooldridge Casen Robison Carmichael Onstott WhiteM
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 2
2 3 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

J 5 4 2
Q J 10
8
J 10 7 4 2 Table K 8 6
K 8 7 6 2
J 7 2
A 6
876A7 =
44636 =
Par NS +130 Q 7
A 9 3
A 10 9 5 4
K Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 184
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+5 120

46. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

E deals
E-W vul A K J 7 2
A 10 7
K J 8 7
K

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Moss Cayne Gitelman Hampson Weinstein Greco Levin
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 4
K 6 4 2
9 4
A 6 5 4 2 Table 10 9 6 5 3
5 3
A Q
Q J 7 3
677A4 =
66537 =
Par NS +130 Q
Q J 9 8
10 6 5 3 2
10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 190
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 120

47. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Gitelman Fallenius Moss Ekeblad Rosenberg Rubin Zia
Pass Pass
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
A 5 4 Q 2 5 10 Q
4 A 9 2 7 8 Q 2
5 4 Q A 5 4 Q A
Q 8 5 7 4 A 3 7
6 7 6 K 2
9 tricks claimed 3 A 8 4
Q 4 5 2
6 J K
9 tricks claimed

A 8 3 2
A 9 6 2
Q 6 4
8 3 Table 6 4
10 7 4
K 9 5 3
K 9 5 2
88778 =
54554 =
Par NS +120 K Q 10
Q 3
J 10 8 7 2
10 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 200
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 120

48. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Simson Casen Johnson Tolliver Schwartz Zwerling Becker
1 NT Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 1 1 NT (AP)

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

J 7 5 4 3 2
9 5
K 9 7
K 5 Table 9 8
K Q J 3 2
Q 5
J 9 7 4
A77A8 =
36635 =
Par NS +430 10 6
A 6 4
A 10 8 4 2
Q 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 200
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 125

49. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

N deals
N-S vul Q
A K Q 8 2
8 6 5
K 10 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Onstott Berkowitz Robison Compton Lanzarotti CohenS Buratti
1 Pass 1 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
7 A 5 3 4 5 K A
5 K A 4 2 A Q 9
2 A Q 8 8 10 A 5
8 10 3 5 9 10 Q 6
6 9 J 2 2 8 3 3
3 Q 8 9 J 3 6 Q
6 K 4 9 6 3 Q 2
Q 10 4 J K 6 2 7
2 J 5 6 8 tricks claimed
8 tricks claimed

A J 6
7 6
Q 7 4 2
J 9 8 2 Table 9 8 7 3
J 10 5 4
K 9
A 4 3
88998 98998
45445 =
Par NS +600 K 10 5 4 2
9 3
A J 10 3
Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 200
Partscore
2 S = +110
+5 130

50. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

E deals
Both vul J 10 8
A K J 10 6
Q 9 8
A 4

West North East South West North East South
Allana Bocchi Fazli Duboin
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 6 5 4
3 2
7 3 2
Q 8 6 5 Table K 9 7 2
Q 7 5 4
A 6
J 10 2
868A7 =
46435 =
Par NS +130 Q 3
9 8
K J 10 5 4
K 9 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 210
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 130

51. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 5

W deals
E-W vul J 8 6 4 2
10 3
Q J
9 8 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Knap Maia Wasik Junqueira Chagas Frances Villas-Boas Torres
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 9 5
8 7 2
A 5 4 2
K 6 2 Table A 7 3
J 9 5 4
10 9 7 3
J 3
88879 =
54564 =
Par NS +120 Q 10
A K Q 6
K 8 6
A Q 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 210
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
Tie 130

52. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul K J 9 3 2
J 9 3
K J 10
10 9

West North East South West North East South
ChenCC Nunes ChenHS Fantoni Bocchi ShenC Duboin WuCS
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 4
K 8 2
8 6 3 2
J 5 4 Table Q 8 6 5
10 6 5
5
A Q 8 6 2
879A6 =
45337 =
Par NS +140 7
A Q 7 4
A Q 9 7 4
K 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 220
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 130

53. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul K J 9 3 2
J 9 3
K J 10
10 9

West North East South West North East South
HerbstI Kowalski HerbstO Tuszynski Chmurski YadlinI Puczynski YadlinD
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 4
K 8 2
8 6 3 2
J 5 4 Table Q 8 6 5
10 6 5
5
A Q 8 6 2
879A6 =
45337 =
Par NS +140 7
A Q 7 4
A Q 9 7 4
K 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 220
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+7 137

54. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 109

E deals
Both vul K J
A 7 2
A 10 9 8 6
6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss Zia Gitelman Rosenberg
Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 8 6 4 2
9 5 4 3
5
K 9 Table 9 7 3
Q 6
J 7 4 2
A Q 8 3
94898 =
49435 49445
Par NS +200 Q 5
K J 10 8
K Q 3
J 10 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-11 220
Partscore
3 N = +110
+11 148

55. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Karaivanov Lindkvist Trendafilov Nanev Gustawsson Mihov Morath
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 7 2
J 5 4 3 2
Q 7
K 6 3 Table K Q 8 6
Q 7
8 5 2
Q J 10 9
989B7 =
35325 =
Par NS +400 J 10
K 10 9 8 6
A K J 4
A 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 220
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
+7 155

56. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

E deals
None vul 10 4 2
K 9 7 5 4
Q 8
J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Huang Freeman WuCH WuS Soloway Yen Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 9 3
A 8 6
9 4 3
Q 9 6 4 Table J 7 5
Q J 2
A 10 5 2
7 5 3
89988 89989
54454 =
Par NS +140 A K 8 6
10 3
K J 7 6
A K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 220
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 160

57. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Richman Thomson SimpsonA Morse Antoff Wolff
Pass Pass Pass 1 2 Pass 2 Dbl
2 2 Pass 2 NT 3 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 4
8
K 5 3
A K 10 6 5 2 Table Q 9 7 3 2
Q 7 4 3 2
6 2
Q
B78B7 =
25516 =
Par NS +660 A K
A K J 6
10 8 4
J 9 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 230
Partscore
4 N +2 +170
-10 160

58. 2002 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals
Both vul 10 2
K Q 10 5 4
A J 9 4
A 3

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Fredin Versace Lindkvist Stromberg Duboin Nystrom Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 5 4
9 8 7
Q 6 2
J 9 7 Table 9 7 6 3
A 6 3
3
Q 10 8 6 2
968A6 =
36337 =
Par NS +600 Q J 8
J 2
K 10 8 7 5
K 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 240
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 160

59. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 25

S deals
E-W vul A 4
J 10 4
J 10 7
J 9 8 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Meckstroth Lipsitz Rodwell Freeman Rubin Nickell Granovetter
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 6 5 3 2
2
Q 9 4 3
6 5 4 Table K 10 7
K Q 8 7 6 3
8 2
A 10
95688 85688
37643 =
Par NS +400 J 9 8
A 9 5
A K 6 5
K Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 240
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+5 165

60. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

S deals
Both vul Q 9 8 7
K 9 8
8 7 4
A Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Simon WeinsteinH Strafner Garner Katz Wernle Jacobs Kriftner
1 1
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
3 4 A 2
10 J Q 7
6 8 Q A
6 3 Q 7

J 5
10 6 5 4 2
Q 9 5 3
4 3 Table A K 6 4 3
Q 7
A 10 6
9 7 2
98779 =
45654 =
Par NS +600 10 2
A J 3
K J 2
K J 10 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 250
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 165

61. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

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

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

9 8 7 6 2
Q J 9 5
A 10
9 8 Table 4 3
A 6 4 2
K 7 6 4
Q 7 2
A9799 =
33642 =
Par NS +630 5
K 10 8 3
8 5 3 2
A J 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 260
Partscore
2 N +3 +150
-10 165

62. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

E deals
N-S vul A 9 8 5
8 5
4 2
A K Q 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Jacobs Burger Katz Weichsel Seamon Sontag Passell
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 7 4
K 6 4
Q 10 7 6 3
2 Table 10 6 2
Q J 9 7 3
A 5
9 6 5
8656A =
56873 =
Par NS +130 Q 3
A 10 2
K J 9 8
J 10 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 270
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 165

63. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

E deals
N-S vul A 9 8 5
8 5
4 2
A K Q 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Becker Zia Kamil Rosenberg Silverman Robinson Wolfson Boyd
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 7 4
K 6 4
Q 10 7 6 3
2 Table 10 6 2
Q J 9 7 3
A 5
9 6 5
8656A =
56873 =
Par NS +130 Q 3
A 10 2
K J 9 8
J 10 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 280
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-10 165

64. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

N deals
None vul Q J
A 8 7 4 3
A Q
K 10 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Lazard Passell Bramley Garner Burger WeinsteinH Cayne
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 9 3 2
K 10 6 2
5 4
7 6 5 Table 7 6 4
Q 9
K 7 6 3
A 8 4 2
87798 87797
55535 =
Par NS +120 K 10 8 5
J 5
J 10 9 8 2
Q J

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 280
Partscore
2 N = +110
+4 169

65. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

S deals
None vul K 10 8 5
J 5
J 10 9 8 2
Q J

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Lair Freeman Schwartz Martel Soloway Stansby Hamman
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6 4
Q 9
K 7 6 3
A 8 4 2 Table A 9 3 2
K 10 6 2
5 4
7 6 5
87797 87798
55535 =
Par NS +120 Q J
A 8 7 4 3
A Q
K 10 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 280
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 174

66. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 9, Bd 141

S deals
Both vul K 3
J 9 8
9 7 6 5 2
K 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Levy Rodwell Mari Meckstroth Wolff Chemla Hamman Perron
1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 5 4
7 6 4
K 4 3
6 5 4 Table 8 7 6 2
Q 3 2
A 10
Q 9 8 7
989A9 =
35334 =
Par NS +600 Q 10 9
A K 10 5
Q J 8
A J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 290
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 174

67. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Deutsch WangW Soloway LiX Fu Zia WangX Rosenberg
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 AP

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

A J 4 2
A 10 7 3
Q 5
Q 4 2 Table 7 6 3
Q J 8 5
6 4 3
9 8 6
A87BB A97BB
24622 =
Par NS +630 K Q 10
9 6
K J 10 9 2
A J 10

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 301
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-11 174

68. 1997 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

E deals
None vul K Q J 9 4
A Q 4 2
10 6
Q 2

West North East South West North East South
Shugart Seamon Robson Passell Cayne Helgemo Burger Forrester
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 7 3 2
K 6
Q J
8 7 6 5 4 Table 10 5
J 10 7 5
A 5 3 2
A J 9
AA9A8 =
33434 =
Par NS +430 A 6
9 8 3
K 9 8 7 4
K 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+5 306
Partscore
2 N +3 +200
-5 174

69. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

E deals
Both vul K 9
K 10 6 3
9 4 3
A 10 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Moss Zmudzinski Fallenius Schafer Lesniewski Fox Szymanowski
Pass 1 Pass 1
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
Q 3 2 A J 3 2 A
J Q K 5 6 10 4 5
9 6 6 10 3 9 10 Q
2 10 Q K K 5 9 4
2 3 K 7 8 Q 7 6
9 5 Q A A K 7 2
4 7 6 8 Q K 2 9
9 A 3 2 3 4 J A
8 10 4 7 9 tricks claimed
10 tricks claimed

A 3
A Q 8
Q J 10 5
J 5 4 2 Table 10 8 7 6 5 4
7 5 4 2
2
Q 6
97899 =
46444 =
Par NS +600 Q J 2
J 9
A K 8 7 6
K 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 316
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 174

70. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 87

N deals
Both vul Q 8 7 6 3
K Q 10
K J 6
7 6

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Stansby Wolff Martel Rosenberg Freeman Deutsch Nickell
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

K 5
6 4 2
9 8 7 5 3
Q 4 3 Table J 10 9 4
J 8 5
Q 4
A K 8 2
99A88 =
44355 =
Par NS +620 A 2
A 9 7 3
A 10 2
J 10 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 326
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 174

Data 9Z86 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore