Data 9Z90 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 23 HCP, good spots

Found 100 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul K 9
A 10 9 4 3
K 10 8 7
6 2

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

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

J 5
K 8 7 6
J 6 4
10 8 4 3 Table A 8 7 3 2
J 2
9 2
A K 7 5
98996 =
45446 =
Par NS +400 Q 10 6 4
Q 5
A Q 5 3
Q J 9

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

2. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

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

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

7 6 5 3 2
K 5 2
Q 3
10 5 4 Table J 8 4
J 7 6
A 9 5
A Q 8 7
86998 87997
56445 =
Par NS +140 A K 10
8 4
K J 10 8 4
J 6 2

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

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Grabel LallJ WeinsteinH Stansby Wooldridge Bramley Hurd
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 6 5 3 2
K 5 2
Q 3
10 5 4 Table J 8 4
J 7 6
A 9 5
A Q 8 7
86998 87997
56445 =
Par NS +140 A K 10
8 4
K J 10 8 4
J 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 16
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 6

4. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 6

S deals
N-S vul 8 7 3
10 9 2
J 7 5
A K J 10

West North East South West North East South
Watson Hampson FeldmanJ Greco Moss StansbyJ Bathurst Hung
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 9
A K 4
8 3 2
8 6 5 4 Table J 6 5 4 2
Q J 8 6
A 9
3 2
85599 =
58744 =
Par NS +100 A K
7 5 3
K Q 10 6 4
Q 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 16
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
+7 13

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 103

E deals
Both vul J 7
10 6 2
K Q 9 6 2
Q 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Hung Platnick StansbyJ Diamond Moss FeldmanJ Bathurst Watson
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 3 NT AP Dbl Pass Pass 2
2 3 AP

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

Q 8 5
A Q J 5 4 3
A J
9 8 Table K 9 6 2
8 7
10 5 4 3
7 4 2
66579 7769A
46743 =
Par NS +130 A 10 4 3
K 9
8 7
A K J 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 16
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+8 21

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Rodwell Fantoni Meckstroth Weinstein Helness Levin Helgemo
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 8 5
5 4
7 3
K Q 9 6 5 Table Q 7 3 2
J 10 8 2
A Q
8 7 2
769A5 =
57437 =
Par NS +140 J 6
Q 7
J 10 9 8 4
A J 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 16
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+6 27

7. 2014 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul 8 5 4
A 10 9 8 2
K 10 3
8 3

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Rodwell Sontag Meckstroth Levin Pszczola Weinstein Kwiecien
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

2
K J 7
A Q 9 7 6 2
10 6 4 Table K Q J 7 3
6 4 3
4
J 9 7 2
A8988 =
35354 25354
Par NS +630 A 10 9 6
Q 5
J 8 5
A K Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 27
Partscore
2 S = +110
-11 27

8. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Buras Duboin Narkiewicz Balicki Madala Zmudzinski Bocchi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 9 5
J 8 3
K J 4
10 3 2 Table J 4 3 2
9 7 4 2
7
A Q 9 6
76797 =
47436 =
Par NS +110 A 10
K Q 10 5
A 10 8 5 3
J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 27
Partscore
2 S = +90
+7 34

9. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Eber Brink Bosenberg Apteker v.Prooijen Gower Verhees
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 5 4
8 7 6
Q 8 7
Q 8 6 Table 9 8
A J 4
K J 3
K 9 7 3 2
99A97 99996
43346 44346
Par NS +620 A 10 6
Q 2
A 10 9 5 4
J 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 37
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-10 34

10. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Bakhshi Sakul Townsend Forrester Asbi Gold Tobing
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 5 4
8 7 6
Q 8 7
Q 8 6 Table 9 8
A J 4
K J 3
K 9 7 3 2
99A97 99996
43346 44346
Par NS +620 A 10 6
Q 2
A 10 9 5 4
J 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 47
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-10 34

11. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Rizzo Brum Lambardi Pellegrini Campos Camberos Villas-Boas
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 5 4
8 7 6
Q 8 7
Q 8 6 Table 9 8
A J 4
K J 3
K 9 7 3 2
99A97 99996
43346 44346
Par NS +620 A 10 6
Q 2
A 10 9 5 4
J 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 57
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-10 34

12. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Robson Martel Forrester Zia Willenken Bakhshi Rosenberg Gold
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q J 5 2
8 5 4 3
K 5 4
K 3 Table A K 7 6
J 9 7 6
8
10 9 7 4
966B9 =
27723 =
Par NS +400 9 4 3
Q 2
J 10 7 3
Q 6 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 63
Partscore
4 N +1 +150
-6 34

13. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 1

S deals
None vul 9 4 3
Q 2
J 10 7 3
Q 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Rehder Versace Gromoeller Piekarek Madala Smirnov Bocchi
2 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 7 6
J 9 7 6
8
10 9 7 4 Table Q J 5 2
8 5 4 3
K 5 4
K 3
966B9 =
27723 =
Par NS +400 10 8
A K 10
A Q 9 6 2
A J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 69
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 34

14. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Satyanarayana Asbi Nadar Tobing Karwur Tewari Sakul Balakrishnan
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

K J 7 3
A 10 8
7 3
7 5 4 2 Table Q 10 4
K Q 6 3 2
Q 4 2
9 6
86598 =
56833 =
Par NS +100 A 9 5
9 4
J 10 6
A K Q J 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 69
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 39

15. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 1

S deals
None vul 9 4 3
Q 2
J 10 7 3
Q 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Muller Brum de Wijs Chagas Villas-Boas Verhees Campos v.Prooijen
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A K 7 6
J 9 7 6
8
10 9 7 4 Table Q J 5 2
8 5 4 3
K 5 4
K 3
966B9 =
27723 =
Par NS +400 10 8
A K 10
A Q 9 6 2
A J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 75
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 39

16. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 1

E deals
None vul 8 2
A 10 9 6
6 2
K Q 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Rohowsky Robson Fritsche Forrester Gold Rehder Bakhshi Gromoeller
1 NT Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Rdbl Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT AP
Dbl AP

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

J 7 3
5 3 2
Q 9 8 5
J 7 6 Table K Q 10 4
K J 8
K J 10 4
3 2
98A6A =
35373 =
Par NS +420 A 9 6 5
Q 7 4
A 7 3
A 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT× S +1 +650
+11 86
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-11 39

17. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 95

E deals
E-W vul 9 8 6 4
J 9 8 3 2
10 6
K 7

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

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

K Q 3 2
7 5 4
Q 8 5 2
Q 4 Table J 10 5
K 10
K J 4
9 8 6 5 2
B9B98 =
24244 =
Par NS +460 A 7
A Q 6
A 9 7 3
A J 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 92
Partscore
2 S +3 +200
-6 39

18. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 66

S deals
E-W vul J 9 4
9 3
A J 6 4
A K 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Weinstein Fleisher Levin Kamil
1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 5 3 2
Q
Q 8 5 3 2
Q 5 4 Table Q 7 6
K 7 6 5 2
K 9
10 8 3
98A89 =
35354 =
Par NS +420 A 10 8
A J 10 8 4
10 7
J 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 99
Partscore
2 N = +110
-7 39

19. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Willenken Schermer Rosenberg Martel Compton Zia Wold
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass 2 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 3
Q J 9 8 4
J 10 6
7 6 Table 9 6 4 2
6
A 5 4 3
K Q J 4
88789 98789
45454 45444
Par NS +600 A 7 5
A K 10 7 5
8 2
A 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 111
Partscore
2 S -1 -100
-12 39

20. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

N deals
None vul J 9 7 6
A Q 5 3
K 8
Q J 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst LallJ Dwyer Hamman BlanchardS WolpertG BlanchardB Kranyak
1 1 NT Dbl 1 Dbl Rdbl
Rdbl Pass 2 3 1 Pass Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 5 4
J 4 2
J 9 7 5 2
9 3 Table K Q 3 2
K 8 6
A 4 3
K 7 6
A9A8B A9A8A
34352 =
Par NS +430 A 10
10 9 7
Q 10 6
A 10 8 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 118
Partscore
2 N +3 +150
-7 39

21. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

W deals
None vul J 10 4
6 5 2
A K 10 5
8 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Schermer Martel Chambers Zia Rosenberg LallH Willenken Milner
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 2 3
Pass 2 Dbl 3 3 4 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 5 2
A K 8 7 4
J 8
6 4 3 Table K Q 8 7 3
9
Q 9 7 6 4
Q 9
96979 =
36463 =
Par NS +400 A 9
Q J 10 3
3 2
A K J 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 129
Partscore
4 S -1 -50
-11 39

22. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

E deals
None vul 5 4
10
Q J 10 6 4
K J 10 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom BildeM Upmark BildeD AukenS Rosenthal Welland Silverstein
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

8 3
Q 8 4 2
A 7 2
Q 9 7 4 Table A J 7 6 2
A 9 7 6
9 8 5
8
8769A =
35633 =
Par NS +130 K Q 10 9
K J 5 3
K 3
A 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 129
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+5 44

23. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

W deals
Both vul K 10
10 9
K 10 9 8 4
A 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
BildeM Fallenius BildeD Fredin Nystrom AukenS Upmark Welland
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass Pass 1
1 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

J 9 8 5 4
K J 4 3
Q
8 5 2 Table Q 7 6 2
Q 5 2
J 5 3
K Q 10
958A9 =
37433 =
Par NS +600 A 3
A 8 7 6
A 7 6 2
J 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 139
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-10 44

24. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Garvey Sester Carroll Levenko Luks McGann Naber Hanlon
1 1 2 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

J 9 8 7 5 3
Q 10
A 8 3
J 3 Table 2
A J 5 4 3
7 6 5
A 7 6 2
97799 =
45633 =
Par NS +400 K Q 4
K 9 8 7
10 9
K 10 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 146
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 44

25. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 14

W deals
None vul J 5 2
J 10
K Q 9 6 4
Q 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Rotaru Madala Ghigheci Bocchi Zaleski Coldea Versace Marina
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 7 6
A K 8
J 7 2
7 5 4 3 Table A 9 8
7 6 4 3
A 5 3
J 8 6
99998 =
44445 =
Par NS +400 K Q 4 3
Q 9 5 2
10 8
A K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 152
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-6 44

26. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul A K 9 8 3
J 9
10 8 7 2
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Multon Nystrom Zimmermann Helgemo Ahlesved Helness Petersson
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 5 2
Q 7 6 5 3 2
9 4
K 6 Table J 10 6 4
10 8
A K 3
A 5 3 2
87598 =
46845 =
Par NS +100 Q
A K 4
Q J 6 5
Q J 10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-8 152
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+8 52

27. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 14

W deals
None vul J 5 2
J 10
K Q 9 6 4
Q 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Mesbur Zia Fitzgibbon Hanlon Meckstroth McGann Rodwell
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 7 6
A K 8
J 7 2
7 5 4 3 Table A 9 8
7 6 4 3
A 5 3
J 8 6
99998 =
44445 =
Par NS +400 K Q 4 3
Q 9 5 2
10 8
A K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 158
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-6 52

28. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 107

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cheek Rodwell Grue Wooldridge Zia Hurd Hamman
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 3 NT AP Pass

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

9 7 4
K J 6 3
7 6 5 2
3 2 Table 8 6 5 2
A 8
A Q 8 3
K 9 6
87768 =
56675 =
Par NS +120 J 10 3
Q 10 7 4
K J 4
8 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 158
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 57

30. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Gitelman Wold Moss Hampson Chambers Greco Schermer
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J
J 10 7
Q J 8 7 3
J 8 5 Table 9 8 4
A 8 6 4 2
9
K Q 6 4
99676 =
44756 =
Par NS +600 10 7 6
Q 9 3
10 6 4 2
A 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 168
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 61

31. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Wooldridge Stansby Hurd Bathurst Weinstein Zagorin Levin
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 1 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 5 4 3
9 5
Q 10 4
K 9 5 Table 8 2
K J 8 7 6
K J 7 3
J 4
9888A 9878A
45553 =
Par NS +400 K 10
A 10 4 2
A 8 6 2
8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 174
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 61

32. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul K Q 10 9 6
A 9
K 3 2
K 10 2

West North East South West North East South
ShiM Lauria Hou Versace Bocchi ShiH Madala Lian
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 3 2
K J 8
9 6
Q J 9 6 5 Table A 7 5 4
6 5 2
A J 10 7
8 7
99987 99988
44455 43355
Par NS +600 8
Q 10 7 4 3
Q 8 5 4
A 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 174
Partscore
2 S = +110
+7 68

33. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

S deals
N-S vul 8
Q 10 7 4 3
Q 8 5 4
A 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Nystrom Hurd Upmark Fallenius Grue Fredin LallJ
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7 5 4
6 5 2
A J 10 7
8 7 Table J 3 2
K J 8
9 6
Q J 9 6 5
99988 99987
43355 44455
Par NS +600 K Q 10 9 6
A 9
K 3 2
K 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 174
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+6 74

34. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 25

S deals
E-W vul Q 10 9 5
A Q
A 5
10 9 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Upmark Jassem Cullin Martens Narkiewicz Fallenius Buras Fredin
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 8 3 2
K
Q 9 7 4 3
K J 4 Table K 6 4
J 8 7 5 3 2
J 2
Q 6
9898A =
45453 =
Par NS +400 A 7
10 9 6 4
K 10 8 6
A 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 180
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-6 74

35. 2011 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
ClerkinD Hamman ClerkinJ Zia Meckstroth Gerstman Rodwell Landen
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

A J 8 4
7
Q 7 5
K J 8 5 4 Table 9 5 2
J 10 9 5 3
A J 8 3
7
86877 =
56565 =
Par NS +120 Q 7 6
A K 8 6 2
K 10 2
Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 180
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 79

36. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

W deals
None vul 10 3
K 10 9 7 4
10 8 7
A K 10

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

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

J 5 4 2
Q J 5 3
Q 4
9 4 3 Table K 9 8
A
J 6 5 3 2
Q J 8 6
97977 88977
44455 =
Par NS +400 A Q 7 6
8 6 2
A K 9
7 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 180
Partscore
1 N +3 +170
+6 85

37. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 63

S deals
N-S vul J 9 8 3
10 6
8 5 3
K J 10 8

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

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

7 6 5
K J 4 3 2
J 10
Q 4 2 Table A 10 2
A Q 9
6 4 2
7 6 5 3
7A7A9 =
43624 =
Par NS +620 K Q 4
8 7 5
A K Q 9 7
A 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 180
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+7 92

38. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 105

E deals
N-S vul A K 9 3 2
6
A K 8 5 3
A 10

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Moss Schermer Gitelman Diamond Welland Platnick Bramley
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 8 5
J 10 4
J 2
K J 9 5 Table J 7
A Q 8 3
Q 7 4
7 4 3 2
888A8 =
55534 =
Par NS +130 6 4
K 9 7 5 2
10 9 6
Q 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 192
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 92

39. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Platnick Kranyak Diamond Moss Deutsch Gitelman Larsen
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
2 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K 10 2
J 9 7 3 2
Q 7 5
J 8 Table Q 6 5 4 3
Q 8
K 6
K 6 4 3
76798 =
46534 56534
Par NS +110 J 8 7
A K 6
A 8 4
A 9 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+11 203
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
-11 92

40. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

S deals
Both vul K Q 9 6 2
J 9
9 8 4
J 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Smith Greco CohenB Kranyak Moss WolpertG Gitelman
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 8
Q 6 5 2
10 7 6
A K 8 4 Table J 7 5 3
10 7
Q J 3 2
9 7 2
78867 =
55566 =
Par NS +110 10 4
A K 8 4 3
A K 5
Q 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 203
Partscore
2 S = +110
+5 97

42. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

E deals
None vul 10 8 5
5 4
10 7 5
10 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Bakhshi Seamon Delmonte Cayne Duboin Grue Sementa Cheek
2 3 NT Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 9 7 3 2
9 7 6
6
A J 8 7 Table J
K Q 10 8 3
J 8 4 3 2
Q 4
87577 =
56765 56766
Par NS +120 A Q 6 4
A J 2
A K Q 9
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 203
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 102

43. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Diamond Fantoni Platnick Moss Meltzer Gitelman Larsen
Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 2
A 7 6 2
A J 7 2
4 3 2 Table K 10 9 5 3
8 5
10 8 5 3
A 7
97969 =
36363 =
Par NS +400 A Q 6 4
K 9 4
9
Q J 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 209
Partscore
3 N = +140
-6 102

44. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

E deals
Both vul 7
K 9 6
A 7 6 5
K J 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Koneru Katz Chorush Nickell Meckstroth Harris Rodwell Morgan
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 8 6 5 4
A J 8 2
Q 3
6 2 Table A 3 2
10 5 4
K 9 8 4
Q 9 4
9779A =
46643 =
Par NS +600 K Q 10 9
Q 7 3
J 10 2
A 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 209
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
+6 108

45. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 24

S deals
None vul 9 8 7 6
K 8
Q 10 7 5
A K 4

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Platnick Ferraro Diamond Hampson Sementa Greco Duboin
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A 10 5 2
J 9 4 3 2
A 2
9 8 Table K J 4 3
6
J 8 4 3
Q J 7 5
85888 =
57555 =
Par NS +120 Q
A Q 10 7 5
K 9 6
10 6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 209
Partscore
2 S = +110
+6 114

46. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Villegas Nunes Angeleri Pellegrini Helness Camberos Helgemo
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 5 4
Q 7 5 2
Q 3
J 7 3 Table Q 9 6 2
J 8
9 8 5 4
A 6 5
9799A =
45343 =
Par NS +600 K 10 8 7 3
K 10 4
J 10 2
K Q

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 218
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-9 114

47. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 59

S deals
None vul 9 5 4
K J 6
10 9 7 3
J 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Demirev Sementa Bramley Duboin Sadek Morgan El Ahmady Polowan
2 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 3 2
8 7 5 4 3 2
Q
Q 3 Table K 8 6
Q 9
A 8 6 4 2
K 5 2
A869A A86AA
24733 =
Par NS +430 A Q 10
A 10
K J 5
A 9 8 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 224
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 114

48. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 2

E deals
N-S vul A 9 5
A J 10 8 4
4
A 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Teodorescu Fantoni Ionita Nunes Helgemo Coldea Helness Rotaru
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 7 6 2
K Q 9 7
8 2
K 2 Table 8
6
Q J 9 6 5 3
Q J 7 4 3
99A78 =
33365 =
Par NS +620 K 10 4 3
5 3 2
A K 10 7
10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 234
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 114

49. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul Q J 8 7 3
6 3
J 10 4
A 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Seguineau Glubok Vinay MossM Pollack Tessieres Landen Fantun
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 4 2
K J 7
Q 7 3
8 7 3 2 Table K 9
Q 8 4 2
6 5 2
K Q J 5
9A7A6 =
33535 33635
Par NS +620 A 10 5
A 10 9 5
A K 9 8
10 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 243
Partscore
2 S +3 +200
-9 114

50. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 31

N deals
N-S vul A K J 10 7
6 2
Q 8
A Q 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Kamil Zia Fleisher Hamman
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 5 4 3
K 10
K 7 5 4
J 10 7 Table 6 2
Q J 7 4
A J 9 2
9 5 2
9A86A =
33563 =
Par NS +620 9 8
A 9 8 5 3
10 6 3
K 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 253
Partscore
2 N = +110
-10 114

51. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

E deals
Both vul K J 10 5 4
2
K 4 3
J 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Wold Diamond Jacobus Beatty Gitelman Jacobs Moss
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 9 7 3 2
8 7
J 8 6
K 6 4 Table Q 6
K Q 5 4 3
Q 7 5 2
7 5
9998B =
44452 =
Par NS +600 8
A J 10 9 6
A 10 9
A Q 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 263
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-10 114

53. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A Q 6 4 2
K 3 2
10 9 2
J 2

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

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

K 3
Q 8 6 4
A J 7 4
8 6 3 Table J 7 5
J 7 5
8 5 3
K Q 7 5
89888 9A898
43444 =
Par NS +420 10 9 8
A 10 9
K Q 6
A 10 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 269
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
-6 117

55. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 10 7 6 4
Q 8
K 9 5 3
10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Bertens Woolsey Bakkeren de Wijs Robinson Muller Boyd
Pass 1 2 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 2 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J
9 7 4 3
8 7 4
Q J 4 3 2 Table K Q 9 8 5 3
A J 6 2
2
K 5
965A6 =
47836 =
Par NS +300 A 2
K 10 5
A Q J 10 6
A 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 276
Partscore
4 N = +130
-7 121

56. 2009 USBC Round of 16B, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Cohler Weinstein Rosenberg Mahaffey Katz Passell Jacobs
1 Pass 2 3 1 Pass 1 2
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 10
A K J 8 7 3
J
8 6 5 2 Table Q J 8 7 6 5
4 2
8 6
Q 10 3
95597 =
48836 =
Par NS +400 A 9 2
9 6
A K Q 10 7
9 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 283
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 121

57. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Kamil Rodwell Fleisher Weichsel Freeman Ekeblad Nickell
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J
A 9 7 6
9 5 4
Q J 8 6 Table 7 6 4 3 2
K J 4
8 7 6
K 2
98899 =
44534 =
Par NS +600 A 9 8
Q 10 8 2
A Q J 2
10 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 293
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 121

58. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 111

E deals
E-W vul K 10 5 4
—
A Q 4 2
A 10 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Rubin Zia Granovetter Ekeblad Meckstroth Weichsel Rodwell
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q 8 3
A 9 8 6 3
5 3
Q 6 5 Table J 7 6 2
K J 10 4
K J 10 7
7
8759A =
55843 =
Par NS +130 A 9
Q 7 5 2
9 8 6
K J 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 293
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+6 127

59. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Willenken Strul Welland Smith Cohen CohenB Berkowitz
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 5
Q 8 6 5
Q 9 6 5
Q 6 Table Q 10 6 2
K J 4 2
K J 2
8 3
9878B =
45552 =
Par NS +400 K 9 8 3
A 9 7
A 8
K J 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 300
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 127

60. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

S deals
None vul 9 8 5 4 3
K 4
10 6
K Q 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni El Ahmady Nunes Sadek Jacobs Seamon Katz Cayne
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

K Q 2
7 5 3
K Q 9 4 3
J 10 Table J 7
A 10 8 6 2
J 5 2
7 6 4
89769 =
53673 =
Par NS +140 A 10 6
Q J 9
A 8 7
A 9 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 300
Partscore
3 S +1 +170
+6 133

61. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Zawislak Meckstroth Pazur Jassem Compton Martens Hamman
3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 2 Pass
3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

A Q J
J 10 9 7 5 3
7 5 4
2 Table 8 4
Q 8 6
8 3
A Q J 9 7 3
9A597 =
43736 =
Par NS +420 9 7 6 3
K 4 2
K 10 2
K 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+5 305
Partscore
3 S +2 +200
-5 133

62. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Rodwell Baze Meckstroth Hamman Lev Compton Pszczola
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 6 4
Q 6 2
K 4
A 8 6 5 Table J 3
K 9 7 5 3
J 10 9 3 2
K
8967A 9967B
43662 44662
Par NS +400 A 10
A J 10 8
A 6
Q J 10 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 312
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-7 133

63. 2008 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Katz Moss Jacobs Zia Cheek Rosenberg Grue
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

9 7 6 4
Q 6 2
K 4
A 8 6 5 Table J 3
K 9 7 5 3
J 10 9 3 2
K
8967A 9967B
43662 44662
Par NS +400 A 10
A J 10 8
A 6
Q J 10 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT× S -1 -100
-6 312
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+6 139

64. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

E deals
N-S vul 10 8 4
K J 5
Q 10 9 7 6
8 5

West North East South West North East South
de Wijs Efraimsson Muller Morath Cullin Bertens Upmark Bakkeren
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 5 9 A 6 5 9 A
K 5 6 3 K 2 6 3
8 4 10 J 8 4 10 J
Q K 6 5 8 tricks won
4 6 J 8
Q A 2 2
10 A 4 8
7 10 K 2
7 2 3 7
9 5 7 6

A 7 6
Q 10 6 3
5 4 2
6 4 3 Table Q J 5
9 8 2
A J 3
Q J 10 2
9A8A9 =
43434 =
Par NS +620 K 9 3 2
A 7 4
K 8
A K 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 312
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 145

65. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

E deals
N-S vul A 8 2
10 8 6
10 3
A 9 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Sementa LallH H-Welland Wrang Meckstroth Nilsson Rodwell
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

10 6
K J
Q 9 6 5 4 2
J 8 3 Table J 9 7 5
Q 7 3 2
A 8
K 5 4
98858 =
45473 =
Par NS +500 K Q 4 3
A 9 5 4
K J 7
Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+11 323
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
-11 145

67. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul K 9 8 2
J 8 6
A Q 9 5 2
2

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Lindkvist Villas-Boas Fredin Jacobus Brenner H-Welland Branco
Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

3
A 10 7 5
J 10 3
A 8 6 5 3 Table Q J 7 6 5 4
9 3
K 8 4
Q 7
A7998 =
36444 36434
Par NS +630 A 10
K Q 4 2
7 6
K J 10 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 335
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 149

68. 2006 WC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Thorvaldsson Brenner MagnussonM Branco Chagas Haraldsson Villas-Boas Einarsson
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 6 5 3
J 6 4
7 6 3
A J 6 Table K 2
10 9 7 3
Q J 8
K 10 8 2
79787 =
54646 =
Par NS +140 10 9
A Q 8 2
A 9 4 2
Q 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 345
Partscore
2 N = +110
-10 149

69. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindkvist Lair Fredin Cohler Gawrys Bertheau Lev Nystrom
1 Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 2 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 6
9 4 2
A 9 6 5
Q 7 6 Table J 5 4
10 8 7 6 3
8 7 2
A 2
88678 88688
55754 =
Par NS +120 K 9 8 3 2
A Q 5
J 10
K 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 345
Partscore
1 S +1 +110
+5 154

70. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul K 9 8 2
J 8 6
A Q 9 5 2
2

West North East South West North East South
Kalish BlaksetL Podgur Nielsen BildeM Ginossar Hansen Ozdil
Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

3
A 10 7 5
J 10 3
A 8 6 5 3 Table Q J 7 6 5 4
9 3
K 8 4
Q 7
A7998 =
36444 36434
Par NS +630 A 10
K Q 4 2
7 6
K J 10 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 355
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-10 154

71. 2006 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul K 10 8 6
10 9 8 7 5
9 6
9 4

West North East South West North East South
Chang Martel Deutsch Stansby Fallenius Fu Welland Zhao
2 NT 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 9 2
Q 6
Q J 10 8 4
J 7 Table 5 3
A 4 3 2
3 2
A 10 6 3 2
78977 =
54465 55466
Par NS +140 A 7 4
K J
A K 7 5
K Q 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 355
Partscore
3 S = +140
+6 160

72. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

S deals
None vul Q 9 2
10 8 4
K 7 5 4 3
J 10

West North East South West North East South
Zhao Cheek Fu Grue Hollman Chang Ferguson Deutsch
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 4 3
J 7 5 3
10 8 6
K 7 6 Table K 7 6 5
Q 9 6
9 2
A 9 8 4
76687 =
57646 =
Par NS +90 J 10 8
A K 2
A Q J
Q 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 355
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 166

73. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

N deals
E-W vul K 7 6 4
K J
10 7 5 4
A 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Nickell BrancoP Freeman Branco Chagas Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 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
2 9 K 3 2 4 Q A
5 J 4 10 3 4 K 2
3 4 K 8 J 8 5 7
4 6 J K 5 6 J K
Q K A 3 Q K A 3
8 10 J 4 2 10 J 4
9 tricks claimed 5 6 8 9
10 tricks claimed

Q J 5
7 4
K 8 3 2
Q 7 4 2 Table A 8 2
10 9 8 2
Q 6
K 8 6 5
98896 =
45447 45446
Par NS +400 10 9 3
A Q 6 5 3
A J 9
J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 361
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-6 166

74. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

S deals
E-W vul 10 9 3
A Q 6 5 3
A J 9
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Satyanarayana Fantoni Nadar Nunes Duboin Chokshi Bocchi Venkataraman
1 NT Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 8 2
10 9 8 2
Q 6
K 8 6 5 Table Q J 5
7 4
K 8 3 2
Q 7 4 2
98896 =
45446 45447
Par NS +400 K 7 6 4
K J
10 7 5 4
A 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 367
Partscore
1 S +2 +140
-6 166

77. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

E deals
Both vul 8 5
7 6 3
A 10 7
A K J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Fallenius Rubin Welland Rosenberg Gitelman Zia Moss
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 4 3 2
K 10 8 5 4
8 5
5 3 Table 10 9 7 6
A Q J
Q J 6 3
Q 2
8679A 8779A
46643 =
Par NS +130 A K J
9 2
K 9 4 2
10 9 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 367
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 177

78. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Welland Robinson Fallenius Rosenberg Bramley Zia Feldman
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

J 7 4
J 10 7 6 4
K 6 5
3 2 Table 9 8 6 5 2
A Q 3
J 9
A J 7
986AA =
35633 =
Par NS +400 3
K 8 5 2
A 10 4 3 2
K 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 367
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
+6 183

79. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 72

E deals
None vul 8 7 6
8 6 4
K 10 3
K 10 9 5

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

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

J 5 2
Q J 10 9 5 2
5 2
6 2 Table 9 4
A K
Q J 9 8 7
Q J 8 4
AA789 AA689
33654 =
Par NS +430 A K Q 10 3
7 3
A 6 4
A 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 374
Partscore
3 S = +140
-7 183

80. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

E deals
Both vul J 6
A 9
Q J 8 4
J 8 7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Boyd Rosenberg Robinson Bramley Fallenius Feldman Welland
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 9 8 7 4 3
4 2
9
A 9 6 3 Table K 5
K Q 8 7 3
K 5 3 2
10 4
86799 =
57544 =
Par NS +120 A 10 2
J 10 6 5
A 10 7 6
K Q

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 384
Partscore
3 S = +110
-10 183

81. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

E deals
E-W vul 9 4
K Q 10 5 4
6
A K Q 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Krekorian Berkowitz Casen Compton Buratti CohenS Lanzarotti
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl Pass
Pass Rdbl AP

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

A J 5
7 6 3
A Q 7 3 2
10 5 Table 7 6 3
A J 9 2
J 10
9 7 6 4
78767 =
65565 =
Par NS +110 K Q 10 8 2
8
K 9 8 5 4
J 3

Three notrump
3 NT×× S -2 -600
-11 384
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
+11 194

84. 2004 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 33

E deals
None vul 10 7 2
Q J 10
J 10 9 8 7
A 8

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

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

A Q J 6 5
K 9 8 7
5
10 7 5 Table —
6 3 2
Q 6 4 3 2
K Q 6 4 2
67575 =
76768 =
Par NS -90 K 9 8 4 3
A 5 4
A K
J 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+5 389
Partscore
3 × S -2 -300
-5 201

85. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

S deals
Both vul 9 2
Q 9 8 7
9 7 4 3 2
10 5

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Mesbur Schollaardt Fitzgibbon Hanlon Brink McGann v.Prooijen
1 2 NT
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 8 6
A J 10 6 5 4 3
5
8 2 Table A J 7 5 4
2
Q J 10
J 9 7 3
75598 =
57725 =
Par NS +110 Q 10 3
K
A K 8 6
A K Q 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 399
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 201

86. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
SahaN Versace Haque Lauria Duboin Islam Bocchi Talukder
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 6
A K 8
J 5 4
A J 3 2 Table J 4 2
Q J 7 5
6 3
8 7 6 4
89797 =
43636 =
Par NS +140 K Q 5
10 3 2
A K 10 8 2
Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 410
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-11 201

87. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

N deals
E-W vul 9 4 3
6 3
Q 9 8 2
K 10 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Gitelman Welland Moss
Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 8 5
Q 5
A K 5 3
8 3 2 Table K 10 7 2
10 9 7 4
J 7 6
J 4
8698A =
47453 46453
Par NS +140 A 6
A K J 8 2
10 4
A Q 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 410
Partscore
1 S +1 +110
+5 206

88. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Versace Helness Lauria Duboin Groetheim Bocchi Aa
1
1 1 Pass 1 NT
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 6 4
A K J 4 3 2
Q J 6
5 Table A 8 5 3
10 6
9 5 4 3
10 6 3
8767A 8867B
45752 =
Par NS +600 K 7 2
Q 9 8 5
K 2
A J 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 410
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 212

89. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul A Q 10 9 8
10 8
K Q 8 2
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Zia Stansby Rosenberg Zmudzinski Meltzer Balicki Larsen
1 Pass 1 NT 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 2 5 10 K 2 3 8
9 tricks won 10 tricks won

5 2
A 6 3
A 9 7 6 4
K 7 3 Table 7 6 4 3
K Q J
5
10 9 8 6 4
98886 =
43547 =
Par NS +400 K J
9 7 5 4 2
J 10 3
Q J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 416
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-6 212

90. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Moss Schwartz Gitelman
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Rdbl 1 Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 8 6
J 8
A 7 2
J 9 8 3 Table K 5 4 2
10 5 2
Q 9 6
7 5 4
86987 =
57445 =
Par NS +140 J 7 3
K 9 3
K 10 5 4
K Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 416
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 218

91. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

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

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

Q 9 8 2
J 10 9 4 3
K 5
A 2 Table K 5
Q 8 6 2
J 8 7 2
J 4 3
8969A =
44743 =
Par NS +140 A 10 7 4
A K 7
9 4
Q 10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 416
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+10 228

92. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 1

E deals
None vul A K 10 9 3
8 7 5
A 8 5 2
J

West North East South West North East South
Branco Simon Chagas TerraneoF Wernle Campos Kriftner Villas-Boas
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 4 2
Q 4 3 2
J 7 3
6 5 Table 7 6 5
A K 6
9 4
A 7 4 3 2
88898 =
55535 =
Par NS +120 8
J 10 9
K Q 10 6
K Q 10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 416
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
+6 234

93. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul K 7 2
K 7 5 2
Q 10 9 2
9 3

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Bocchi Balicki Duboin Versace Pszczola Lauria Kwiecien
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 8 6 5
9 8 3
8
K Q J 7 5 Table 9 4 3
Q J 10
K 5 3
A 8 4 2
88AA6 =
35337 =
Par NS +620 A Q 10
A 6 4
A J 7 6 4
10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 416
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 240

94. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 19

E deals
N-S vul A 8 4 3 2
4
10 9 7 3 2
10 6

West North East South West North East South
Short Maas Paterson Ramondt de Boer Matheson Muller Cuthbertson
Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

Q 6
J 10 9 5 2
6 5
K 8 5 2 Table J 9 7 5
A 7
K 8 4
Q J 9 7
797A6 =
53537 53637
Par NS +140 K 10
K Q 8 6 3
A Q J
A 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 416
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+6 246

95. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 7, Bd 97

S deals
None vul J 6 3
A 10
K 4 3
Q J 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Branco Freeman Chagas Villas-Boas Rodwell Campos Meckstroth
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 5
K 6 4 3
A 10 6
A 7 6 Table K 9 7 4
9 8
J 7 5 2
5 4 3
97979 97989
46464 46454
Par NS +400 A 10 2
Q J 7 5 2
Q 9 8
K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 416
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
+5 251

96. 1999 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

E deals
N-S vul J
K J 8 3
A J 9
A K 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Hayden Hamman Eisenberg Soloway Freeman Onstott Nickell Beatty
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 2 3 1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K 8 6 3
A 10 6
K 7 3
8 7 Table 7 5 4
9 7 5
8 6
Q J 9 5 4
989A8 =
45335 35335
Par NS +600 Q 10 9 2
Q 4 2
Q 10 5 4 2
10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 426
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
-10 251

97. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul Q 10 2
A Q 9 5 4
9 3
8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Berkowitz Sontag Cohen Seamon Jacobs Passell Katz
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Rdbl 2 AP

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

J 8 7
2
A K 4
K Q 6 5 4 3 Table K 9 6 4 3
J 8 7 6
7 6 5
9
84886 85986
37347 47447
Par NS +140 A 5
K 10 3
Q J 10 8 2
A J 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 426
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+8 259

98. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 8, Bd 107

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

West North East South West North East South
Lev Rodwell Glubok Meckstroth Hamman Jacobs Wolff Weinstein
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

7 5 4 2
5 3
J 5 4
K Q 7 2 Table Q 10
A 9 7 6 2
A 10 8 6
J 4
99888 =
44554 =
Par NS +400 A K 9
Q 4
K Q 9 7 3
10 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 432
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 259

99. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Rodwell Goldman Meckstroth Wolff Sontag Hamman Schwartz
Pass 1 Pass 2 3 Dbl Pass 3
Dbl Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 7 6
5
A J 10 9 4 3 2
3 Table K 5 4 3
J 10 6 4 2
Q
A 7 6
A5749 =
38493 38593
Par NS +430 10 2
K Q 9 7
K 8 6
10 8 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 443
Partscore
3 S -2 -100
-11 259

100. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul K Q 8 6 2
8
Q 5
A K Q J 6

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Soloway Wolff Goldman Schwartz Nickell Sontag Freeman
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

J 10 9
K J 9 7 4
J 3
7 5 3 Table A 5 3
A 5 2
K 8 6 4 2
9 4
6967A 7967A
64763 =
Par NS +140 7 4
Q 10 6 3
A 10 9 7
10 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 443
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+6 265

Data 9Z90 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore