Data 9Z91 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 23 HCP, fair spots

Found 95 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 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Piekarek Graves Smirnov Tokay Lindqvist Sementa Brogeland
1 1 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q 9 4
Q 8 4
A K 6 5 3
Q 7 Table 8 7 6 2
6 5 3
10 8
A 10 5 4
98988 =
45354 =
Par NS +600 K 5 3
A 10
Q J 7
K 9 8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 10
Partscore
2 N = +110
-10 0

2. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 27

N deals
None vul K Q J 4 3
K 5
9 4 3
A 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Nabil Teramoto Saaid Ino Kaku Sadek Takayama Hussein
1 Pass 1 NT 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
6 K 3 9 J 5 Q 3
K 6 2 8 4 9 7 Q
Q 7 9 5 2 5 K 6
3 10 6 A 5 Q A 2
2 5 J A 9 8 Q 7
Q K A 5 3 10 6 A
J 6 5 7 6 K 4 9
4 8 7 2 4 10 7 A
9 7 2 4 10 tricks claimed
3 10 10

A 8 5
10 8 7 6 2
A Q 2
K 4 Table 10 7 6
Q J 4 3
J 10
8 7 6 5
99599 AA69A
33743 =
Par NS +430 9 2
A 9
K 8 7 6 5
Q J 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 16
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-6 0

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 27

N deals
None vul K Q J 4 3
K 5
9 4 3
A 9 3

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD George Korbel Karwur Asbi GartaganisJ Tobing GartaganisN
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 8 5
10 8 7 6 2
A Q 2
K 4 Table 10 7 6
Q J 4 3
J 10
8 7 6 5
99599 AA69A
33743 =
Par NS +430 9 2
A 9
K 8 7 6 5
Q J 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 26
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
-10 0

5. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 30

N deals
None vul Q 5 4
Q J 6 4
8 7
10 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Pellegrini Mazurkiewicz Camberos Jassem Balicki Rizzo Zmudzinski Lambardi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 7 3 2
K 9 8 7 2
A 10 5
A Table K J 10 6
5
6 3 2
Q 8 7 4 3
75667 75767
67545 =
Par NS +90 A 9
A 10 3
K Q J 9 4
K J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 28
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 5

6. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 30

N deals
None vul Q 5 4
Q J 6 4
8 7
10 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Karwur Furuta George ChenD Kaku Asbi Takayama Tobing
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 7 3 2
K 9 8 7 2
A 10 5
A Table K J 10 6
5
6 3 2
Q 8 7 4 3
75667 75767
67545 =
Par NS +90 A 9
A 10 3
K Q J 9 4
K J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 35
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 5

7. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Bertheau Brogeland BessisT Grue Schwartz Moss Graves
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 6 4
K J 9
A Q 10
9 7 4 3 Table Q 8 3
Q 10 4 3
J 3 2
Q 8 6
79788 =
64655 =
Par NS +140 A K 10
A 6 2
K 8 7 6 5
A 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 35
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 11

8. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond CohenB Platnick Cohler Hamman Greco Lev Hampson
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 3 2
J 10 2
K J 10 8
A 3 Table 7 6 5
K 7 6
6 3
K Q 7 5 2
87887 =
56556 55556
Par NS +120 A K 4
8 5
A 7 4 2
J 9 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 45
Partscore
2 N -1 -50
-10 11

11. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 104

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

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

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

A 10 7 2
7 2
K 10 9 8 6
9 4 Table J 6
A J 9 8 3
J 5 4
K 6 5
6886A 78769
55563 65573
Par NS +130 K Q
Q 5
A Q 7 3 2
A J 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 47
Partscore
2 N = +110
+6 21

15. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

E deals
N-S vul J 9 5 4
3
K 8 7
Q 10 9 8 6

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

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

K 3 2
10 8 7 5 4
J 10 5
A K Table Q 10 8 7 6
Q 2
Q 9 3
5 3 2
7689A =
67542 =
Par NS +130 A
A K J 9 6
A 6 4 2
J 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 57
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-10 30

16. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul 10 8 4
K Q 2
K J 10 9 5
7 2

West North East South West North East South
BarbosaR Meckstroth Branco Rodwell Hamman Villas-Boas Zia Campos
1 NT 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 3 AP

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

Q 9 5 3 2
10 8 7
8 3
J 8 4 Table A K 6
9 5 4
Q 6
K Q 9 6 5
86AB6 =
37327 =
Par NS +420 J 7
A J 6 3
A 7 4 2
A 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 57
Partscore
3 S = +110
+6 36

17. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

E deals
None vul 10 8 5
Q 3
K J 9 7
A J 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Helness Lauria Helgemo Versace Sementa Nunes Duboin Fantoni
1 2 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 3 2
J 10 6 2
Q 10 4 3
10 6 Table 7 6
A 9 4
A 6 5
K 9 7 5 2
89677 89667
54666 54656
Par NS +140 A Q J 9 4
K 8 7 5
8 2
Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 63
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-6 36

19. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

S deals
Both vul 4
Q 10 8 7 6
K Q 8
K J 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Greco Demirev Hampson Lee Garner Platnick WeinsteinH Diamond
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 9 7 6
A 3
J 10 5 4
7 3 2 Table K J 3 2
K J 5
9 6 2
A 8 5
86979 =
56454 =
Par NS +140 A Q 8 5
9 4 2
A 7 3
Q 10 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 63
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 45

21. 2012 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

N deals
N-S vul 9 8 2
J 9 6
K 9 4 2
9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Greco Amoils Hampson WolpertD Cheek Gitelman Grue Moss
Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass 1 NT Dbl
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT Dbl AP Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 6 5 4 3
10 8 2
7 5
10 8 7 Table K Q 10
A K Q 5 3
8 3
Q 5 2
866AA =
37733 =
Par NS +130 A 7
7 4
A Q J 10 6
A K J 3

Three notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
-8 63
Partscore
4 N = +130
+8 57

22. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Hurd Drijver Wooldridge Grue v.Prooijen LallJ Verhees
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8
Q 7 4
10 8
K J 9 8 3 2 Table K 5 4
K J 5
A 6 5 3
10 6 4
68874 =
75559 =
Par NS -100 10 7 6 3 2
A 10 6
K 9 4
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 63
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
+5 62

24. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 7

E deals
Both vul K 10 6 2
8 3 2
Q 6
A 7 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Pachtman LallJ Ginossar Grue Hurd Zack Wooldridge Barel
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 5 4
K 5
J 4 3 2
K Q 10 5 Table A 8 7
Q 6 4
10 9 8 7
J 9 3
89A78 =
43365 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 3
A J 10 9 7
A K 5
8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 63
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
+7 72

26. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Bocchi Drijver Madala Duboin v.Prooijen Sementa Verhees
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

10 7 2
A 10 9 4
8 5 3
A K 3 Table K 8 6 3
J 8 6 2
9 4 2
Q 4
78699 =
55644 =
Par NS +110 A Q 9 5
K Q 5
K 10 7
10 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 63
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+6 81

27. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Madala Fredin Bocchi Sementa Upmark Duboin Cullin
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 2
A 8 5 4
Q 9 8 6 5
J 2 Table 7 6 4 3
J 10
A J 2
10 9 8 3
79869 =
64474 63474
Par NS +140 10 9 5
9 3
K 10 7 4
A 7 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 63
Partscore
1 N +2 +140
+6 87

28. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 6

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

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

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

A 2
A 8 5 4
Q 9 8 6 5
J 2 Table 7 6 4 3
J 10
A J 2
10 9 8 3
79869 =
64474 63474
Par NS +140 10 9 5
9 3
K 10 7 4
A 7 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 63
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 92

29. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul K 7
A 2
J 10 7 5
A 7 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Bocchi Levin Madala Duboin Martel Sementa Stansby
1 Pass 2 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A 5 3 2
Q J 6 3
A 4
10 6 3 Table 10 8 4
8 7 5 4
K 9 3
Q J 8
897A8 =
44634 =
Par NS +140 Q J 9 6
K 10 9
Q 8 6 2
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 75
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
-12 92

30. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 30

S deals
None vul A K J 8 4
K 10
8 5 4
A J 5

West North East South West North East South
Buras Mihov Narkiewicz Nanev Aronov Gawrys Stefanov Kalita
Pass Pass
Pass 1 2 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 9 3 2
A Q J 8
2
10 9 3 2 Table 7 6
9 6 4 2
A K J 10 6
7 6
99589 =
43854 33853
Par NS +300 10 5
7 5 3
Q 9 7 3
K Q 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 82
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-7 92

31. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 3

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

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

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

Q 9 4
Q 8 3
K J 10 9
J 8 3 Table 8 7
A 9 7 2
8 7 5 4 3
A 6
8A75A AA85A
33582 =
Par NS +500 A 6 2
K J 10
A Q 6
Q 9 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 94
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 92

33. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

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

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

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

Q 10 6 4
Q 10 9 7
9 3
Q 6 3 Table K 5 2
J 5 3 2
A K 4
9 8 2
87699 =
46744 =
Par NS +120 J 9 7
A 8
Q 10 6 5 2
K J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 104
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 96

34. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 105

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

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

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

K Q 5
10 5 4 2
Q 5 3
K 8 6 Table 9 8 3 2
K Q 8
J 10 9 8
J 4
8878A =
55553 =
Par NS +130 A J 10 7 4
J 7
A 6 2
A Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 104
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
+7 103

35. 2010 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

S deals
E-W vul —
A 9 8
J 8 7 6 4
K J 10 8 7

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

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

Q J 10 9 5 3
7 6 3
9 3
4 2 Table K 8 4
Q 10 5 2
A K 2
Q 5 3
969BA =
47422 =
Par NS +400 A 7 6 2
K J 4
Q 10 5
A 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 104
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
+5 108

36. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 97

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Weinstein Platnick Levin Stansby Gitelman Martel Moss
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Dbl Rdbl Pass 3 (AP)
1 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 7 5 3
A J 10 4
7 4
A 10 7 Table Q 6 4
9 5 2
K 10 6
Q 9 4 2
98797 98897
44546 =
Par NS +400 8 2
Q 8 3
A Q 9 5 3
K 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 111
Partscore
3 S = +110
-7 108

37. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul Q 9 7 6 2
10 9 8 7
Q
Q 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Wildavsky H-Welland Doub Chan Winestock Woolsey Mancuso Stewart
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A K 10
K J 6
8 4 3 2
10 9 2 Table J 8 4
5 3 2
K J 9
J 7 4 3
79978 89A88
54355 53355
Par NS +420 5 3
A Q 4
A 10 7 6 5
A K 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 111
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 113

38. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 40

W deals
None vul 9 8
4 3
A K 7 3
K 10 9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
McIntosh Fleisher Sandqvist Kamil Stansby Malinowski Martel de Botton
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 3
J 9 7
J 9 8 6
7 3 2 Table A K 5 4
A 10 8 6 5
4
Q J 4
87699 =
55644 55744
Par NS +120 Q 7 6 2
K Q 2
Q 10 5 2
A 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 117
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 113

39. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 3, Bd 40

W deals
None vul 9 8
4 3
A K 7 3
K 10 9 8 5

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

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

J 10 3
J 9 7
J 9 8 6
7 3 2 Table A K 5 4
A 10 8 6 5
4
Q J 4
87699 =
55644 55744
Par NS +120 Q 7 6 2
K Q 2
Q 10 5 2
A 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 124
Partscore
3 S = +110
-7 113

40. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
WangW Hamman Zhuang Zia Rodwell Fu Meckstroth Zhao
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT 2 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 7 3 2
J 6
A 9 8 3 2
K 4 Table A 9 4
K 9 8 7
10 7
Q 7 6 5
88888 =
55555 =
Par NS +120 K Q J 6
A 3
K J 6 4
A 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 134
Partscore
2 N = +110
-10 113

41. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

S deals
None vul K Q 9 7
J 9
A J 8 7 5
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Duboin Gromov Sementa Nunes Matushko Fantoni Khokhlov
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 2
8 2
K 10 4 3
9 5 4 2 Table 10 5 4
A 6 5 3
9 6
A K Q 6
89997 =
54446 =
Par NS +140 A 6 3
K Q 10 7 4
Q 2
10 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 134
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+5 118

42. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Venkataraman Drijver Chokshi Gupta de Wijs Dalal Muller
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 8 6 4
J 7 5 4 2
Q 3
10 Table 10 7 2
9
A J 10 6 2
A 7 3 2
74859 =
49574 =
Par NS -100 Q 5
K 10 6 3
K 5
K Q J 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 141
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-7 118

44. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

W deals
N-S vul K 9 5 4 3
A 5
10 9 6 3
8 4

West North East South West North East South
Brink Zia Drijver Hamman Meckstroth de Wijs Rodwell Muller
Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

J 10 7 2
4 2
5 4 2
K Q 7 5 Table A 8
Q J 10 9 7 6
A 7
10 3 2
795A8 =
44735 =
Par NS +140 Q 6
K 8 3
K Q J 8
A J 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 144
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+10 128

45. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 5

N deals
N-S vul 8 6
10 8 6
10 9 8 5 3
7 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Matushko Meckstroth Khokhlov Dubinin Hamman Gromov Zia
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 2 2 NT (AP)
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 5 3
Q 3 2
7 6
A Q 10 4 3 Table K Q 10 9 2
K J 5 4
2
9 8 6
74584 =
69849 69859
Par NS -140 A J 4
A 9 7
A K Q J 4
K J

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 144
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+6 134

46. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

S deals
Both vul A 7 2
K Q 10 7 3
10 4 2
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Greco Wrang Hampson de Knijff Bertheau Diamond Nystrom Platnick
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass 2 2 (AP)

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

K 9 6 5 4
8 5 4
Q 9 3
K J Table —
A 9 6
K J 6 5
10 9 8 5 4 3
98865 98775
44568 =
Par NS +500 Q J 10 8 3
J 2
A 8 7
Q 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 154
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-10 134

48. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul J 10 7 3
2
K 10 9 7 2
8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Rubin Rodwell Granovetter Fleisher Nickell Kamil Freeman
Pass 1 Dbl Pass Pass 1
Rdbl 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Dbl AP

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

Q 8 4 2
Q 7 6 5 3
Q 8
10 6 Table K 6
10 8 4
J 6 5
A K 9 5 4
88797 =
45545 55645
Par NS +120 A 9 5
A K J 9
A 4 3
Q J 3

Three notrump
3 NT× S = +750
+12 169
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-12 134

49. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul A K 8 5
8 2
A Q 10 9
A Q 3

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

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

Q 4
A 10 9 5
J 8
K J 10 7 5 Table 9 7 6 3
K Q J 6
6 4
9 8 2
997B6 =
33626 =
Par NS +400 J 10 2
7 4 3
K 7 5 3 2
6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 176
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 134

50. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 1, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Freeman Weinstein Nickell Hamman Jacobs Zia Katz
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 1 1 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 9 7
9 8 5 4 3
8 2
Q 5 Table Q 10 3
Q J 2
K 10 7 4 3
K 8
A879B =
24542 =
Par NS +630 6 5
A 10 6
A J 9 5
J 10 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+10 186
Partscore
2 NT S +3 +210
-10 134

51. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Hallberg Brogeland Mahaffey Shugart
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 8 6 2
8 6 5
7 4 3
J 10 5 Table J 9 7
K 10 9
Q 8 6
A Q 4 3
899A8 =
54434 =
Par NS +140 Q 5
A J 7 4 2
9 2
K 8 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 197
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-11 134

53. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul A 8 5 4 2
Q 10
Q 8 5
A J 10

West North East South West North East South
Jansma Rosenberg Verhees Zia Jacobs Lesniewski Katz Weichsel
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
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
J 2 3 7 8 10 6 5
9 4 Q 4 Q 4 5 2
10 2 2 A 10 K A 6
Q K A 7 J 7 2 9
3 2 10 4 2 9 Q K
8 3 J 4 K 7 9 4
5 K A 6 Q 4 J A
5 6 A 9 8 3 A 4
J 6 Q 9 8 2 5 3

J 9
7 6 2
9 4
K Q 8 7 3 2 Table K Q 10 6 3
K 9 4
K 10 6 3
6
B8BAA =
24233 =
Par NS +660 7
A J 8 5 3
A J 7 2
9 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+9 206
Partscore
2 NT S +3 +210
-9 138

54. 2007 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Meckstroth Fredin Rodwell Hamman Chmurski Soloway Gawrys
1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q
Q 9 7
J 10 9 8 2
K 7 3 Table J 10 7 6 5
J 8 2
3
A 6 5 2
86877 =
46555 =
Par NS +120 A 9 2
A 10 5 4
Q 5
J 9 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 206
Partscore
1 S = +80
+5 143

56. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Chechelashvili Zmudzinski Gu Balicki Dubinin Ao Gromov WangJ
1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10 8 3
A Q 5 2
9 7
10 9 8 Table A J 4
9 4 3
K 3 2
J 7 5 3
76687 76686
57746 =
Par NS +90 K 6 2
K J 10
J 8 4
A 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 206
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 148

57. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Baze Meckstroth Cohler Rodwell Soloway Bramley Hamman Lazard
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
7 J Q A 4 3 Q A
Q A 5 3 5 7 J 8
4 3 6 9 4 2 10 K
2 10 4 K 2 K 6 9
8 5 2 K 8 tricks claimed
6 2 7 9
J K 7 5
4 2 10 K
8 tricks claimed

J 4
7 4 2
K 9 8 6
A J 10 9 Table Q 9 8 7 2
Q 8 6
J 3 2
K 3
87988 =
55455 =
Par NS +140 A 10 5
A 10 9 5
A Q 10 7
Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 206
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 154

58. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Greco Berkowitz Hampson Grue Casen Cheek Krekorian
1 Pass
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 NT 1 2 Dbl 2 NT
2 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Dbl 3 NT AP

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

J 10 9 6 5 3
K J 5
—
K J 10 4 Table A 4
A 3 2
10 6 4
9 7 5 3 2
62792 =
6953A =
Par NS -100 Q 8 7 2
10 4
K Q J 8 2
Q 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 206
Partscore
4 N = +130
+5 159

59. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

E deals
Both vul 9 8 7
A 7 5
Q J 9 7 3
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Bykov Soloway Kodayam Tuszynski Meckstroth Kowalski Rodwell
1 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A
Q 9 8 3 2
6 4 2
7 5 4 2 Table J 10 6 4 2
K 6
K 10 8
A 10 6
98777 =
44645 =
Par NS +600 K Q 5 3
J 10 4
A 5
K Q 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 206
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 165

60. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cayne Rodwell Seamon Nunes Nickell Fantoni Freeman
1 1
1 1 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K J
J
Q 8 7 6 3
J 10 7 6 Table 10 9 8 5
9 8 5 4 2
K 4
Q 8
86869 =
56574 =
Par NS +120 Q
A K 10 6
J 10 9
A K 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 206
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 170

61. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Hollman Versace Ferguson CohenB Seamon Smith Cayne
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 7 3 2
A 8 6
10 6 5
5 4 2 Table J 10
J 10 7
A 7 3
K Q 8 6 3
99997 =
44435 =
Par NS +400 A 8 6
Q 9 5 4 2
J 4
A J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 213
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-7 170

64. 2006 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals
None vul J 8
6 3
K Q 10 9 6
Q J 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Sontag Bertheau Bates Nystrom Lindkvist Helness Fredin Helgemo
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Dbl 4 (AP)

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

6 3 2
A K 8 7 4 2
J 4
8 5 Table A K 10 9 5 4
Q 10 5
3 2
9 4
11199 =
39933 =
Par NS -100 Q 7
J 9
A 8 7 5
A K 10 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -8 -400
-8 213
Partscore
4 S -1 -50
+8 186

65. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

E deals
Both vul 10 3
8 5 3
J 9 7 4 3
Q 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Fornasari Gitelman Palazzo Moss Rubin Monsegur Ekeblad Mooney
Pass 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

K Q 6
10 7 4 2
Q 8
A 6 5 3 Table 9 8 5 4
Q 9
K 10 5
J 8 4 2
77896 =
55447 =
Par NS +110 A J 7 2
A K J 6
A 6 2
K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 223
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 186

66. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromov Hishmat Dubinin Nadim El Ahmady Zlotov Sadek Kholomeev
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 8 7 4
A 3
7 4 3
J 10 6 2 Table 10 9
K Q 8 6 2
K 6 5
8 5 4
898A8 =
54535 =
Par NS +140 6 2
10 9 7 5 4
Q 10 8
A K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 223
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+5 191

67. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Lutostanski Rodwell Krupowicz Meckstroth Soloway Jassem Hamman Martens
Pass Pass Pass 2 NT 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 9 4
10 7 6 3
A Q 7 6
Q Table K Q 6
9 8 4 2
8 4
9 5 4 2
75578 =
57865 =
Par NS -100 J 7
A Q J
K 9 5
A K J 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 230
Partscore
3 N = +110
-7 191

68. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 7

E deals
Both vul 10 4 2
A K Q 6 5
2
A J 8 4

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

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

A K
J 4 3 2
K 7 4
Q 10 9 2 Table Q J 9 6 5
10 7
J 10 6 5 3
6
9696A 9796A
46373 =
Par NS +600 8 7 3
9 8
A Q 9 8
K 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 240
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 191

69. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 4

S deals
Both vul 10 3
Q 6 2
A J 8
9 8 6 5 4

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

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

Q 9 6
10 9 8 7
K 3
A K 7 2 Table J 7 5 4
K J 3
9 6 5 2
10 3
87799 87789
46644 =
Par NS +120 A K 8 2
A 5 4
Q 10 7 4
Q J

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 240
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 197

70. 2005 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 117

N deals
N-S vul 10 8 5
9 2
K 9 7 3 2
7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hampson Fallenius Greco Moss Rosenberg Gitelman Zia
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 9 4
K Q 8 6 5 4
6 4
8 5 Table K J 7 6 2
J 10
Q 5
Q J 10 9
966A8 =
46634 =
Par NS +600 A 3
A 7 3
A J 10 8
A K 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 250
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 197

71. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

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

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

8 6 4
J 6 3
A 8 6
A J 6 2 Table 9 5 3
A 10 7 5
7 5 3
K 10 8
78897 =
54546 =
Par NS +110 A J 10
K Q 9 8 4
Q J 9
Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 250
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 203

73. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

K Q J 6 4
10 8 6 3
5
J 9 2 Table 9 8 5 3
A K 9 5
J 6
Q 8 4
85599 =
48834 =
Par NS +120 A 7
Q J 2
K 10 9 3 2
A 10 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 250
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 211

74. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

S deals
N-S vul A 10
A J 6 5 2
7 4
Q 10 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Fazli Versace Allana Lauria Nunes Jafer Fantoni Khan
1 1
Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 7 4
K 10 8 4
10 2
A K J 8 Table 8 6 2
9 7 3
K Q 6 5 3
7 3
9988A =
33543 =
Par NS +600 K Q 9 5 3
Q
A J 9 8
5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 261
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
-11 211

76. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Kolata Matushko Atabey Khven Dubinin Zorlu Gromov Assael
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 6
A K 9 7 5
6 3
Q 8 2 Table K 10 8 4
6 4
Q J 10 7
J 10 7
76787 =
56655 =
Par NS +90 A 9 3 2
Q J 8 2
9 8 2
K 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 274
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-10 211

77. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Lai Bocchi Mak Duboin Fantoni Zen Nunes Wan
Pass 1 2 2
Pass 1 3 Pass Dbl 3 Pass 3
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

A 8 6 5
A 10 7 3
8 6
6 5 3 Table K Q 9
8 6 2
4
K J 10 8 7 2
876A4 =
46538 =
Par NS +130 J 7 3 2
J 9
A 10 7 5 3
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 281
Partscore
4 S = +130
-7 211

78. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

S deals
Both vul A 7 4 3
Q
10 8 7 6 3
7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Zia Lev Rosenberg Molson Rubin Fallenius Ekeblad Welland
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K J 10 9
J 9 5 3
K J 2
10 9 Table 8 6 5 2
K 8 7 4
5 4
K Q 2
66599 665A9
56733 66833
Par NS +130 Q
A 10 6 2
A Q 9
A J 8 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 281
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
+10 221

79. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul 9 7
10 6 3
A J 10 9 4
J 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Torres Nunes Frances Ventin Duboin Fernandez Bocchi
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 5 4 3
8 5 4
K 8
K Q 3 Table K J 10
Q J 9 7
3 2
10 9 6 2
96797 =
47646 47645
Par NS +400 A 6 2
A K 2
Q 7 6 5
A 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 287
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 221

80. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 8

S deals
None vul A 9 6
A 10
Q 9 6 3 2
10 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Thoma Trendafilov Branco Karaivanov Stamatov Campos Gunev Aranha
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 2
Q 7 5 3
A J 10 4
8 7 Table J 10 8 4
9 8 4 2
8 5
A 4 3
87679 =
56754 56753
Par NS +120 7 5 3
K J 6
K 7
K Q J 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 294
Partscore
2 N = +90
-7 221

82. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 92

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Morse Welland Wolff Pratap Garner Landen WeinsteinH
2 2 NT 2 2 NT
3 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K J 5
Q 6 5
K Q 4 2
Q J 9 Table 10 9 8 7 6 4
2
10 3
K 8 5 2
85A87 85A97
58346 =
Par NS +300 A Q 2
A K 10 8 4
A 7 5
7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 304
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 223

83. 2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

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

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

J 10 6 5 4 2
J 4 3 2
10
K 9 Table Q 8
A Q 6
J 9 8
Q J 8 7 2
956A7 =
48636 =
Par NS +400 A K 7
K 8 7
Q 6 5 4 3
6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 310
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 223

84. 2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

West North East South West North East South
Groetheim Weichsel Aa Sontag Stansby Helness Martel Helgemo
1 NT 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 9 5
A 9 4 2
K 9 5 2
10 6 Table A 6 4 3
8 3
A 6 4 3
J 9 4
9797A =
46463 45463
Par NS +600 10 8 7
K Q J 10
10
A K Q 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 321
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-11 223

86. 2000 Olympiad Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

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

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

7 5 3
A J 10 5
J 6 5
10 9 4 Table K 9 8 4 2
6 4
K 2
A J 8 7
888A8 88898
55435 55535
Par NS +130 —
K 9 7 3 2
Q 8 7
K Q 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 321
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+6 233

87. 2000 Olympiad Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Callaghan WeinsteinH Burn Fawcett Berkowitz Liggins Cohen
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl 2 3 (AP)

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

K J 10 5
Q 3
A 10 8 7
A 9 3 Table Q 8 6 3
J 2
6 4 3
8 7 5 2
87A88 =
56355 =
Par NS +420 A 2
A K 9 6
Q 9 5 2
K J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 321
Partscore
3 S +1 +170
+6 239

88. 2000 Olympiad Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
SimpsonC Berkowitz Hallberg Cohen Garner Callaghan WeinsteinH Burn
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 5 3
A J 10 5
J 6 5
10 9 4 Table K 9 8 4 2
6 4
K 2
A J 8 7
888A8 88898
55435 55535
Par NS +130 —
K 9 7 3 2
Q 8 7
K Q 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 321
Partscore
2 N +3 +150
+5 244

89. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

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

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

K 9 5 4 3
9 8
A 9 5
A J 2 Table J 6
K J 7 3
8 6 3 2
10 8 3
87788 88888
55555 =
Par NS +120 A 2
A 2
K J 10 7 4
K Q 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 321
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+6 250

92. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Zia Cohen Rosenberg Weinstein Katz Levin Jacobs
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

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

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 321
Partscore
2 S = +110
+5 255

93. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

W deals
None vul Q J 10 9 5
9 7
K J 8 6
Q 3

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Rosenberg Larsen Zia Casen Stansby Schwartz Martel
1 1 3 3 NT 1 1 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

4 3 2
Q J 8 5 4
A Q 4
A 8 Table K 7
10 3
10 7 3
J 10 9 6 4 2
AB8B8 =
22525 =
Par NS +450 A 8 6
A K 6 2
9 5 2
K 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+5 326
Partscore
3 N +2 +200
-5 255

94. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 10, Bd 158

E deals
None vul A J 5 4 2
9 7 5
Q 9
9 5 2

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

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

K Q 8 6
K 10 8 6 4
K 10
J 3 Table 10 7 3
A 3
J 8 7 5 4
8 7 4
96679 =
47764 =
Par NS +400 9
Q J 2
A 6 3 2
A K Q 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 333
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-7 255

95. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Cintra Saelensminde BrancoP Branco Helgemo Chagas Helness
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 6
10 8 4 3
K 8
K 8 5 2 Table 5 4 2
K 5
A 7 5 3
J 9 6 4
98886 88886
45547 45546
Par NS +500 A J 3
Q J 7 6 2
Q 10 9 6
3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 344
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-11 255

Data 9Z91 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore