Data 9Z92 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 23 HCP, poor spots

Found 93 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul A 8 6
A K Q 7
Q 7 5 4 2
J

West North East South West North East South
Lee Piekarek Glubok Smirnov Sementa Weichsel Tokay Hamman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 7 3
J 10 4
J 10
Q 10 9 4 2 Table Q 9 5
9 8 5 3
A K 6
K 5 3
78796 =
65647 =
Par NS +110 K 10 4 2
6 2
9 8 3
A 8 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 0
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
+5 5

2. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 121

S deals
E-W vul 7 5 4
Q 9 6 3
8
A 9 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian Dwyer Koneru Ekeblad Jacobus Woolsey Passell Stewart
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 9 3
A 5 2
7 2
Q 8 5 2 Table J 8 2
K 10 4
K J 9 6 3
10 6
77978 77979
65464 66464
Par NS +140 A Q 6
J 8 7
A Q 10 5 4
K J

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 0
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 11

3. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 99

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Campanile Sontag McAllister Stark Pszczola Baseggio Seamon
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 1 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

10 8 7
A 10 6 5 2
K 10 7
7 5 Table A J 9 3
J 8 7
9 8 6 3
A 8
6758A 7758A
66753 =
Par NS +130 5
Q 4
A J 5 4 2
K J 9 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 0
Partscore
4 S +1 +150
+6 17

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Martel Diamond Cohler Willenken Hampson Rosenberg Greco
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

J 10 8
K 10 9
J 9 6
K 10 4 2 Table K 4 3
Q 8 3 2
A 8 7 5 2
6
8986A =
54573 43573
Par NS +140 7 6
A 7 6 5 4
K Q 4
7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 0
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 23

5. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

A 10 7
Q J 9 6 5 3
9 8
J 10 Table Q J 8 2
—
J 10 6 4 2
K Q 7 4
65746 75756
68686 =
Par NS -110 K 9
A 10 8 4 2
A K 5
A 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 0
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -200
+3 26

6. 2014 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

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

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

J 9 7 5 2
Q J 3
K 7 3
Q 10 Table Q 10 4
K 10 9 6 5
9 4
K 7 2
866A9 =
57733 =
Par NS +130 K 8
8 7 2
A J 8 6 5
A 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 8
Partscore
3 N = +110
-8 26

7. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

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

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

J 8 7 6
J 4 3
A J 6 3
A 8 Table A 9 5
8 7 5
10 9 4 2
Q 10 9
77869 77969
66474 56474
Par NS +140 10 4 2
K Q 9
K 8
J 7 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 8
Partscore
2 N = +110
+9 35

8. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Lindqvist Bertheau Brogeland FisherL Morgan SchwartzRO Amoils
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

K 9 5 2
A Q 10 8 4
8 7 2
K Table A 6
J 9 5 2
10 6
10 8 7 6 5
67487 =
66946 66945
Par NS -140 7 4 3
K 7 3
J 9 5 4 3
Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 8
Partscore
2 N -1 -50
+2 37

9. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

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

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

K 5 4
K 5 3
Q 10 8 2
K J 2 Table Q 10 3 2
Q 10 9
J 5 3
10 6 3
66767 =
67666 =
Par NS -80 7 6
7 4 2
A K 6
A Q 9 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 8
Partscore
1 NT S -1 -50
+3 40

10. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 107

E deals
None vul K 5 4
A J 9 4
6 5
9 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Moss Willenken Gitelman Grue Martel Cheek Zia
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 NT AP

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

Q 3
8 7 6
A Q 10 8 7 4 3
8 Table J 10 9 7 2
K 10 2
9 2
K Q 5
56848 =
87484 =
Par NS -100 A 8 6
Q 5 3
K J
A J 10 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 8
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -100
+2 42

11. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Schermer Greco Chambers Hampson Diamond Compton Platnick Wold
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 1 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 4 2
10 9 7 4
A J 5
A K Table Q 10 5
K 6
10 8 7
9 7 4 3 2
77888 77787
66555 =
Par NS +110 J 7 3
5 2
K 6 4
J 10 8 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 8
Partscore
1 N = +80
+5 47

12. 2013 USBC Round of 64, Seg 7, Bd 97

E deals
None vul Q 9 8
7 5 3
A K 8
8 6 4 2

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

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

K 10 3 2
J 10 2
10 9 6
K J 10 Table A J 6 4
Q 9 8
Q 7 5 3 2
9
65758 =
67685 =
Par NS -90 7 5
A K 6 4
J 4
A Q 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 8
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
+2 49

13. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 71

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

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

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

Q 5 3
A 9 8 5
8 7 6
J 9 3 Table A 10 7
Q 10 4 2
A 5
10 6 5 2
88697 =
55745 =
Par NS +120 J 9 4 2
K 7
K Q J 9 3
8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 8
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+7 56

14. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Nickell Willenken Katz Rosenberg
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 9 8
J 10 7
A 9 4
K 6 5 Table K J 5 4
9 4
Q J 3
10 9 8 2
76986 =
57456 =
Par NS +140 A 6 2
A K Q 8 6
K 8 7
A 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 8
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 61

15. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 100

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Kamil Grue Fleisher Martel Spector Zia Becker
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

5 4 2
A 7 3
A 3
J 10 9 7 5 Table K 10 8 6
K Q 10
9 8 5 2
4 3
87797 =
56646 =
Par NS +120 Q 3
J 5
K J 10 7 6
K Q 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 8
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 69

16. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertG Hamman Kranyak LallJ Hurd Dwyer Wooldridge Bathurst
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

10 4
K Q 8 4
Q J 3 2
9 6 5 Table Q 9 5 3
9 2
A 10
K 10 8 7 3
78897 78896
55546 =
Par NS +110 A K 7 6 2
J 7 6 5
9 5
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 18
Partscore
2 S = +110
-10 69

17. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
v.Prooijen Welland Verhees AukenS BildeD Brink BildeM Drijver
1 1 NT Dbl 1 1 1
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 9 6 5 4 3
7 6
9 3
Q 8 Table A
10 8 5 2
A K 10 8 6 4
J 5
A5978 =
37362 =
Par NS +630 Q J 8 2
K J 4
J 7
9 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 30
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 69

18. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Zaleski Balicki Versace Zmudzinski Narkiewicz Madala Buras Bocchi
1 NT 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 6 3
10 8 7 3
A
9 8 6 2 Table A 7
A K 5
J 10 8 7 6
J 7 4
98787 =
44655 =
Par NS +400 Q 4
Q J 9 4 2
K 9 5 3
A K

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 30
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
Tie 69

19. 2012 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

S deals
E-W vul 10 3 2
A 8 5 2
4 3
9 8 7 2

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

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

9 8 4
J 10 9 3
10 9 8 7 6
5 Table A J 7 6 5
Q 7 6
5
A K Q 10
74578 =
68755 =
Par NS -100 K Q
K 4
A K Q J 2
J 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT×× S -2 -600
-11 30
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
+11 80

20. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

N deals
None vul J 5 4 3
8 6
7 4
Q 9 8 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Gitelman Upmark Moss Diamond Bertheau Platnick Cullin
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A
A 7 5 4 3
K J 9
J 10 5 3 Table 9 8 7 6 2
Q 10
Q 10 8 6 5
6
97659 97759
45684 46684
Par NS +300 K Q 10
K J 9 2
A 3 2
A K 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 40
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
-10 80

21. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

N deals
E-W vul J 5 4
A 7 6
J 8 7 5 2
A J

West North East South West North East South
Delmonte Sementa BessisT Duboin Versace Grue Lauria Cheek
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
2 Pass 2 Dbl 1 Dbl 1 NT Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 2 2 NT
3 Pass 3 4 (AP)

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

A Q 10 6 2
J 2
—
Q 10 9 8 7 4 Table 9 7 3
K 10 5 4
Q 6 4 3
K 5
73783 =
5A549 6A549
Par NS -500 K 8
Q 9 8 3
A K 10 9
6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 40
Partscore
4 N -1 -50
Tie 80

22. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul 4 3
A Q 8 7 6
9 8 3
A 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Levin Aronov Weinstein Stefanov Trendafilov Stansby Karaivanov Martel
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

K 9 8 6
K J 9
A Q 7 4 2
2 Table 7 5 2
10 5 4
J 10 5
K 10 5 3
66859 76869
66564 66464
Par NS +110 A Q J 10
3 2
K 6
Q J 9 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 40
Partscore
3 S = +110
+4 84

23. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Pachtman JonssonT Ginossar Baldursson Haraldsson HerbstI MagnussonM HerbstO
1 Pass 1 NT Pass
1 1 2 2 NT 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

7 6 2
J 8 7 3
K 9
J 10 5 2 Table Q 10 8
K 10 9 6
A 4 2
K 6 4
897B9 =
53624 =
Par NS +600 9 5
A Q 4 2
8 6 5 3
A Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 40
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+6 90

24. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul 4 3
A Q 8 7 6
9 8 3
A 6 4

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

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

K 9 8 6
K J 9
A Q 7 4 2
2 Table 7 5 2
10 5 4
J 10 5
K 10 5 3
66859 76869
66564 66464
Par NS +110 A Q J 10
3 2
K 6
Q J 9 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 40
Partscore
1 NT N -1 -50
Tie 90

25. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

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

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

K 10 7 5 3
J
J 8 5 3
A 10 3 Table J
Q 10 8 7 2
K 10 2
Q 8 7 2
66655 =
76777 =
Par NS -90 A Q 8 4 2
A K 9
7 4
J 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -5 -500
-9 40
Partscore
2 S -1 -100
+9 99

26. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

S deals
None vul 9 3
9 7 5 2
A Q 6
K Q 3 2

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

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

J 8 2
J 10 8 4
8 7 5 3
8 6 Table A Q 6
K 6 3
J 10 9 2
A J 10
8987A =
54553 54563
Par NS +140 K 10 7 5 4
A Q
K 4
9 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 47
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-7 99

27. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Smith Hampson CohenB Greco Platnick Deutsch Diamond Larsen
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9
10 8
K 9 8 5 3
A Q 6 4 Table K Q 7 4
Q J 9 7 5
10 6
5 3
88678 88689
55754 55653
Par NS +120 A 8 3
A K 4 3 2
7 4
K J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 47
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
+3 102

28. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

E deals
Both vul 8 2
K 8 5
8 7 6 4 3
K 5 2

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

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

Q J 10 9
J 10
A 10 9 5
8 7 3 Table K 7 6 3
A 9 7 4 2
Q
9 6 4
75687 =
68755 =
Par NS -110 A 5 4
Q 6 3
K J 2
A Q J 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 47
Partscore
3 S -2 -200
Tie 102

29. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenthal Cohen Silverstein Wolfson Garner LevinJ WeinsteinH Meyers
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7
10 9 3
A 10 4
10 9 7 5 3 Table K 9 4 3
J 7 6
J 7 6
A 4 2
87777 =
55556 =
Par NS +120 Q J
8 4 2
K Q 5 3
K Q J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 47
Partscore
2 S = +110
+5 107

30. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

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

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

A 8 7 5 2
A 8
K 10 7
9 3 2 Table J 10
K J 10 9 6 5
5 3
J 5 4
987BB =
44622 =
Par NS +400 Q 4 3
—
Q J 9 4 2
K Q 8 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 47
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+5 112

31. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Moss Baseggio Gitelman WeinsteinJ Etter Hampson Kolesnik Greco
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

9 8 5
10 9 8 4
K Q
Q J 10 9 Table A 10 7 6 3
K Q 7
7 4 2
7 3
989BA =
44413 =
Par NS +600 —
A J 6 5 3
9 5 3
A 8 6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 57
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-10 112

32. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 41

W deals
N-S vul —
A J 6 5 3
9 5 3
A 8 6 5 4

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

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

A 10 7 6 3
K Q 7
7 4 2
7 3 Table 9 8 5
10 9 8 4
K Q
Q J 10 9
989BA =
44413 =
Par NS +600 K Q J 4 2
2
A J 10 8 6
K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 67
Partscore
2 S +3 +150
-10 112

33. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Saurer BessisM Fischer Jokisch Levy Kasimir Chagas
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 10 9 6 3 2
Q 8 2
Q
9 4 Table K 7
10 9 6
K J 10 6 2
J 10 5
66A7A =
37363 =
Par NS +420 Q 5
A 4 3
9 8 7
A Q 7 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 67
Partscore
3 S = +110
+6 118

34. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhao Rodwell Fu Meckstroth Zia Dai Hamman YangL
1 Dbl 1 1 1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 5 4 2
J 10 8 4 2
—
J 9 7 Table A 7 6
5 3
K Q 9 6 3
K Q 10
86798 =
56544 56545
Par NS +120 —
K Q 7 6
10 7 5 4 2
8 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 67
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+7 125

35. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Kirmse Chagas Gromoeller Branco Figueiredo Elinescu Brenner Wladow
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 6
K 10 9 7 2
K 4
A K 5 Table 5 3 2
J
Q 10 9
J 10 9 6 4 3
78786 =
55647 =
Par NS +110 A Q 9
A Q 8 5
A 8 5 3 2
2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 77
Partscore
3 S = +110
-10 125

36. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 12

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

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

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

A Q 4 3 2
J 10 9 7 6
10 9
K Table 8 6
5
K J 8 5 3
Q J 10 8 5
88877 =
55465 44455
Par NS +120 J 10
8 4 2
A Q 6 4 2
7 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 79
Partscore
3 N -2 -100
-2 125

37. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Karaivanov Muzzio Trendafilov Bianchedi Ravenna Karakolev Pellegrini Danailov
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 6
K 10 9 7 2
K 4
A K 5 Table 5 3 2
J
Q 10 9
J 10 9 6 4 3
78786 =
55647 =
Par NS +110 A Q 9
A Q 8 5
A 8 5 3 2
2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 79
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 131

38. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Bates Heitzman Sontag Prahin Rowntree Schermer Walker Chambers
1 NT 1 NT
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 Dbl 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8
Q J 10 8 5 4 2
10 9 5
3 2 Table 10 9 7 6 5
K
A Q 7 2
K Q 5
9946A =
34853 44853
Par NS +400 A Q 4
A 7 6
K 8 4 3
A 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 85
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 131

39. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

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

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

5 2
K J 6 5
A Q 7
J 10 7 6 Table Q 10 9 8
8 7
K J 9
9 8 4 2
88886 88986
55457 =
Par NS +140 J 6 4 3
A 4 3 2
8 4
A Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 95
Partscore
1 S +2 +140
-10 131

40. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Lauria Weinstein Versace Cayne Jacobs Seamon Katz
Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 AP

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

Q 10 9 8
8 7
K J 9
9 8 4 2 Table 5 2
K J 6 5
A Q 7
J 10 7 6
88986 88886
55457 =
Par NS +140 A K 7
Q 10 9
10 6 5 3 2
K 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 105
Partscore
1 N +1 +110
-10 131

41. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Gierulski Sementa Skrzypczak Duboin Lauria Zawislak Versace Pazur
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 1 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 8 5
A Q 10 9
6 2
K J 9 7 Table J 9 2
J 5
10 9 7
Q 10 6 3 2
898A5 =
43537 =
Par NS +140 A 7 6 3
8 7 4 3
Q 8 4
A 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 115
Partscore
1 S +1 +110
-10 131

42. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 27

S deals
None vul A 7
9 5 3
A 9 8 5 4
A 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Zawislak Meckstroth Pazur Jassem Compton Martens Hamman
1
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

6 5 4
A 7
K Q 3 2
J 9 6 2 Table Q J 10 8
K 10 8 4
J 10 6
10 8
77989 =
65454 =
Par NS +140 K 9 3 2
Q J 6 2
7
K Q 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 115
Partscore
1 S +2 +140
+5 136

43. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Cohen Rodwell Berkowitz Stansby Hamman Martel Compton
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

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

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 115
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+10 146

44. 2008 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Bates Martens Sontag Helness Skrzypczak Helgemo Gierulski
1 Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

J 10 8 7
K 10 8 6 5 4
3
A 8 Table 9 5 4 2
—
Q J 10 8
K Q J 4 2
84786 84776
57647 =
Par NS +120 A K 6
J 7 3 2
K 7 2
7 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 115
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 151

45. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Martel Berkowitz Stansby Moss Becker Gitelman Schwartz
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 2 3 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Dbl Pass Pass 4
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl AP

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

8 2
K 5 2
J 9 7 2
A J 10 6 Table K Q J 10 4
10 9 4 3
Q 5
9 5
66778 76778
66555 =
Par NS +90 A 9 5 3
A Q
A K 8 6 4
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+9 124
Partscore
4 × S -3 -500
-9 151

46. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Rodwell Lazard Meckstroth Hamman Kranyak Soloway Deutsch
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 1 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

8 2
K 5 2
J 9 7 2
A J 10 6 Table K Q J 10 4
10 9 4 3
Q 5
9 5
66778 76778
66555 =
Par NS +90 A 9 5 3
A Q
A K 8 6 4
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 124
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -100
Tie 151

47. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
CohenB Baze Smith Cohler Kranyak Sontag Deutsch Bates
3 Pass Pass 3 NT 3 Pass Pass 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

4
9 8 4
J 9 5
A J 9 6 4 2 Table K 9 8 6
K 10 5
K Q 10 8 6
3
8AA67 =
43365 43366
Par NS +620 Q J 10 5
A Q J 7 3
3
K Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+10 134
Partscore
3 S +2 +200
-10 151

48. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

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

West North East South West North East South
Harris Gitelman Morgan Moss Martel Gerstman Stansby Carmichael
3 Pass Pass 3 NT 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 AP

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

4
9 8 4
J 9 5
A J 9 6 4 2 Table K 9 8 6
K 10 5
K Q 10 8 6
3
8AA67 =
43365 43366
Par NS +620 Q J 10 5
A Q J 7 3
3
K Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 144
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
-10 151

49. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Baze Cayne Willenken Seamon Levin Hurd Weinstein Wooldridge
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

A K 10 4
10 9 4 2
9 8 4
J 8 Table Q J 9 6 5
Q 6 5
J
K 9 6 4
857A9 =
47534 =
Par NS +130 7 2
A K 8 3
Q 10 7 2
A Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 144
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 157

50. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

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

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

A K 10 4
10 9 4 2
9 8 4
J 8 Table Q J 9 6 5
Q 6 5
J
K 9 6 4
857A9 =
47534 =
Par NS +130 7 2
A K 8 3
Q 10 7 2
A Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 154
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 157

51. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Stewart Feldman Woolsey Robinson Sontag Boyd Bates
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 2 2 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A Q 7 4 2
7
7 4 3
K 8 6 4 Table K J 10
10 6 4 3 2
10 6
A 10 7
657A5 =
48438 48538
Par NS +130 9 6 5 3
Q 9
A Q J 2
J 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 154
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
+3 160

52. 2006 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

A 3 2
10 8 6
Q 8 6 3
8 6 5 Table K 10 7
Q 9 3 2
K 9 5 4
K 10
9987A =
34563 33563
Par NS +400 8 6 5
K 7
A 10 2
A 7 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 154
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
+6 166

53. 2006 WC Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

E deals
N-S vul 10 6 4 3
A J 4
Q 5 3 2
9 7

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

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

A K 2
10 8 7 3
K 8
K J 10 2 Table J 9 8 7
Q 9 6 2
10 7
5 4 3
65596 76596
67847 =
Par NS +100 Q 5
K 5
A J 9 6 4
A Q 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-10 154
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+10 176

54. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals
None vul 6 5
J 8 5 4 3
J 8
J 10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Martel Soulet Stansby Sussel EisenbergE Weinstein GaviardD Levin
2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 9 7 4
K Q 10 6
A 10 6
Q 9 Table K J 8 3 2
9 2
9 7 2
7 3 2
869AA =
37332 =
Par NS +140 A 10
A 7
K Q 5 4 3
A K 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 154
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
Tie 176

55. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
GaviardD Duboin EisenbergE Bocchi Ferraro Soulet Madala Sussel
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 7 6
J 10 8 4
K 3 2
J 10 Table 8 4
K 5 3
A 9 7 5 4
Q 9 6
88768 =
55675 =
Par NS +120 A 5 2
Q 6 2
Q 6
A K 7 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 154
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 182

56. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

N deals
None vul Q 6 2
6
A 7 6 5 3
J 10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Delmonte Martel Teramoto Brogeland Balicki Shugart Zmudzinski
Pass 2 2 NT Pass 2 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

10 7
10 9 8 5 4 2
K 8
A 6 3 Table A J 9 8 5 3
Q
J 9 4 2
Q 7
85889 =
47553 58554
Par NS +100 K 4
A K J 7 3
Q 10
K 8 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 165
Partscore
3 S -2 -100
-11 182

57. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 71

E deals
Both vul K Q 8 7 6
4
K 9 8 5
10 6 4

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

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

A J 3
A 10 8 6 5 2
3
K Q 3 Table 10 9 5 4
K 9 3
10 6 2
9 7 2
775A9 =
55834 =
Par NS +130 2
Q J 7
A Q J 7 4
A J 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 165
Partscore
4 S = +130
+8 190

58. 2005 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 16

S deals
N-S vul 2
A 9 7
Q 10 5 3 2
A Q 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Gerstman Moss Maksymetz Gitelman Hampson Carmichael Greco WhiteM
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 6
J 10 5 3
J 8
J 8 7 5 Table Q 9 8 7 5
Q 8 2
K 7
K 10 6
867A7 =
57636 =
Par NS +130 K J 4 3
K 6 4
A 9 6 4
3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 175
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-10 190

59. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Schollaardt Duboin Drijver Verhees Versace Jansma Lauria
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 2 NT 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K J 10
Q 10 8 6 2
Q 5 3 2
10 Table A 6 2
J 9 5 3
K J 9 6
7 5
88449 =
55894 =
Par NS -110 9 8 4
A K
10 7 4
A K Q 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 175
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 196

60. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 76

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

West North East South West North East South
McGann Lindkvist Hanlon Fredin Bertheau Garvey Nystrom Carroll
Pass 1 1 NT Dbl 3 Dbl Rdbl 3 NT
Rdbl Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass Dbl Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Rdbl Pass 4
Dbl AP

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

J 10 9 7 5 4
9 7 4
8
10 6 5 Table K Q 2
K 10 8
Q J 7 3
K Q 9
85999 85898
58544 58444
Par NS +100 A 8 6 3
Q J 6
9 5 4
A 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 175
Partscore
4 × S -1 -200
Tie 196

61. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Kalish Sadek Podgur HerbstI Saaid HerbstO El Sheikh
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q J 7 5
K 10 9
Q 7
A J 10 6 Table K 10 2
8 6 2
J 10 8 4 3
8 3
98A8A =
44343 =
Par NS +420 A 9 8 6 4
7 4
K 9 5 2
Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 181
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-6 196

62. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Mayer Beriashvili Jacob Abzianidze Chechelashvili Crombie Goshadze Cornell
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q J 7 5
K 10 9
Q 7
A J 10 6 Table K 10 2
8 6 2
J 10 8 4 3
8 3
98A8A =
44343 =
Par NS +420 A 9 8 6 4
7 4
K 9 5 2
Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 187
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 196

63. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Fischer Tuszynski Saurer Kowalski Balicki Babsch Zmudzinski Bieder
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 Dbl 2 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A K 9 6 3
J 10 8 6
K 2
6 5 Table Q 4 2
—
J 10 9 8 6
K 10 7 4 2
75A76 86A76
57366 =
Par NS +500 J 10 7 5
K Q 5 4
A 4
A Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 197
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-10 196

64. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Feldman Nickell Spector CohenB Soloway Smith Hamman
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

10 8 7
A J 8 3
8 4 2
A 8 2 Table A Q 3
10 7 2
Q 10 9 7 3
9 6
78779 =
65664 =
Par NS +110 J 6 2
K 9
A K J 6 5
K J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 197
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 201

65. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Soloway Schwartz Hamman Freeman Robinson Nickell Boyd
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

A 5
K 8
10 9 7
K 10 9 5 3 2 Table J 10 8 4 3
Q 10 7 4
A 5 4 2
—
87868 87867
56565 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 7 6
9 3
K Q 8 3
A J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 210
Partscore
2 NT N -2 -200
-13 201

66. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Nanev Duboin Mihov Bocchi Lauria Gunev Versace Stamatov
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 10
10 6 3
Q 6 4
K 9 7 5 Table 8 6 2
A 9 5 2
10 9 8 7
Q 8
88889 =
54554 44444
Par NS +120 9 3
J 7
K J 5 3 2
J 10 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 210
Partscore
2 S = +90
+7 208

67. 2002 Rosenblum Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki HackettJA Zmudzinski HackettJU Hallberg Kwiecien Wright Pszczola
Pass 1 1 2
Pass 3 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

K 10 9
Q 7
6 5 4
Q J 6 4 2 Table A 8 5 2
A J 10 9 8 5
9
9 7
865A7 =
57835 =
Par NS +130 J 7 6 4
K 3 2
A J 10 7 3
A

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 210
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+5 213

68. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 3, Bd 33

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Pszczola Soloway Gawrys Lev Rodwell Mohan Meckstroth
1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Dbl
2 2 NT Pass 3 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K Q 8 7 5 4
7 4
2
K 6 5 4 Table 9 6
A 10 9 5
A 10 9 8 6
J 9
85787 =
58555 =
Par NS +100 J 10 3
Q 8
J 7 5 4 3
Q 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT× S -2 -300
-10 210
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+10 223

69. 2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 2, Bd 27

E deals
None vul K J 4 3
—
A 6 3 2
K J 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Aa Weichsel Groetheim Sontag Martel Helness Stansby Helgemo
2 Pass Pass Pass
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 Dbl 3 Dbl
3 4 AP

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

A 10 5 2
K J 10 6 2
J 5
Q 9 Table 9 7
A 9 7 5 4
Q 10 8 4
8 3
7859B =
64842 =
Par NS +400 Q 8 6
Q 8 3
K 9 7
A 10 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 210
Partscore
4 N +1 +150
+6 229

70. 2001 USBC Playoff, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Molson Nickell Shenkin Ekeblad Hamman Lipsitz Soloway
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 8 7 3
10 6
K 2
K J 6 2 Table Q 10 2
K Q 9 8
10 6 4
Q 7 5
85997 859A7
47436 57436
Par NS +140 A K 5
A J 5
A 8 7
A 10 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 210
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 234

71. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Liggins Saelensminde Fawcett Callaghan Helgemo Burn Helness
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 6
A K 10 8 6
K 8 5 2
Q 9 Table 10 5 3 2
J 9 5
Q 10 6
7 6 2
8967A =
44763 =
Par NS +140 A K 8 4
Q 2
J 9 4 3
A J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 217
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-7 234

72. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Thorvaldsson Pszczola JonssonT MagnussonM Jassem Ingimarsson Tuszynski
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 6
A K 10 8 6
K 8 5 2
Q 9 Table 10 5 3 2
J 9 5
Q 10 6
7 6 2
8967A =
44763 =
Par NS +140 A K 8 4
Q 2
J 9 4 3
A J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 223
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 234

73. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul 7 5 3
7 5 3 2
K 5
K 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Chemla Balicki Levy Zmudzinski Kwiecien Salama Pszczola Mouiel
1 Pass 1 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

A K 10 2
A 4
10 7 6 4
Q 9 8 Table Q
10 9 8 6
J 9 8 3 2
J 7 3
67757 =
66686 =
Par NS -90 J 9 8 6 4
K Q J
A Q
A 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 223
Partscore
1 NT S -1 -50
+3 237

74. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Bianchedi Katz Rizzo Lucena Cohen Lambardi Berkowitz
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 9 7 3
10 9
8 2
K J 10 5 Table 4 2
Q 6 5 3 2
A Q 10 7
7 4
76677 77677
66766 67766
Par NS +90 A J
K 7 4
J 5 4
A Q 9 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 223
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 243

75. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Hallberg v.Middelem SimpsonC Engel Labaere Liggins Carcassonne Fawcett
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

K Q 9 7 3
10 9
8 2
K J 10 5 Table 4 2
Q 6 5 3 2
A Q 10 7
7 4
76677 77677
66766 67766
Par NS +90 A J
K 7 4
J 5 4
A Q 9 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -5 -250
-3 223
Partscore
2 NT S -3 -150
+3 246

76. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Jassem Chemla Tuszynski Levy Mouiel Pszczola Salama Kwiecien
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

K Q 9 7 3
10 9
8 2
K J 10 5 Table 4 2
Q 6 5 3 2
A Q 10 7
7 4
76677 77677
66766 67766
Par NS +90 A J
K 7 4
J 5 4
A Q 9 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-8 223
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 254

77. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
de Boer Ingimarsson Muller MagnussonM Thorvaldsson Maas JonssonT Ramondt
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q 9 7 3
10 9
8 2
K J 10 5 Table 4 2
Q 6 5 3 2
A Q 10 7
7 4
76677 77677
66766 67766
Par NS +90 A J
K 7 4
J 5 4
A Q 9 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 223
Partscore
1 NT S -1 -50
+3 257

78. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul 7 5 3
7 5 3 2
K 5
K 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Nilsland Simon Fallenius Strafner Barnay Lindkvist TerraneoC Fredin
1 Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A K 10 2
A 4
10 7 6 4
Q 9 8 Table Q
10 9 8 6
J 9 8 3 2
J 7 3
67757 =
66686 =
Par NS -90 J 9 8 6 4
K Q J
A Q
A 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 223
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+5 262

79. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Garner Rodwell WeinsteinH Berkowitz Soloway Cohen Hamman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 5 3
J 9 6
10 4 2
K 8 3 Table A J 8
Q 10 8 5
K J 9
9 6 2
67688 67677
76755 =
Par NS +90 7 6
A K 7 4 2
8 7 6
A J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 223
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -100
+2 264

80. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

S deals
E-W vul J 10 8 5
K 8 7
K 9 7 6
9 2

West North East South West North East South
Garner Meckstroth WeinsteinH Rodwell Hamman Jacobs Soloway Katz
1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

K 9 6 2
Q 10 4
10 5
Q 10 8 6 Table Q 7 4
9 5 3 2
A J 8 2
K 7
66677 77677
76766 =
Par Zero A 3
A J 6
Q 4 3
A J 5 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 223
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 269

81. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 113

W deals
None vul A J 8 6 3
K J 8 4
A 8 3
4

West North East South West North East South
Levin Martel Weinstein Stansby Weichsel Rosenberg Sontag Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 4
A 9 7
K J 5 4
10 8 6 3 Table K 10 9 7 5
Q 10 5
Q 9
9 7 5
87999 =
56444 46444
Par NS +140 2
6 3 2
10 7 6 2
A K Q J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 233
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
-10 269

82. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 114

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Martel Weinstein Stansby Weichsel Rosenberg Sontag Zia
1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 10 5 3
J 9 6
10 4 2
K 8 3 Table A J 8
Q 10 8 5
K J 9
9 6 2
67688 67677
76755 =
Par NS +90 7 6
A K 7 4 2
8 7 6
A J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-7 233
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
+7 276

83. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Chagas Brogeland Branco Campos Austberg Villas-Boas Helgemo
1 1 NT
1 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

K J
A Q 8 5
A Q 10 8 4
10 6 Table 10 8 7 6 5
J 10 4
6 3 2
9 7
75558 85558
58785 =
Par NS +120 A 4 3
6 3 2
K J 7
A Q J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 243
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 276

84. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Becker Stansby Kamil Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

9 8 7 3
9 7 2
5
A K 10 9 3 Table K J
Q J 8
Q J 10 9 8 3
5 2
78877 79877
54466 =
Par NS +140 A 10 6 4
10 4
7 4
Q J 8 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 243
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
Tie 276

85. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

E deals
None vul 8 5
A K 10 7 2
4
Q 7 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Nilsland Villas-Boas Fallenius Campos Chagas Lindkvist Branco Fredin
1 1 1 NT 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 7
J 9 6 4 3
K 8
J 10 8 Table Q J 6
8 5
A Q 10 7 3
K 9 5
78879 =
64554 =
Par NS +110 A K 4 3 2
Q
J 9 6 5 2
A 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 243
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
+2 278

86. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Wittes Soloway Grabel Onstott Nickell Compton Freeman
1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q J
K 10 6 5 2
A 3
J 8 7 Table 10 8 5
9 8 4
Q J 10 7 5
5 2
99779 =
34663 =
Par NS +400 7 4 3 2
A Q J
6
A 10 9 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 250
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
-7 278

87. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 61

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

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

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

Q 10 2
Q 10 3
10 9 6 3
K Q 6 Table A 9 8 7
J 8 5 2
K 8
7 5 3
67679 67689
66654 66754
Par NS +110 K 6 4
9 7
A 7 5 4 2
A J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 250
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -200
+3 281

88. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
Mouiel Romanski Multon Kowalski Zmudzinski Levy Balicki Mari
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl 1
Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 10
8 5 4 2
10 9 8
10 9 2 Table 6 5 4 2
7 3
A 7 4
A K Q 5
67986 =
56455 =
Par NS +140 A Q 9 8 7
K 6
Q 5 3
J 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+3 253
Partscore
3 S -3 -150
-3 281

89. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 34

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

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

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

J 5
K 7 6 2
K 9 7 4
K 10 3 Table K 9 8 7 4
Q 10 5
10
Q 5 4 2
76786 =
57656 =
Par NS +90 A Q 10 6
A 8 4
Q J 6
J 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 253
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 287

90. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 9, Bd 132

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

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

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

A 8 3
A 10 6 5 4
K 3
K 8 2 Table 9 7 4
Q 9
J 10 7
10 9 6 5 3
887A7 =
44636 44536
Par NS +130 K 5
J 8 2
9 8 6 5 2
J 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 253
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+8 295

91. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 7

E deals
Both vul 5 3
J 8 6 4 2
K 5 3
A 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Stansby LiX Martel WangW WangX Rosenberg Fu Zia
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Dbl Rdbl 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
2 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 4
A K 10 7
Q 10 9 8 7
K Table J 10 7
9
J 6 2
J 10 9 8 5 3
89A77 =
44265 =
Par NS +620 A K 9 6 2
Q 5 3
A 4
Q 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 253
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+6 301

92. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 8, Bd 115

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

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

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

Q 10 8 4 2
Q 10 9 8
3
J 10 6 Table 7 6 5
K J 5 3
K Q
K 9 8 5
866A7 =
56636 =
Par NS +130 A K J
A 7 6
A 9 8 7 2
4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+5 258
Partscore
1 NT S +4 +210
-5 301

93. 1996 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

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

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

K J 6 5
K 6 4 2
Q 10 9
K 6 Table 10 7 3
10 7
A 2
J 9 8 7 5 4
65884 85894
57448 =
Par NS +120 A Q
A Q J 9 5
8 7 6 5
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 258
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 306

Data 9Z92 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore