Data 9Z94 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 22 HCP, good spots

Found 50 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 Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Jagniewski ShiZ Gawel Ju Zhuang Kalita ShiH Nowosadzki
Pass Pass
2 3 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 1 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 9
J 10 8 6 4 3
Q J
J 10 4 Table Q J 7 5 3
A 7 2
K 5 2
8 7
76699 =
47733 =
Par NS +110 A 6 4 2
K Q 9
9 8 6
9 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 10
Partscore
4 N = +130
-10 0

2. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

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

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

9 7 4 2
Q J 6 4 3
A 10 3
8 Table A Q 6 3
—
J 6 2
K J 7 6 5 4
96987 =
47446 37446
Par NS +400 K J 5
A 10 8 7
9 8
Q 10 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT× S = +550
+9 19
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-9 0

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Grabel WolpertG WeinsteinH LallJ Hurd Hamman Wooldridge Lee
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 7 4 2
Q J 6 4 3
A 10 3
8 Table A Q 6 3
—
J 6 2
K J 7 6 5 4
96987 =
47446 37446
Par NS +400 K J 5
A 10 8 7
9 8
Q 10 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 26
Partscore
2 N = +90
-7 0

4. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 11

W deals
None vul K 10 5 2
10
Q 9 7 3 2
10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Katz Fantoni Nickell Levin Helgemo Weinstein Helness
1 Pass 3 Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

A
Q J 9 6 4 2
J 8 5
K 4 3 Table Q 6 4 3
8 7 5 3
K
Q 9 8 6
995A7 =
33836 =
Par NS +300 J 9 8 7
A K
A 10 6 4
A J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 32
Partscore
3 N = +140
-6 0

5. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

S deals
Both vul J 10 3
A 4
K 9 7 5 2
8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Helgemo Dwyer Helness Nunes Kranyak Fantoni WolpertG
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

A K
7 5
A 6 4 3
10 7 6 5 4 Table Q 9 8 7 6 5
Q 8 3 2
8
Q J
95896 =
48536 =
Par NS +500 4 2
K J 10 9 6
Q J 10
A K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 42
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 0

6. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

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

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

K 10 8 7 2
Q 6 5
A 8
9 7 6 Table 9 4
K 8 7 4 3
K Q J 4
8 3
87689 =
56754 55754
Par NS +120 5
A 9 2
10 7 3 2
K 10 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 49
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-7 0

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

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Dwyer Willenken Bathurst Levin Martel Weinstein Zia
1 1 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 10 3
A 5 3
10 3 2
A 4 2 Table 8 7 2
9 7 6 4
K J 4
J 6 5
77788 =
65655 =
Par NS +90 K 9 6 5
K 10 8 2
6 5
K Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 51
Partscore
1 NT S -2 -100
-2 0

8. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Kalita Madala Nowosadzki Jagniewski Buras Gawel Narkiewicz
1 1 1 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 7 4 3
Q J 8 7 6
6
Q 4 2 Table K 6 5
10 2
A K J
J 10 7 6 3
798A6 =
44527 54537
Par NS +140 8
A K 5 4
Q 10 9 4 3
K 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-11 51
Partscore
3 S = +110
+11 11

9. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

E deals
None vul 10 7 5 4
8 7
7 4
A K 10 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Kalita Madala Nowosadzki Jagniewski Buras Gawel Narkiewicz
Pass 1 NT 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
A 7 3 9 2 A Q 6
K 8 4 J 4 2 A 6
6 4 Q 3 4 J K
10 8 2 5 10 tricks won
5 4 6 8
2 K A
7 tricks claimed

A 9 3
A K 6 2
J 6
J 9 7 2 Table J 6 2
Q 10 5 4 3
9 5 3 2
Q
785A9 =
34833 =
Par NS +130 K Q 8
J 9
A K Q 10 8
6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-7 51
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
+7 18

10. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul 10 7 6
6 3
J 10 8 6 3
10 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Grue Lauria Moss Versace Seamon BessisT Cayne Bertheau
Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 8 2
Q J 8 7
2
A Q 8 6 4 Table J 5 4 3
A 10 5
K 5
J 9 7 3
555A5 =
56628 78738
Par NS +130 A K Q
K 9 4 2
A Q 9 7 4
K

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 51
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 24

11. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Kranyak Martel WolpertG Bathurst Rosenberg Dwyer Willenken
2 2 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q
Q J 8 7 4
A Q 7 6 2
8 4 Table A 9 7 5 4 2
9 6 3
8 5
K 6
76568 86569
57764 =
Par NS +120 K 10
A K 10 5
K J
J 10 9 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 61
Partscore
3 S = +110
-10 24

12. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 29

E deals
Both vul A 10 8 6
10 8 6
8 3
K 10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Rigal Sementa Milgrim Parker Cayne Rogoff Seamon
Pass 1 NT 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
4 6 7 Q 2 3 10 Q
5 4 10 A 5 J 8 6
3 A K 8 7 tricks won
3 8 9 6
3 6 K A
2 10 J 4
9 4 Q 6
5 5 2
8 tricks claimed

Q 5 2
K 4 2
A J 7 2
Q 8 4 Table J 9 3
J 9 7 5 3
10 6
A 7 6
78688 =
65755 =
Par NS +110 K 7 4
A Q
K Q 9 5 4
J 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 61
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 29

13. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50

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

West North East South West North East South
HuangS Fisher WangY Todd Steinberg Fu Korbel LiJ
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9 7 2
7 4 2
7 3 2
K 9 4 Table K 6 5 3
A Q 9 5
8 4
Q 8 6
86798 =
47545 57545
Par NS +120 Q 8 4
K J 6 3
K J 5
10 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 71
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 29

14. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul A 10 5
A 10 7 4 3
J 9 7 2
4

West North East South West North East South
Askari Rodwell Gheewala Meckstroth Katz Liaqat Nickell Said
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

J 9 6
J 9 8 6
K 8 3
Q 5 2 Table K Q 8
Q 5
10 6 5 4
K J 8 7
78997 78897
64445 =
Par NS +140 7 4 3 2
K 2
A Q
A 10 9 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 71
Partscore
1 NT N -1 -100
+3 32

15. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33

W deals
None vul K 10 9
J 10 7 5 3
K J
K J 5

West North East South West North East South
Falk Bianchedi Lusky Muzzio Ventin Friedland Wrang Dahl
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 2
Q 9 2
A 10 8 3 2
A 7 Table Q 6 5 4 3
K 8
9 7 5
Q 9 2
86969 =
57474 =
Par NS +140 A 8
A 6 4
Q 6 4
10 8 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-7 71
Partscore
1 NT S +4 +210
+7 39

16. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Muller Einarsson de Wijs Jorgensen JonssonT Brink Baldursson Drijver
1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass
2 Dbl 2 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 3 3 (AP)

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

Q 9 5 4
9 6
Q 10 6 5 2
8 4 Table A 7 2
J 4 2
A K J 8 4
J 2
75B5B =
36282 =
Par NS +650 K 10 3
7 5 3
9 7
A Q 10 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-9 71
Partscore
3 N +2 +200
+9 48

17. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 25

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

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

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

J 9 6
A 3
7 6 4
K 9 8 3 2 Table A 10 2
Q 8 7 6 4 2
5
A 6 4
77584 =
65858 =
Par NS -100 7 4 3
K J 9 5
A K J 8
Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 71
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 53

18. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Grue Bertheau LallJ Zagorin Cullin Bathurst Upmark
1 Pass
1 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

A 4 2
Q 10 7 6 4
K 6
8 3 2 Table K Q 9 6 5
2
8 7 4 3
A 9 5
76899 =
66534 =
Par NS +110 J 7 3
K J 9 8
J 2
K Q 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 71
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+6 59

19. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 7, Bd 93

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolfson Rosenthal Cohen Silverstein Meyers Rubin LevinJ Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 5 2
A Q J 9 8
6
K 4 3 Table 9 4
6 3 2
J 9 7 5 2
A 9 7
67588 67589
66854 66754
Par NS +110 6 3
K 5
A K 10 8
J 10 8 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 74
Partscore
3 S -2 -200
-3 59

20. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

N deals
E-W vul 10 9 3
J 5
K 7 5
A 10 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Greco WolpertG Hampson Moss CohenB Gitelman Smith
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 7 6 A 3 7 8
3 5 9 10 3 5 6 Q
Q 3 4 K Q 3 4 K
Q K A J 2 A J 7
7 9 7 8 2 5 9 J
2 5 10 J 4 J 5 9
4 8 K 10 Q K 10 2
6 tricks claimed 8 K 4 10
A 7 2 4
10 8 6 7

A K 5
A 7 6 4 3
J 8 3
5 3 Table 7 4 2
Q 9
9 6 4 2
K J 8 7
89788 89778
44655 54655
Par NS +140 Q J 8 6
K 10 8 2
A Q 10
Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 74
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+7 66

21. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

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

West North East South West North East South
Wolfson Donn Cohen Goren Johnson Rubin Simson Ekeblad
1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
8
9 tricks won

5 2
A 9 4
Q 9 7
Q 10 8 4 3 Table A J 9 8 4
K Q 6 5
5 4 3
7
97698 =
46645 =
Par NS +600 Q 10 6
J 10 7 2
8 2
A J 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 84
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-10 66

22. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 52

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

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

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

A K Q
4
8 7 6 5 4
8 7 6 4 Table 9 8 4 3
A J 10 9 5
K 3 2
J
87779 =
46564 =
Par NS +120 J 10 5 2
7 2
A Q 10
A 9 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 94
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 66

23. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Etter Willenken Kolesnik Welland CohenB Sher Smith Jackson
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 8 5
5 3
K 3 2
K 6 4 3 Table A 6 4 2
Q 6 4 2
10 9 4
J 5
76888 =
57545 =
Par NS +100 10 7
K J 7
A 8 5
A Q 8 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 94
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 71

24. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Compton Bathurst Bramley Wold Kranyak Jacobus Deutsch
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 2
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT Dbl 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 10 6 3
K 9 6 2
4
K 7 6 Table 5 4
Q 5 3
K J 3 2
Q J 9 4
978A7 978A8
36535 46535
Par NS +400 A 8
J 10
A Q 8 7 6
8 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 101
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-7 71

25. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Fredin Weinstein Fallenius Nystrom Martel Bertheau Stansby
Pass 1 Dbl 2 NT Pass 1 Dbl 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 3 2
5 4
6 3
Q 10 9 5 4 Table Q 7 5 4
K 3
K Q J 8 7
A 7
86A67 =
57376 =
Par NS +420 A 10
J 10 9 6
A 9 5 2
6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 101
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
+6 77

26. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 78

E deals
None vul A 5 2
Q 4 3
J 10 6 2
A 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Karaivanov Sementa Trendafilov Aronov Fantoni Stefanov Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 2
1 Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT
2 2 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

K J 9 7 6 4
A 6
9 4
K J 7 Table —
K J 10 7 2
8 5
Q 9 8 6 5 3
76382 =
6684A =
Par NS -130 Q 10 8 3
9 8 5
A K Q 7 3
10

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 101
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 82

27. 2009 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26

E deals
Both vul 4 2
K 6 3
A K 10 9 4
J 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Granovetter Rodwell Ekeblad Meckstroth Nickell v.Prooijen Katz Verhees
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

J 8 7 5
J 9 8 7 2
—
A K 7 3 Table K Q 9 6 3
Q
Q 8 2
6 5 4 2
63794 =
6A649 =
Par NS -500 A 10
A 10 5 4
J 7 6 5 3
Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 101
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
+3 85

28. 2009 USBC Round of 32B, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Gu Platnick WeinsteinJ Diamond Moss Ozdil Gitelman Lair
1 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

A K 6 4
Q J 8 5 3 2
—
10 8 7 Table J 9 8 3
—
K 9 7 6 4
K J 3 2
64674 64675
68757 69767
Par NS -140 Q 7
A K 10 9 6
A Q 8 3 2
4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 104
Partscore
2 S -2 -200
-3 85

29. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

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

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

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

K 8 2
J 9 5 3
J 10 5
A J 6 Table Q 7 6 5
4 2
A Q 6 3 2
8 7
8897A =
55463 35463
Par NS +140 9
Q 10 6
K 9 7 4
10 9 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 104
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+10 95

30. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

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

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

J 5
10 8 3 2
K 4 3
A 10 4 3 Table A 9 3
J 7 6 5
J 7 6
K J 2
89787 =
54655 =
Par NS +140 K 4 2
A K 9 4
Q 10 5 2
9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 104
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
+2 97

31. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 11

S deals
None vul A K 6 5 3
A 4 3
6 2
A 10 7

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

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

J 7
J 9 7 5
K Q J 9 7
K 8 Table Q 8 4 2
10 8 6
A 3
J 5 4 2
79679 =
64664 =
Par NS +140 10 9
K Q 2
10 8 5 4
Q 9 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 104
Partscore
2 N = +110
+5 102

32. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 78

E deals
None vul Q 7 3
J 10 7 4 2
10 9
10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Holman Bocchi Cope Duboin Versace Gower Lauria Apteker
2 Dbl Pass 1
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 8 6 5
K 6 5 3
7 6 2
A 5 Table J 10
8
A Q 5 4 3
J 9 7 4 3
88856 =
55487 =
Par NS +100 A 9 4 2
A Q 9
K J 8
K Q 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 104
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 108

33. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 7

S deals
Both vul Q 4 3
Q 10 7 6 3
J 8
10 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Garner Bocchi WeinsteinH Zia Fantoni Rosenberg Nunes
1 1
2 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 AP

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

8 6
J 8
A Q 9 7 6 2
K Q 3 Table J 10 5
A 9 5 2
4
J 7 6 5 4
69865 =
54577 =
Par NS +140 A K 9 7 2
K 4
K 10 5 3
A 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 104
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+6 114

34. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 48

E deals
E-W vul —
A K 5 4
Q J 9 8 4
Q 8 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein GaviardD Levin EisenbergE Soulet Stansby Sussel Martel
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A 7 6 4 3
6 2
A 5 3
J 10 9 Table K 9 5 2
9 8 7 3
K 6
K 7 5
75898 =
68545 =
Par NS +110 Q J 10 8
Q J 10
10 7 2
A 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 104
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
+2 116

35. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Dai Lauria YangL ShiM Bocchi Zhuang Duboin
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 1 NT Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 10 7
J 9 5 2
5 4
J 9 8 6 Table A 6 4 3 2
8 6 4
K 9 6
A Q
64686 =
68657 =
Par NS -110 Q 8 5
K Q
8 7 2
10 7 5 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 104
Partscore
3 N -2 -200
+3 119

36. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rerhaye Lauria Laghrari Berrada Fantoni Hachimi Nunes
1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 NT 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 4 3
4
Q 10 9 8 7 3
Q J 3 Table 9
A 8 7 6 2
K 5 2
A 8 7 5
79737 =
42596 =
Par NS +100 J 6 5 2
Q 9 5
A J 6
K 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 104
Partscore
3 N = +140
+6 125

37. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 12

S deals
E-W vul Q J 6 5 4
A 10 8 5
10
K 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Rae Bocchi GerrardD Duboin Fantoni Patrick Nunes Matheson
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

10 8 3
K Q J
A K 9 7 5
7 3 Table K 7 2
6 4 3
8 6 3
Q 6 5 2
89A79 =
43363 =
Par NS +420 A 9
9 7 2
Q J 4 2
A J 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 111
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-7 125

38. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 12

S deals
E-W vul Q J 6 5 4
A 10 8 5
10
K 8 4

West North East South West North East South
YadlinD Backstrom YadlinI Salomaa Koistinen Podgur Kiema Kalish
1 NT 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 8 3
K Q J
A K 9 7 5
7 3 Table K 7 2
6 4 3
8 6 3
Q 6 5 2
89A79 =
43363 =
Par NS +420 A 9
9 7 2
Q J 4 2
A J 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 111
Partscore
2 N = +110
+4 129

39. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 14

N deals
None vul Q J 3
10
K Q 10 8 3
Q 10 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Richardson Lauria Jotcham Versace Fantoni Mackay Nunes Priebe
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 7 2
K Q
J 9 6 4
8 6 5 2 Table K 9 8
A 7 6 3 2
5 2
J 9 7
88898 =
44544 =
Par NS +120 10 6 5 4
J 9 8 5 4
A 7
A K

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 111
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 135

40. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Kushari Zorlu MukherjeeS Assael Kolata RoyR Atabey MukherjeeM
Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)

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

K 9 8
A 7 6 3 2
5 2
J 9 7 Table A 7 2
K Q
J 9 6 4
8 6 5 2
88898 =
44544 =
Par NS +120 Q J 3
10
K Q 10 8 3
Q 10 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+5 116
Partscore
1 NT S +4 +210
-5 135

41. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Hurpaul Duboin Tang Bocchi Nunes Theodore Fantoni Wong Kai In
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8 7 6
A Q 9 8 5
K
10 8 4 Table Q 3
J 6 4
A 5 4 3 2
J 9 6
78699 79599
44744 =
Par NS +140 K 10 9 5 4
K 10 7
10 8
Q 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 116
Partscore
2 N = +90
+5 140

42. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 7

W deals
Both vul 9 6 4
7 3
9 8 7
A J 8 6 5

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

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

A 7 5 2
K 9 6 5
A 5
9 7 4 Table J 3
Q J 4 2
Q J 6 4 2
3 2
78459 78559
44873 =
Par NS +110 K Q 10 8
A 10 8
K 10 3
K Q 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 116
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 146

43. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul J 8 6
10 5 3
A J 7 6 4
10 2

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Versace Nickell Lauria Jacobs Soloway Katz Hamman
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 NT
2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass Pass 3 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 9 7 5
Q J 7 6 2
Q 9 8
8 Table 10 4 3
A 4
3
A Q J 7 6 5 4
86695 =
47748 =
Par NS +120 A K 2
K 9 8
K 10 5 2
K 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 126
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
-10 146

44. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul Q 7
4
Q 7 6 5 4
A K 10 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Newman Versace Thomson Burgess Bocchi Marston Duboin
1 1 1 1 1 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 5 4
8 6 5
A 10 3
Q 8 3 2 Table A K 6 3
K J 9 7 2
9 8 2
6
9869A =
45732 45742
Par NS +600 10 9 8 2
A Q 10 3
K J
J 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 139
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
-13 146

45. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 12

N deals
E-W vul 9 4
Q 6 4
Q 10 9 6 2
Q 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Versace Thorvaldsson Lauria JonssonT Armannsson Ferraro Jorgensen de Falco
2 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A Q J 7 5
10 9 7
J 7 3
8 6 Table 8 6 3 2
K 8 2
K 4
K J 9 3
65787 65887
68546 =
Par NS -100 K 10
A J 5 3
A 8 5
A 10 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-8 139
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+8 154

46. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 63

N deals
N-S vul A 10 8 6 5
A K 10 8 4
K 7 4
—

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Fawcett Versace Liggins SimpsonC Duboin Hallberg Bocchi
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 9 4
Q J 9 6
Q 5
Q 6 3 2 Table K 7 3
7 2
J 10 9 3
A J 9 5
89998 =
54445 43444
Par NS +140 J 2
5 3
A 8 6 2
K 10 8 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 149
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 154

47. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Janz Saelensminde Mello Brogeland Helgemo Chagas Helness Branco
1 Pass
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J
10 3
Q 6 4 3
A 8 6 3 2 Table A 8 7 5
K J 9 7 5
—
J 9 7 4
985A4 =
35639 35739
Par NS +130 10 3 2
A Q 6 2
K J 10 8 2
5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 149
Partscore
4 N = +130
+5 159

48. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner Passell WeinsteinH Seamon Cohen Bramley Berkowitz Lazard
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
2 3 Dbl Pass 2 3 Dbl 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9
A J 8 7 5 4
Q 9 6 3
Q 9 Table J 6 5 3 2
K
J 10 5 4 2
A 7
A8538 =
35893 =
Par NS +300 Q 10 8 4
Q 9 3
A K
J 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 162
Partscore
4 S -2 -200
-13 159

49. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Fonseca Perron Mello Chemla Levy Chagas Mari Branco
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 9 3
K J 10
A 8 2
9 7 5 3 Table 8 7 4
8 5 3 2
J 7
A K 4 2
88796 =
54637 =
Par NS +120 10 5 2
A Q
Q 6 5 4 3
Q J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 173
Partscore
2 S = +90
-11 159

50. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 10, Bd 145

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

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

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

A K 3
K Q 8 3
10 5 4
6 4 2 Table Q J 5 4
10 9 5 4
J 7 3
Q 8
9669A =
26722 =
Par NS +400 9 7 6
A J 6
A 6
K 9 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 183
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
-10 159

Data 9Z94 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore