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 Rd of 32, Seg 4, Bd 61			West Jagniewski 2 Pass Lead J Q 9 K Q 2 K	North ShiZ 3 Pass 2nd 5 2 10 3 4 4 8	East Gawel 3 Pass 3rd A K J 3 4 A 6	South Ju Pass 3 NT 4th 9 8 A 2 7 7 10	West Zhuang Pass 2 Pass All Pass Lead A 3 Q 6 3 K	North Kalita 1 3 4 2nd 9 A 3 Q 5 4	East ShiH 1 Pass Pass 3rd J 9 10 A 8	South Nowosadzki Pass 1 NT 3 4 4th 5 8 2 2 J
S deals Both vul	10 8 5 A 10 7 4 3 A K Q 5 3
K 9 J 10 8 6 4 3 Q J J 10 4		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 South = +600 +10 10	Partscore   4 North =   +130  0

2. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53			West Willenken 1 Pass Dbl Lead 4 8 3 K 2 6 8	North Cheek 2 3 NT All Pass 2nd 2 3 5 2 10 K 3	East Rosenberg 1 Pass Pass 3rd 6 4 7 9 A 4 K	South Bertens Pass 2 NT Pass 4th 7 J 8 A J 9 4	West Lair 1 Pass Lead 7 3 8 Q 9 Q J	North Fleisher 2 Pass 2nd 8 J 3 K 10 2 5	East Gu 1 Pass Pass 3rd A 2 4 4 K 2 7	South Martel Pass 2 NT 4th 5 10 J 2 6 A A
E deals E-W vul	10 8 K 9 5 2 K Q 7 5 4 A 3
9 7 4 2 Q J 6 4 3 A 10 3 8		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× South = +550 +9 19	Partscore   2 NT South +1   +150  0

3. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53			West Grabel 1 Pass Lead 4 8 3 5 9 Q 8 10	North WolpertG 2 3 NT 2nd 2 3 5 4 10 6 A	East WeinsteinH 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 5 4 2 A K 7 6	South LallJ Pass 2 NT 4th 8 J 8 3 2 A 2	West Hurd 1 Pass Lead 7 9 8 8 4 4 3 Q	North Hamman 2 2nd 10 3 3 A 10 2 5 J	East Wooldridge 1 Pass 3rd 8 K K 4 A 10 J 7	South Lee Pass Pass 4th 3 2 2 6 5 A 7 5
E deals E-W vul	10 8 K 9 5 2 K Q 7 5 4 A 3
9 7 4 2 Q J 6 4 3 A 10 3 8		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 South = +400 +7 26	Partscore   2 North =   +90  0

4. 2014 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 11			West Nunes Lead	North Katz 2nd	East Fantoni 3rd	South Nickell 4th	West Levin 1 Pass Pass Lead K 7 5 5	North Helgemo Pass 3 2nd A A 7 K	East Weinstein 3 Pass 3rd 8 2 3 2	South Helness Dbl Pass 4th 3 6 4 10
W deals None vul	K 10 5 2 10 Q 9 7 3 2 10 7 2
A Q J 9 6 4 2 J 8 5 K 4 3		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 South = +400 +6 32	Partscore   3 North =   +140  0

5. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90			West Bathurst Pass Pass Lead 7 Q 10 J 6 2 K 9 4 K	North Helgemo 3 NT 2nd 2 3 4 A 3 9 6 7 3 5	East Dwyer Pass 3rd J 2 5 7 Q 5 2 4 J 8	South Helness 1 NT Pass 4th K 8 9 5 9 A 6 7 4 8	West Nunes Pass Pass Lead 9 A 3 J	North Kranyak 1 NT 2nd 2 10 2 A	East Fantoni Pass 3rd K 5 8 5	South WolpertG 1 Pass 4th 3 4 10 6
S deals Both vul	J 10 3 A 4 K 9 7 5 2 8 3 2
A K 7 5 A 6 4 3 10 7 6 5 4		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 South = +600 +10 42	Partscore   1 NT North +2   +150  0

6. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 24			West Narkiewicz Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 5 J A A	North Sementa 1 2 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 10 2 8 4 3	East Buras Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K Q 2 2 2	South Duboin Pass 1 NT 2 3 4th A 9 5 7 6	West Bocchi Pass Pass Lead 7 J 9 10 J 10 4 A	North Balicki 1 2 NT 2nd Q 3 A 4 4 7 2 6	East Madala Pass All Pass 3rd 3 2 8 9 K 3 5 6	South Zmudzinski Pass 1 NT 4th 5 Q 2 5 6 7 4 8
S deals None vul	A Q J 6 3 J 10 9 6 5 A Q J
K 10 8 7 2 Q 6 5 A 8 9 7 6		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 South = +400 +7 49	Partscore   2 NT South =   +120  0

8. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23			West Bocchi Dbl Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 2 6 4 8 J 7 10	North Kalita 1 3 3 2nd A K 9 2 3 4 5 K	East Madala 1 Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 3 Q 10 Q 7 6 8	South Nowosadzki 1 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th 8 6 5 K K 3 9 5	West Jagniewski 1 Pass Lead 4 3 A 5 K A 3 8	North Buras Dbl 3 2nd A 2 7 8 3 9 K 3	East Gawel 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 7 K 9 7 6 J 2 2	South Narkiewicz 1 2 4th 8 6 10 J 2 5 5 K
E deals Both vul	A Q 10 9 2 9 3 8 7 5 2 A 5
J 7 4 3 Q J 8 7 6 6 Q 4 2		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 South -4 -400  51	Partscore   3 South =   +110 +11 11

9. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27			West Bocchi Pass Pass All Pass Lead A K 6 10 5 2	North Kalita 2 2 NT 2nd 7 8 4 8 4 K	East Madala Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 4 Q 2 6 A	South Nowosadzki 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th 9 J 3 5 8	West Jagniewski Pass Lead 2 4 4	North Buras Pass 2nd A 2 J	East Gawel Pass Pass 3rd Q A K	South Narkiewicz 1 NT 4th 6 6
E deals None vul	10 7 5 4 8 7 7 4 A K 10 8 5
A 9 3 A K 6 2 J 6 J 9 7 2		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 South -2 -100  51	Partscore   1 NT South +3   +180 +7 18

10. 2013 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17			West Grue Pass Pass Pass Lead 6 A 4 3 4 7 A Q	North Lauria Pass 3 Pass 2nd 2 2 9 9 10 2 3 6	East Moss Pass Pass Pass 3rd 9 3 J Q J 8 5 A	South Versace 1 3 NT 4th K 5 K 5 Q 6 4 9	West Seamon Lead	North BessisT 2nd	East Cayne 3rd	South Bertheau 4th
W deals None vul	10 7 6 6 3 J 10 8 6 3 10 5 2
9 8 2 Q J 8 7 2 A Q 8 6 4		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 South -2 -100  51	Partscore   3 South +1   +130 +6 24

11. 2013 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 50			West Zia Pass Pass Lead 6 J 2 9 K 6	North Kranyak 3 NT 2nd 3 4 K A Q K	East Martel 2 Pass 3rd 5 A 5 4 3	South WolpertG 2 NT Pass 4th J 6 8 2 A	West Bathurst Pass Pass Lead Q 5 8 J 10	North Rosenberg 2 NT Pass 2nd 3 K A 2 5	East Dwyer 2 Pass Pass 3rd A 4 6 J K	South Willenken Dbl 3 4th 10 6 5 2
E deals N-S vul	J 8 6 3 2 10 9 4 3 A Q 3 2
Q Q J 8 7 4 A Q 7 6 2 8 4		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 South = +600 +10 61	Partscore   3 South =   +110  24

12. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 2, Bd 29			West Duboin Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 5 3 3 3 2 9 5	North Rigal 2 2 NT 2nd 6 4 A 8 6 10 4 5	East Sementa Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 10 K 9 K J Q 2	South Milgrim 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th Q A 8 6 A 4 6	West Parker Pass Lead 2 5	North Cayne Pass 2nd 3 J	East Rogoff Pass Pass 3rd 10 8	South Seamon 1 NT 4th Q 6
E deals Both vul	A 10 8 6 10 8 6 8 3 K 10 9 2
Q 5 2 K 4 2 A J 7 2 Q 8 4		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 South -1 -100  61	Partscore   1 NT South =   +90 +5 29

13. 2013 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50			West HuangS Pass 1 Pass Lead 2 3 7 5 10 5 K	North Fisher 1 2 3 NT 2nd 10 8 2 7 A J	East WangY Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd K A 6 10 3 2	South Todd Rdbl 2 NT 4th 4 J Q 4 4 8	West Steinberg Pass 1 Pass Lead 4 Q 3 3 2	North Fu 1 Pass Pass 2nd 2 K 4 8 J	East Korbel Dbl Pass Pass 3rd Q 7 10 A K	South LiJ Rdbl 1 NT 4th 7 8 A 10 4
W deals N-S vul	J 10 10 8 A Q 10 9 6 A J 5 2
A 9 7 2 7 4 2 7 3 2 K 9 4		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 South = +600 +10 71	Partscore   1 NT South +2   +150  29

15. 2012 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 33			West Falk Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 J 3 9 10 4 8 2 Q	North Bianchedi 1 2 3 NT 2nd J K 7 4 3 A 9 5	East Lusky Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 A J A 7 K 8 4	South Muzzio 1 NT 3 4th 6 2 Q K Q 2 4 6	West Ventin Pass Pass Lead 3 K J 2 5 8 6 A 8 J	North Friedland 1 Pass 2nd J 2 Q K 9 2 2 7 J K	East Wrang Pass Pass 3rd 7 4 3 5 10 3 5 9 K A	South Dahl 1 NT 4th 4 7 A 6 8 3 4 5 6
W deals None vul	K 10 9 J 10 7 5 3 K J K J 5
J 7 2 Q 9 2 A 10 8 3 2 A 7		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 South -2 -100  71	Partscore   1 NT South +4   +210 +7 39

16. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 12			West Muller 2 Pass Lead 2 8 5	North Einarsson Dbl Pass 2nd 3 9 7	East de Wijs 1 NT 2 Pass 3rd J 10 A	South Jorgensen Pass 3 NT 4th 7 6	West JonssonT Pass Dbl All Pass Lead A 2 7 K Q 7 A	North Brink 2 Pass 2nd 7 K 6 4 J 2 8	East Baldursson 1 NT Pass 3 3rd 10 4 A 3 5 Q 6	South Drijver Pass Pass 3 4th 3 6 2 9 2 4 J
E deals N-S vul	J 8 6 A K Q 10 8 3 K 9 7 6
Q 9 5 4 9 6 Q 10 6 5 2 8 4		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 South -2 -200  71	Partscore   3 North +2   +200 +9 48

17. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 18, Bd 25			West Pachtman Pass Pass Lead 3 6 8 2 3 7 9	North JonssonT 2 3 NT 2nd J Q 10 5 6 5 5	East Ginossar Pass All Pass 3rd A K 4 K K A 6	South Baldursson 1 NT 2 4th 5 7 4 4 A 10	West Haraldsson Pass Pass Lead A 2 6 3 2	North HerbstI 1 3 2nd 10 J Q 10 5	East MagnussonM 2 All Pass 3rd 2 A K 4 A	South HerbstO 1 Pass 4th 5 5 7 3 4
S deals E-W vul	K Q 8 5 10 Q 10 9 3 2 J 10 7
J 9 6 A 3 7 6 4 K 9 8 3 2		A 10 2 Q 8 7 6 4 2 5 A 6 4
77584 = 65858 = Par EW +100	7 4 3 K J 9 5 A K J 8 Q 5
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  71	Partscore   3 South =   +110 +5 53

18. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14			West Nystrom 1 Pass Lead 2 5 4 6 9 A 9 9 5	North Grue 3 Pass 2nd 8 7 3 8 2 7 K 7 3	East Bertheau Pass Pass 3rd Q A K 4 6 2 3 A K	South LallJ 1 3 NT 4th 3 10 J 5 9 4 6 2 10	West Zagorin Pass 2 Pass Lead 2 4 J Q 10 9 J 6 K	North Cullin 1 Pass 3 2nd J 5 K 3 8 7 9 A J	East Bathurst 1 2 All Pass 3rd Q K A 2 3 7 7 10	South Upmark Pass Dbl Dbl 4th A 2 4 6 7 4 8 3
S deals None vul	10 8 A 5 3 A Q 10 9 5 J 6 4
A 4 2 Q 10 7 6 4 K 6 8 3 2		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 South -2 -100  71	Partscore   3 North +1   +130 +6 59

20. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44			West Kranyak Pass Pass Lead A 3 Q Q 7 2 4	North Greco Pass 3 NT 2nd 3 5 3 K 9 5 8	East WolpertG Pass Pass 3rd 7 9 4 A 7 10 K	South Hampson 1 NT Pass 4th 6 10 K J 8 J 10	West Moss Pass Pass Lead A 3 Q 2 2 4 Q 8 A 10	North CohenB Pass 2 2 NT 2nd 3 5 3 A 5 J K K 7 8	East Gitelman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 6 4 J 9 5 10 4 2 6	South Smith 1 NT 2 4th 8 Q K 7 J 9 2 10 4 7
N deals E-W vul	10 9 3 J 5 K 7 5 A 10 9 6 4
A K 5 A 7 6 4 3 J 8 3 5 3		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 South -3 -150  74	Partscore   2 NT South =   +120 +7 66

21. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 84			West Wolfson Lead	North Donn 2nd	East Cohen 3rd	South Goren 4th	West Johnson Pass Pass Lead 8	North Rubin 1 NT 2 Pass 2nd	East Simson Pass Pass Pass 3rd	South Ekeblad 2 2 NT 4th
N deals Both vul	K 7 3 8 3 A K J 10 6 K 5 2
5 2 A 9 4 Q 9 7 Q 10 8 4 3		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 South = +600 +10 84	Partscore   2 NT North +1   +150  66

22. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 64, Seg 4, Bd 52			West Chagas Pass Pass Lead A K Q 4 2 3 J 7 K	North Jokisch 2 3 NT 2nd 6 7 3 9 4 Q 7 8 J	East Levy Pass All Pass 3rd 4 3 9 K K 6 6 Q	South Kasimir 1 NT 2 4th 5 2 10 A A J 8 5	West Fischer Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 7 7 3 4 3	North BessisT 1 2 2nd 6 J 4 J 9 4	East Saurer Pass Pass 3rd 8 2 K Q 3 K	South BessisM Pass 1 2 NT 4th 2 Q A 7 10 J
S deals Both vul	7 6 K Q 8 6 3 J 9 K Q 10 2
A K Q 4 8 7 6 5 4 8 7 6 4		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 South = +600 +10 94	Partscore   2 NT South =   +120  66

23. 2010 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 2			West Etter Pass Pass Lead 5 2 K 8 5 7 9 3	North Willenken 3 NT 2nd 3 10 J 6 8 3 5 10	East Kolesnik Pass Pass 3rd A Q 4 6 Q 9 8 J	South Welland 1 NT Pass 4th 7 9 5 2 K 2 K	West CohenB Pass Lead 5 2 K 8 2 10 3 A 8 7	North Sher Pass 2nd 3 7 J 9 Q J 6 3 4 6	East Smith Pass Pass 3rd A Q 4 6 4 Q 9 7 8 J	South Jackson 1 NT 4th 10 9 5 2 8 K A 5 2 10
E deals N-S vul	J 9 3 A 10 9 8 Q J 7 6 10 9
K Q 8 5 5 3 K 3 2 K 6 4 3		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 South -1 -100  94	Partscore   1 NT South =   +90 +5 71

24. 2010 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43			West LallJ Pass 2 Pass Lead 3 A 10 10 9	North Compton 1 Dbl 3 NT 2nd 2 6 2 2 J	East Bathurst Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 7 A 6 Q	South Bramley 2 2 NT 4th 8 5 5 4 10	West Wold Pass Dbl Pass Lead 3 10 9 J 4 7	North Kranyak Pass 2 NT 2nd 10 2 J 2 2 A	East Jacobus 1 Pass 3rd K 6 Q 4 K	South Deutsch 2 Pass 4th A 4 3 Q 10
W deals None vul	K 9 7 2 A 8 7 4 10 9 5 A 10
Q J 10 6 3 K 9 6 2 4 K 7 6		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 South +1 +430 +7 101	Partscore   2 NT North +1   +150  71

25. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 64			West Levin Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 K Q J 7 7 6 Q 8 8	North Fredin 1 3 3 NT 2nd J 2 A 4 2 3 8 5 8 4	East Weinstein Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd A 3 6 2 9 10 A 9 6 5	South Fallenius 2 NT 3 4th 3 4 10 K K 5 7 5 10 Q	West Nystrom Pass Pass Pass Lead K 7 J A 7	North Martel 1 3 2nd 2 A 4 2	East Bertheau Dbl Pass 3rd 3 6 7 10	South Stansby 2 NT Pass 4th 4 10 K 8
W deals E-W vul	K 9 6 A Q 8 7 2 10 4 K J 8
J 8 3 2 5 4 6 3 Q 10 9 5 4		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 South -1 -50  101	Partscore   3 North +1   +170 +6 77

26. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 78			West Duboin 1 2 All Pass Lead K J 7 J 10 2 K Q	North Karaivanov Dbl 2 2nd 2 4 A 5 8 7 4 6	East Sementa Pass 2 3 3rd 3 6 5 3 7 A 6 3	South Trendafilov 1 Pass 3 NT 4th 10 3 5 4 9 7 2 10	West Aronov 2 Pass Lead A 6 K 7 10 2 A 7 4	North Fantoni Dbl 3 2nd 3 4 9 Q J 5 4 9 6	East Stefanov Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 10 4 6 A 3 2 J K	South Nunes 2 2 NT 4th 8 5 Q 2 3 K 5 8 7
E deals None vul	A 5 2 Q 4 3 J 10 6 2 A 4 2
K J 9 7 6 4 A 6 9 4 K J 7		— K J 10 7 2 8 5 Q 9 8 6 5 3
76382 = 6684A = Par EW +130	Q 10 8 3 9 8 5 A K Q 7 3 10
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  101	Partscore   3 South =   +110 +5 82

29. 2009 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 77			West Parker Pass Pass Pass Lead J 2 Q 10 5 Q 6 5 A	North Boyd 1 3 3 NT 2nd 8 6 7 3 4 9 5 9 2	East Rogoff Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 K 3 3 A 2 8 K 10	South Robinson Pass 1 NT 3 4th K 8 A 4 7 10 J A 3	West Woolsey Pass Pass Pass Lead 4	North Johnson 1 1 2 2nd	East Stewart Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd	South Simson Pass 1 1 NT 4th
E deals Both vul	A J 10 4 3 A K 8 7 8 K Q 4
K 8 2 J 9 5 3 J 10 5 A J 6		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 South -3 -300  104	Partscore   2 North +1   +140 +10 95

31. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 12, Bd 11			West Versace 1 Pass Lead K 3 Q J 7 7 3 6 8	North Meckstroth 1 3 NT 2nd 2 8 3 5 6 K 10 8 10	East Lauria Pass All Pass 3rd A 9 8 6 4 2 K 10 J	South Rodwell Pass 1 NT 4th 4 6 5 10 3 9 5 J A	West LallH Pass 2 All Pass Lead A 3 K 6 A K 3 Q	North Bocchi 1 Dbl 2nd 4 5 3 2 2 8 8 K	East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 9 Q 4 J 9 10 Q A	South Duboin Pass 1 NT 2 4th 6 2 8 A 7 J 5 2
S deals None vul	A K 6 5 3 A 4 3 6 2 A 10 7
J 7 J 9 7 5 K Q J 9 7 K 8		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 South -2 -100  104	Partscore   2 North =   +110 +5 102

32. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 78			West Holman 3 Pass Lead 7 2 6 J 2 5 3	North Bocchi Pass Pass 2nd 9 K 10 8 2 6 4	East Cope 2 Pass Pass 3rd Q 3 4 9 A 3	South Duboin Dbl 3 NT 4th K 10 8 K J 2	West Versace Pass Pass Lead 5 A Q 9 6 J 10	North Gower 1 Pass 2nd 3 3 5 K 9 2	East Lauria Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 2 4 7 A 6	South Apteker 1 2 NT 4th A 8 4 3 8 Q
E deals None vul	Q 7 3 J 10 7 4 2 10 9 10 8 2
K 8 6 5 K 6 5 3 7 6 2 A 5		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 South -2 -100  104	Partscore   2 NT South =   +120 +6 108

33. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 17, Bd 7			West Duboin 2 Pass Lead 6 K 4 4 K 7 10	North Garner 2 Pass 2nd 3 8 J 9 8 8 5	East Bocchi Pass Pass 3rd 10 3 Q Q 5 Q 3	South WeinsteinH 1 3 NT 4th K 2 A 2 A 5 6	West Zia 2 Pass Lead K 3 2 3 K 3 Q 5 3	North Fantoni 2 2nd 2 8 6 J 2 Q 10 6	East Rosenberg Pass 3rd 7 J Q A 4 8 4 J	South Nunes 1 Pass 4th 9 A 5 8 10 4 7 2
S deals Both vul	Q 4 3 Q 10 7 6 3 J 8 10 8 2
8 6 J 8 A Q 9 7 6 2 K Q 3		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 South -1 -100  104	Partscore   2 South +1   +140 +6 114

36. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 4, Bd 17			West Versace 3 Pass Lead 10 5 Q 6 J 7 3 8	North Rerhaye 1 Pass Pass 2nd 4 J 4 4 A 6 7 2	East Lauria Dbl Pass Pass 3rd K Q 5 K 9 J A 3	South Laghrari Rdbl 3 NT 4th 6 2 K 9 4 9 10 8	West Berrada 1 NT Pass Lead A 2 3 6 Q 2	North Fantoni Pass 2 Pass 2nd 5 9 2 Q 4 Q	East Hachimi 1 Pass Pass 3rd 4 3 A 4 5 A	South Nunes Pass 3 4th 3 10 6 J K 9
N deals None vul	A K 10 8 7 K J 10 3 4 9 4 2
Q 4 3 4 Q 10 9 8 7 3 Q J 3		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 South -2 -100  104	Partscore   3 North =   +140 +6 125

37. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 8, Bd 12			West Rae Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 4 9 8 K J 6 5 4	North Bocchi 2 3 2nd 10 2 8 Q A 7 6 6 2	East GerrardD Pass Pass 3rd 3 A Q K 3 7 9 4 J	South Duboin 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th 2 3 K 5 2 10 5 7 3	West Fantoni Dbl Pass Lead 6 4 9 4 K K 7 9 J	North Patrick Rdbl 2 2nd 2 2 10 7 8 10 4 3 7	East Nunes Pass All Pass 3rd J A Q Q 3 8 3 K 4	South Matheson 1 NT 2 4th A 3 K 5 9 2 J 2 8
S deals E-W vul	Q J 6 5 4 A 10 8 5 10 K 8 4
10 8 3 K Q J A K 9 7 5 7 3		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 South +1 +430 +7 111	Partscore   2 North +1   +140  125

39. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 13, Bd 14			West Richardson Pass Pass Lead 6 4 2 A 7 Q Q 10 3 J	North Lauria Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 3 Q 4 4 6 7 3 6 8 8	East Jotcham Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 9 10 J 3 K 4 5 6 10 9	South Versace 1 2 NT 4th K 2 A 2 5 9 5 8 A 5	West Fantoni Pass Pass Lead 9 6 5 9 6 8 10 7 Q Q	North Mackay Pass 1 NT 2nd 4 4 7 A 2 2 8 6 3 J	East Nunes Pass Pass 3rd A 7 Q 2 J A 10 K 4 5	South Priebe 1 Pass 4th 3 K K 3 8 4 2 5 9 5
N deals None vul	Q J 3 10 K Q 10 8 3 Q 10 4 3
A 7 2 K Q J 9 6 4 8 6 5 2		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 South -2 -100  111	Partscore   1 NT North +2   +150 +6 135

40. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 13, Bd 14			West Kushari Pass Pass Lead 7 4 5 5 K Q 2 7	North Zorlu 2 Pass 2nd K 2 A A 10 3 10 4	East MukherjeeS Pass Pass 3rd 6 Q 6 3 2 3 9 10	South Assael Pass 3 NT 4th 4 K 3 8 4 5 A 2	West Kolata Pass Pass Lead 8 7 9 4 A 10 A 7 Q	North RoyR 1 Pass 2nd 4 Q 6 7 5 4 6 9 J	East Atabey Pass Pass 3rd A K 2 K 3 10 3 K 4	South MukherjeeM Pass 1 NT 4th 3 5 J 2 9 2 5 7 J
S deals None vul	10 6 5 4 J 9 8 5 4 A 7 A K
K 9 8 A 7 6 3 2 5 2 J 9 7		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 South = +400 +5 116	Partscore   1 NT South +4   +210  135

41. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 14, Bd 2			West Hurpaul Pass Pass Pass Lead 8 5 6 A Q 9 5 6 Q	North Duboin 1 2 3 NT 2nd 2 7 3 3 7 9 2 Q 4	East Tang Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J A 10 4 6 2 4 Q 2	South Bocchi Pass 1 2 NT 4th K 3 K 7 10 8 4 K 6	West Nunes Pass Pass Lead 4 10 10 8 2 7 Q J 6	North Theodore 1 2 2nd 10 3 K A 3 4 A 7 K	East Fantoni Pass All Pass 3rd Q 9 6 6 K K 8 8 A	South Wong Kai In Pass 1 4th 2 Q 3 5 6 J 5 3 7
S deals E-W vul	A 2 3 2 Q J 9 7 6 A K 3 2
J 8 7 6 A Q 9 8 5 K 10 8 4		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 South -2 -100  116	Partscore   2 North =   +90 +5 140

42. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 21, Bd 7			West Soloway Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 4 9 K Q 4 10 8 6 6	North Versace Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 3 10 7 4 7 3 9 2 6 J	East Hamman Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J K 2 5 A K J 3 8 Q	South Lauria 2 2 NT 4th 8 7 A 2 3 2 4 5 5 A	West Duboin 1 2 Pass Lead 4 K Q K 6 K 10 8 3 J	North Rodwell Pass 2 NT Pass 2nd 5 2 7 9 J 3 5 7 5 8	East Bocchi 1 Pass Pass 3rd 2 4 6 A Q 2 9 7 7 5	South Meckstroth 1 NT 3 4th 10 3 3 2 A A 4 4 Q 8
W deals Both vul	9 6 4 7 3 9 8 7 A J 8 6 5
A 7 5 2 K 9 6 5 A 5 9 7 4		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 South -1 -100  116	Partscore   3 South +1   +130 +6 146

43. 2001 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 12			West Freeman 2 Pass All Pass Lead 7 10 Q 7 K 5	North Versace Pass 2 Pass 2nd J A 9 K 8 9	East Nickell 1 3 3 3rd 3 3 7 2 4 J	South Lauria 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th 2 8 2 6 3	West Jacobs 2 Pass Lead 4 8 A 4 6 Q A 6	North Soloway Pass 2 Pass 2nd 8 10 9 K 10 9 5	East Katz 1 2 Pass 3rd J A 2 9 3 Q 2	South Hamman 1 NT 3 4th 5 3 3 2 K 4 8
N deals E-W vul	J 8 6 10 5 3 A J 7 6 4 10 2
Q 9 7 5 Q J 7 6 2 Q 9 8 8		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 South = +400 +10 126	Partscore   3 North -1   -50  146