Data 9Z97 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

6-card suit, 25 HCP, any spots

Found 52 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32			West FisherL Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 8 K 5 9 4 A K 7	North Sementa 1 2 NT 3 2nd 7 4 2 2 J J 5 7 10	East SchwartzRO Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 6 4 Q 2 6 5 7 A	South Tokay 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th 2 K 3 3 3 10 J 9 6	West Smirnov Pass Pass Lead A 2 4 3 Q 4	North Brogeland 1 2 2nd 2 Q A 7 3 6	East Piekarek Pass Pass 3rd 3 4 K 3 4 K	South Lindqvist 1 NT Pass 4th 7 5 2 10 6 8
N deals N-S vul	A K 10 6 4 2 K K 7 K J 7 5
J A 9 3 Q J 6 3 9 8 6 4 3		Q 9 8 7 5 3 J 10 6 2 A 8 2
87787 = 56655 = Par NS +120	— Q 8 7 5 4 10 9 5 4 2 A Q 10
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  0	Partscore   2 North =   +90 +7 7

2. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 92			West Bathurst Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q K 5 7 Q 2 A J	North Fleisher 1 2 3 2nd 4 7 J 3 3 5 3 7	East Moss Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 6 Q 8 8 J 2 4	South Martel 1 2 3 3 NT 4th K A 2 A 4 10 5 8	West Rosenberg Pass Pass Lead 5 5 K 8 A 2 8 4	North Hampson 1 2 2nd J 4 3 A 9 J 4 10	East Willenken Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 2 6 7 6 6 Q 10	South Greco 1 1 4th 2 K A 3 3 5 5 10
E deals N-S vul	A J 10 6 4 J 8 6 6 9 6 3 2
Q 8 5 7 5 3 K J 10 9 Q 7 4		9 7 3 2 A 10 4 5 3 K 10 8 5
79988 = 64355 = Par NS +140	K K Q 9 2 A Q 8 7 4 2 A J
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +11 11	Partscore   2 North =   +110  7

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 8, Bd 30			West Townsend Pass Pass All Pass Lead K 9 A 4 2 8 J J	North Karwur 1 3 2nd 4 7 7 Q 8 5 6 3	East Bakhshi Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 10 3 5 8 J 8 6	South Sakul 1 1 NT 3 NT 4th 6 A 6 10 Q 4 K 5	West Tobing Dbl Pass Lead 3 Q J 5 A A 6 10 K	North Forrester 2 3 2nd 5 A 6 3 2 2 9 3 8	East Asbi Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 4 4 9 3 7 5 Q 4	South Gold 1 2 NT 4th 4 2 Q K 6 8 10 K 7
E deals None vul	2 7 4 J 10 9 8 5 3 A J 7 3
K J 5 K J 9 2 K Q 7 2 Q 5		10 9 6 4 3 10 8 3 6 10 9 6 4
978A9 979A9 36434 = Par NS +400	A Q 8 7 A Q 6 5 A 4 K 8 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 18	Partscore   3 North =   +110  7

4. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32			West Nunes Pass Pass Lead 3 K Q 4 A 5	North Kranyak 1 1 3 NT 2nd K 8 9 7 10 8	East Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 3 3 A 4 J	South WolpertG 1 2 NT 4th 6 5 7 5 2 6	West Bathurst Pass Pass Lead 9 K 6 A 5 A 4 K K	North Helgemo 1 1 2 2nd 5 2 10 10 7 9 7 2 9	East Dwyer Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 3 A 4 Q 3 3 2 Q	South Helness 1 1 NT 4th K 5 5 4 6 8 8 6 2
N deals N-S vul	K 4 J 9 6 4 K A Q J 10 4 2
A J 8 3 K 8 5 Q 10 5 K 8 7		10 9 7 2 Q 10 7 8 7 4 2 9 6
9798A 97A8A 46353 35343 Par NS +620	Q 6 5 A 3 2 A J 9 6 3 5 3
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +11 29	Partscore   2 North +2   +130  7

5. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42			West Mahaffey 2 Pass Lead Q 8 A J J 9 7 10 6 3	North Sontag 2 3 NT 2nd 4 2 5 6 3 A 8 4 9 10	East Glubok Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 Q 7 2 K J A 5 3 3	South Berkowitz 1 2 NT 4th K 9 4 K 5 5 2 2 6 8	West Seamon Pass Pass Lead 9 7 5 8 A A 3	North Lev 2 3 2nd K 2 7 4 2 4 K	East Pszczola 2 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 Q A J 2 5 7	South Cohler Pass 2 NT 4th 4 5 6 9 K 8 J
E deals Both vul	A Q J 10 6 3 A 3 5 4 J 7 6
K 4 2 J 8 Q J 10 8 6 2 Q 8		9 5 K 10 9 6 4 2 9 7 K 10 9
BB77B BB77A 22662 = Par NS +660	8 7 Q 7 5 A K 3 A 5 4 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +10 39	Partscore   3 North +2   +200  7

6. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56			West Seamon Pass Pass Lead 5 K 2 J Q Q 10 7 5 4	North Weinstein 1 2 3 NT 2nd K 6 10 A 6 2 J 3 3 8	East Pszczola Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 3 K 4 9 3 4 6 8 J	South Levin 1 NT 2 NT 4th 2 4 9 9 A 8 5 7 9 Q	West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 10 K Q Q J 10 4 7 K	North Sontag 1 2 2nd 2 9 4 4 2 Q 7 J 6	East Meckstroth Pass Pass 3rd 3 3 9 6 3 A 4 2 8	South Berkowitz 1 NT Pass 4th K A A 8 6 5 2 7 6
N deals None vul	A 8 6 4 3 A J 5 2 K 6 4 K
Q 2 9 8 3 Q J 8 5 3 A 4 2		K J 9 7 5 Q 10 7 10 9 9 8 6
A8B9B = 35242 = Par NS +450	10 K 6 4 A 7 2 Q J 10 7 5 3
Three notrump 3 NT South +2 +460 +8 47	Partscore   2 North =   +110  7

7. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56			West Hampson Pass Pass Lead J K 2 Q Q 6 J 10 7	North Cheek 1 2 3 NT 2nd K 6 7 A A 9 2 8 2	East Greco Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 3 K 4 5 A 3 4 6	South Grue 1 NT 2 NT 4th 2 4 3 8 10 3 9 7 9	West Moss Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 2 Q 2 4 J 4 K	North Diamond 1 2 3 NT 2nd K 10 A A 9 4 9 5	East Gitelman Pass Pass Dbl 3rd 9 K 3 5 A 4 J Q	South Platnick 1 NT 2 NT 4 4th 3 3 6 10 3 8 Q 6
N deals None vul	A 8 6 4 3 A J 5 2 K 6 4 K
Q 2 9 8 3 Q J 8 5 3 A 4 2		K J 9 7 5 Q 10 7 10 9 9 8 6
A8B9B = 35242 = Par NS +450	10 K 6 4 A 7 2 Q J 10 7 5 3
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +7 54	Partscore   4 South +1   +150  7

8. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 89			West Gur Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 3 4 6 Q 5 3 Q	North Sementa 1 2 2 3 2nd A 2 10 K 3 8 6 7	East Yilmaz Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 A J 5 3 K 2 8	South Duboin 1 NT 2 2 3 NT 4th 2 4 A J 9 6 9 2	West Bocchi 2 Pass Lead 10 A 8 10 6 Q	North AkerO 2 2nd J 6 9 J 4 K	East Madala Pass 3rd 3 2 2 A 8 5	South Kokten Pass 4th A 4 10 2 K 4
W deals N-S vul	A Q 8 7 5 3 K J 7 3 J 3 A
10 4 Q 10 9 8 5 4 K Q 8 4 3		K J 9 6 A 6 9 8 7 6 2 10 7
79987 = 54455 = Par NS +140	2 5 4 2 A K Q 10 J 9 6 5 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  54	Partscore   2 North +1   +140 +8 15

9. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 58			West Hampson Pass Pass All Pass Lead J A 10 7 J 10	North Hamman 1 2 NT 2nd K 2 K Q 6	East Greco Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 5 8 A 5	South Zia Pass 1 NT 3 NT 4th 3 3 9 2 3	West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 2 9 K Q 7 Q Q A 3	North Moss 1 2 2nd A 2 5 10 2 A K 4 7	East Meckstroth Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 A 3 4 3 2 4 5 6	South Gitelman Pass 1 NT 4th 7 6 4 8 J 5 10 3 9
E deals Both vul	A K Q 7 3 6 2 K 8 7 5 A 10
J 8 4 2 A J 10 Q J 9 6 9 3		10 6 5 K 9 8 7 5 4 2 K 4 2
7868A 7878A 64642 = Par NS +130	9 Q 4 3 A 10 3 Q J 8 7 6 5
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  54	Partscore   2 North =   +90 +7 22

10. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 95			West Levin Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 9 Q 10 10 9 2 8	North Garner 1 2 2 NT 2nd 3 J 9 7 Q 5 J 3	East Weinstein Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 K 5 4 K Q 5 A	South WeinsteinH Pass 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th K 4 6 A A 2 3 4	West Demirev Pass Pass Lead 8 3 5 2 9	North Fleisher 1 2 2nd 9 7 6 6 8	East Lee Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 K K A Q	South Kamil Pass 1 NT 4th Q 5 4 3 9
E deals E-W vul	K Q 10 7 3 2 Q 2 A Q 3 K 4
A J 8 6 10 3 J 8 6 5 A 6 2		4 K J 8 6 10 7 2 J 9 8 7 5
AA887 = 32546 32545 Par NS +430	9 5 A 9 7 5 4 K 9 4 Q 10 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  54	Partscore   2 North +2   +170 +6 28

11. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 8, Bd 117			West LallJ Pass 2 Pass All Pass Lead 7 3	North Rosenberg 1 Dbl 3 2nd 4 6	East Bathurst 1 2 Pass 3rd 9 10	South Willenken Dbl Dbl 3 NT 4th K A	West Bramley Pass 2 Pass Lead Q 4 J 5 3 J	North WolpertG 1 Dbl Pass 2nd A 6 7 4 6 3	East Compton 1 Pass Pass 3rd 5 9 7 10 10 9	South Kranyak Dbl 3 4th 2 6 2 3 A
W deals E-W vul	K 10 2 8 2 A 4 A Q J 9 8 5
Q 6 K 9 5 Q J 8 7 2 6 3 2		A 9 7 5 Q J 10 7 4 9 6 5 3 —
9A54B 9954B 11791 11781 Par NS +420	J 8 4 3 A 6 3 K 10 K 10 7 4
Three notrump 3 NT South +3 +490 +8 62	Partscore   3 North +2   +150  28

12. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 67			West Nystrom Pass Pass All Pass Lead 2 2 Q A	North Hurd 2 3 2nd 7 10 10 4	East Upmark Pass Pass Pass 3rd A Q 8 2	South Wooldridge 1 2 NT 3 NT 4th 4 5 K 3	West Grue 1 NT Pass Lead Q 3 10 Q	North Fallenius Pass 3 2nd 4 2 8	East LallJ 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 8 A K	South Fredin Pass 2 4th A 5 6
E deals N-S vul	5 10 7 A K 5 2 K Q J 9 4 3
Q 9 7 4 Q J 3 2 8 7 8 7 5		K 8 3 2 A 8 5 Q J 9 3 6 2
A79AB = 26432 = Par NS +630	A J 10 6 K 9 6 4 10 6 4 A 10
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +10 72	Partscore   3 North +2   +150  28

13. 2011 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13			West Versace Pass Pass Lead 9 4 K 10 5	North Schwartz 1 3 Pass 2nd 6 6 Q 2 A	East Lauria 1 Pass Pass 3rd 10 A 2 4 7	South Kranyak 1 3 NT 4th J 9 3 J	West Verhees Pass Pass Lead K 4 K 7 4 10 J 8 2 A	North Cayne 1 2 2nd A 6 Q 2 A 5 3 8 3 10	East v.Prooijen 1 Pass 3rd 5 A 2 8 7 10 4 J 6 2	South Seamon 1 Pass 4th 7 9 3 J 9 5 7 4 3 8
N deals Both vul	A 6 A 6 J 10 7 A K 10 8 7 2
Q 9 8 7 4 5 4 3 5 J 6 5 3		10 5 3 K Q 7 K Q 8 3 2 Q 9
97AAA A7AAA 25332 = Par NS +630	K J 2 J 10 9 8 2 A 9 6 4 4
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +10 82	Partscore   2 North +3   +150  28

14. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 108			West Chambers Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 J Q J K 7 3 2	North Gitelman 1 1 3 NT 2nd Q 10 A A 6 8 5 10	East Schermer Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 3 5 5 2 3 K Q	South Moss Pass 1 2 NT 4th 5 9 4 6 4 6 7 8	West Greco Rdbl 2 Lead 10 J 4 5 J Q 6 K 4	North Bramley 2 2 2nd 3 A K 3 9 10 J 8 10	East Hampson 1 Dbl All Pass 3rd 2 2 7 A 7 3 A 3 A	South Welland Dbl Pass 4th Q 4 6 8 4 6 5 6 7
E deals N-S vul	A Q J 6 6 A J 8 5 3 2 Q J
7 2 Q 8 5 4 3 Q 10 9 8 6 4		10 9 8 4 K J 2 K 9 7 6 A 10
89799 = 54644 = Par NS +140	K 5 3 A 10 9 7 4 K 7 5 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 92	Partscore   2 North =   +110  28

15. 2011 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 48			West Hampson 2 Pass Lead 8 J 9 A	North CohenB 3 Pass 2nd J A 6 10	East Greco Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 2 10	South Smith 1 3 NT 4th 5 9 7	West WolpertG 1 Pass Lead 9 3 A 5 3 7	North Diamond 2 3 2nd 4 10 J 2 J 2	East Kranyak Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 4 4 7 A Q	South Platnick 1 2 4th 2 J 5 10 5 A
E deals E-W vul	J 4 J A Q 9 8 6 2 K J 10 7
9 A Q 10 8 3 2 J 5 4 A 6 5		A 8 7 6 5 3 9 4 7 9 4 3 2
76597 = 46834 = Par NS +110	K Q 10 2 K 7 6 5 K 10 3 Q 8
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +8 100	Partscore   3 South =   +110  28

16. 2011 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 45			West Helness Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 6 8 4 8 2 7	North Shivdasani 3 Rdbl 2nd J 9 4 Q 6 K	East Helgemo Dbl Pass 3rd K 10 A 5 A 3	South Allegaert 1 Pass 3 NT 4th 2 6 5 J 4 2	West LallJ Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 8 4 8 6 3 6	North Brogeland 1 3 2nd J J 7 6 7 4 K	East LallH Dbl Dbl 3rd K Q K 2 10 J A	South Saelensminde 1 Pass 4 4th 5 A 2 K 9 4
S deals Both vul	J A 9 4 A J 10 9 5 2 Q J 6
10 8 3 Q 10 2 6 10 9 7 5 4 2		A K 7 6 4 8 7 6 5 3 K 4 K
A66B7 = 37726 = Par NS +630	Q 9 5 2 K J Q 8 7 3 A 8 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  100	Partscore   4 South +1   +150 +6 34

17. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 32, Seg 2, Bd 18			West JacobsW Pass Pass Lead J K A K J 9 7 6 2	North Platnick 3 NT 2nd 7 3 8 10 2 8 10 10 7	East Thompson Pass Pass 3rd 6 4 4 5 Q 3 6 9 A	South Diamond 2 NT Pass 4th A 5 2 3 2 5 9 10 6	West Greco 2 Pass Pass Lead 6 A K 3 J 4 6	North Klinger Pass 2 NT 3 2nd A 8 10 K Q 2 J	East Hampson Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 4 5 8 7 K 7	South Mullamphy 1 Dbl 3 4th 7 3 2 5 4 3 8
E deals N-S vul	Q 8 7 2 Q 9 7 6 5 4 Q 7 4
K J 10 9 5 2 Q J 6 10 8 J 3		6 K 10 9 8 7 3 2 A 10 8 5 2
875A7 875B7 46725 = Par NS +600	A 4 3 A 5 4 3 A K J K 9 6
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 110	Partscore   3 North +1   +130  34

18. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 64, Seg 3, Bd 38			West SahaB 1 Dbl Pass All Pass Lead K K 7 Q Q 10 A 8 A	North von Arnim 2 3 3 2nd 10 J 3 2 8 9 3 6	East Kushari Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 A 4 2 J 6 7	South AukenS 2 3 3 NT 4th A 2 5 3 6 5 K 5	West Piekarek 1 Pass Pass Lead 5 K Q 10 6	North Goel Pass 2 3 2nd A J 5 2 9	East Smirnov Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 A 7 4 J	South MukherjeeS Dbl 2 4th 10 2 6 3 5
W deals E-W vul	J 10 4 Q 10 7 6 A Q 9 6 4 3
K Q 9 7 6 3 K Q 6 3 5 3 J		8 5 2 J 8 7 K 9 2 10 8 5 2
968BB = 26411 46411 Par NS +400	A 4 A 10 9 5 2 A J 8 4 K 7
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 116	Partscore   3 North +2   +150  34

20. 2010 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 58			West Fredin 2 Pass Lead 4 10 6 J 9	North Weinstein 1 3 NT 2nd 10 4 7 7 J	East Fallenius Pass Pass 3rd 8 2 A 2 4	South Levin 1 NT Pass 4th Q Q K 4	West Martel 1 Pass Lead 8 9 3 4 7 9 K	North Bertheau 1 2 Pass 2nd 7 2 Q 7 10 4 7	East Stansby Pass 2 Pass 3rd J 4 K 10 A A 10	South Nystrom 1 3 4th K Q 6 A 3 5 6
N deals Both vul	K 10 A Q J A K J 8 3 2 9 7
A J 9 5 4 3 10 3 2 6 4 Q 3		8 6 2 K 8 5 4 Q 7 5 K 10 2
7679A = 47633 = Par NS +130	Q 7 9 7 6 10 9 A J 8 6 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  116	Partscore   3 North =   +110 +7 45

21. 2010 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 57			West Martel 1 Pass Lead K 10 A K Q 8 6 2 J 4	North BessisM Pass Pass 2nd 2 Q 3 7 4 10 9 7 5 A	East Stansby 1 Pass 3rd 8 K 4 5 5 2 4 8 6 J	South BessisT 3 NT 4th 7 A 9 J 10 8 2 6 6 3	West Helness 1 Pass Lead A K 10 A K Q 8 J	North Levin Pass Pass 2nd 2 5 Q 3 7 4 9 5	East Helgemo 1 Pass 3rd 3 8 K 4 5 6 J 4	South Weinstein 3 4th 7 4 A 9 10 J 8
W deals N-S vul	Q 8 4 Q J 6 5 2 Q 10 2 5 4
10 5 A K 10 9 K J 9 7 4 7 3		K 9 7 6 2 8 3 8 6 5 J 10 9
97979 A7A7A 36263 = Par NS +630	A J 3 7 4 A 3 A K Q 8 6 2
Three notrump 3 NT South +2 +660 +11 127	Partscore   3 South +1   +130  45

22. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 10			West Versace 1 Pass All Pass Lead 4 7 3 7 5 A 10 K Q	North Rodwell 2 3 2nd 2 9 9 2 2 7 3 6 6	East Lauria Pass Pass 3rd K Q Q 10 Q J A 2 8	South Meckstroth 1 2 NT 3 NT 4th A K 6 J 3 4 6 5 7	West Nickell Pass Pass Pass Lead 7 2 7 3 6 2 K 8 J	North Nunes 1 2 3 2nd 10 9 9 9 A 5 3 A 7	East Katz Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 A Q Q 3 5 A 4 4	South Fantoni 1 2 2 NT 4th Q 6 K 2 5 6 J 6 10
S deals Both vul	A Q Q J 8 4 3 2 10 8 2 6 2
K 9 8 6 4 2 10 9 6 6 Q 7 4		7 3 A K 5 9 7 5 3 K 10 8 3
969B8 = 46424 = Par NS +600	J 10 5 7 A K Q J 4 A J 9 5
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 137	Partscore   3 North =   +140  45

23. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 12, Bd 2			West Brenner Pass 2 Pass Lead 4 6 8 A 10 2 Q 10 8 3	North Ravenna 1 Dbl 3 NT 2nd K 3 Q 7 8 J 6 7 2 8	East Figueiredo Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q K A 4 J K 3 5 Q J	South Pellegrini 1 NT 3 4th 2 2 4 9 5 6 4 7 A 10	West Ventin 1 Pass Pass Lead A 5 3 2 K A 10 Q	North Branco Dbl 2 Pass 2nd 8 6 A A 6 4 8	East Lambardi Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 7 8 3 5 2 J	South Chagas 2 3 4th 10 K 2 4 4 J 9
W deals N-S vul	A K 10 5 3 A Q 10 6 K 8 K 8
Q J 9 5 2 A 9 7 6 4 3 A 4		9 7 6 4 8 7 3 Q J 5 J 6 2
8AB7B = 23262 = Par NS +650	8 2 K J 4 10 2 Q 10 9 7 5 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  137	Partscore   3 South +2   +150 +6 51

24. 2009 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55			West Grue Pass Pass Lead 8 3 K Q J 10 6 6 A	North Sementa 3 NT 2nd 3 5 7 3 Q 3 5 9	East Cheek Pass Pass 3rd 6 A 4 9 2 4 9 K	South Duboin 1 NT Pass 4th J 2 8 2 4 6 2 8	West Lindqvist 3 Pass Lead 8 3 A 5 6	North Bramley 4 2nd A 5 2 6 5	East Brogeland 2 Pass 3rd 7 Q 4 J Q	South Wold Dbl Pass 4th 10 7 8 Q 2
E deals Both vul	7 6 10 5 A K Q J 10 6 10 5 3
8 4 2 J 7 6 8 5 A Q 9 8 2		Q J 10 9 5 3 K Q 8 3 7 2 6
94797 957A7 47535 = Par NS +600	A K A 9 4 2 9 4 3 K J 7 4
Three notrump 3 NT South +2 +660 +11 148	Partscore   4 North =   +130  51

25. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75			West Gold 1 Pass Pass Lead Q 10 4 K 6 Q J 7 6	North Gromoeller 1 2 3 NT 2nd A 2 9 5 A 8 2 7	East Townsend Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 4 A 2 K 5 7 3	South Kirmse 1 2 2 NT 4th 10 3 2 A 3 8 9 4	West Wladow 1 Pass Pass Lead Q 10 6 K K Q K 4 J	North Sandqvist 1 2 3 2nd A A A 2 3 7 5 9 Q	East Elinescu Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 4 J 3 3 J 3 A 5	South Malinowski 1 2 3 4th 10 5 2 6 2 8 2 10 9
E deals None vul	8 7 5 3 2 A 7 5 3 K J 4 10
K J Q J 9 8 2 Q 10 7 2 5 3		Q 10 9 6 4 6 4 9 5 A 9 8 2
988BC = 15421 = Par NS +920	A K 10 A 8 6 3 K Q J 7 6 4
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +7 155	Partscore   3 South +2   +150  51

26. 2008 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 78			West Jassem Pass Pass Lead 6 Q	North Sementa 3 NT 2nd J 3	East Martens 2 Pass 3rd Q 5	South Duboin 2 NT Pass 4th A J	West Nunes Pass Pass Lead 2 Q	North Zawislak 1 NT 2nd 10 7	East Fantoni Pass Pass 3rd 8 5	South Pazur 1 Pass 4th 7 J
E deals None vul	7 4 3 J 7 J 3 A K 10 9 8 5
Q 10 6 5 8 6 5 K Q 5 7 4 3		J 8 2 Q 9 4 3 2 A 8 6 2 J
A878B = 25652 = Par NS +430	A K 9 A K 10 10 9 7 4 Q 6 2
Three notrump 3 NT South +2 +460 +6 161	Partscore   1 NT North +4   +210  51

27. 2008 Spingold Rd of 64, Seg 3, Bd 46			West Aa Pass Pass Lead 5 K A 4 A	North Mittelman 1 3 NT 2nd Q A 3 6	East Molberg Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 9 J 8	South Ozdil Pass 1 NT 4th 7 6 Q 7	West Bakhshi Pass Pass Lead 4 Q 8 3 3	North FeldmanJ 1 2 2nd 6 A 7 2 10	East Garvey Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 7 5 J Q	South GordonP Pass 1 NT 4th Q 6 A 10 A
E deals None vul	A Q 10 K 8 7 K Q 8 5 4 3 Q
J 9 5 3 A 5 3 2 10 6 J 10 8		8 4 2 J 9 6 A 2 A 7 5 4 2
988A8 = 45435 = Par NS +400	K 7 6 Q 10 4 J 9 7 K 9 6 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 168	Partscore   2 North +2   +130  51

28. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 82			West Weinstein Pass Pass All Pass Lead K Q J 7 10 5 A J 9	North Martel 1 3 2nd A 3 5 10 Q 3 6 7 6	East Levin Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 3 8 2 K 10 7 5 8	South Stansby 1 1 3 NT 4th 9 2 4 4 2 J 2 5 4	West Becker 1 Pass Lead 2 J 3 Q J K K Q	North Katz 1 2nd A 5 9 5 6 4 4 10	East Strul Pass Pass 3rd 7 2 K 3 8 2 9	South Jacobs Pass Pass 4th 5 A A 4 2 6 6
E deals N-S vul	K 8 5 A Q J 8 7 K Q 7 3 2 —
A J 6 K 4 2 8 6 5 K 7 6 4		9 7 4 10 6 5 3 A 10 4 10 5 2
9AAAA = 43333 33323 Par NS +620	Q 10 3 2 9 J 9 A Q J 9 8 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 178	Partscore   1 North +3   +170  51

29. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 12			West Verhees Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 4 10 9 Q A K 6	North Skrzypczak 2 2 2nd 2 2 2 7 K 7 10 4	East Jansma Pass Pass 3rd 3 J 6 A 3 8 Q	South Gierulski 1 2 3 NT 4th J Q 3 3 6 8 9	West Jassem Pass Pass Lead J 4 A K 2 K 4 5 5	North Weichsel 3 2nd 2 7 7 10 3 8 Q K Q	East Martens Pass 3rd 6 A 4 6 A 6 10 3	South Lesniewski 1 Pass 4th 3 3 2 8 5 7 5 8
S deals E-W vul	K 4 2 10 6 2 A K J 6 5 3 3
Q J 7 5 Q 9 8 5 9 8 2 A 6		10 3 7 3 Q 10 7 K J 10 9 5 4
999A7 9AAA7 33335 = Par NS +420	A 9 8 6 A K J 4 4 Q 8 7 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 185	Partscore   3 North +1   +130  51

30. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 28			West Bocchi 1 Pass Lead 6 2 6 5 5 3 A 8	North Sementa 1 3 NT 2nd 3 4 5 A K 5 9	East Duboin Pass All Pass 3rd 10 K J 8 2 Q J	South H-Welland Pass 1 NT 4th Q 10 9 4 4 A 7	West Welland Pass Pass Lead 10 J A K Q K 8	North O'Rourke 1 3 2nd 2 4 4 5 6 4 5	East Fallenius Pass All Pass 3rd 4 8 3 10 3 5 Q	South Jacobus 1 2 4th 6 K 7 8 J 9 A
S deals E-W vul	A K Q 9 2 K 9 3 9 3 K 8 6
J 8 7 A 8 6 5 A 8 2 A 9 4		6 5 4 J 10 2 J 10 7 6 5 4 10
6775A = 33683 = Par NS +130	10 3 Q 7 4 K Q Q J 7 5 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 191	Partscore   3 North =   +140  51

32. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1			West Zhao 2 Pass Lead Q 2 4 J J 10 6 A A	North Ferguson 3 NT 2nd 7 5 6 9 5 J 8 7	East Fu Pass Pass 3rd 4 J K 8 2 K 3 4	South Hollman 1 NT Pass 4th 3 5 7 A Q 4 Q 9	West CohenB 2 Pass Lead 2	North Hallberg 3 2nd A	East Smith Pass Pass 3rd	South Deutsch 1 NT Pass 4th
E deals None vul	Q 9 7 5 7 A K 8 7 4 2 8 4
K J 10 3 K Q 9 8 2 — K 7 6 5		8 4 2 J 6 4 Q 10 9 6 10 9 3
786A8 887A8 45635 55635 Par NS +130	A 6 A 10 5 3 J 5 3 A Q J 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  191	Partscore   3 North =   +110 +5 56

33. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 14, Bd 15			West Silver Lead 2	North Sundelin 2nd	East Carruthers 3rd	South Sylvan 4th	West Lindkvist Pass Pass All Pass Lead 8 8 7 A	North Hobart 1 1 NT 2nd 3 4 5 2	East Fredin Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 Q 9 9	South Mittelman 1 1 2 4th 10 A Q J
E deals E-W vul	J 7 3 Q Q 4 3 A 10 7 6 5 3
A 6 5 2 10 7 5 4 J 9 8 Q J		9 8 A 6 3 2 7 2 K 9 8 4 2
9A8B7 = 33425 = Par NS +420	K Q 10 4 K J 9 8 A K 10 6 5 —
Three notrump 3 NT South +2 +460 +7 198	Partscore   2 South +3   +150  56

35. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 11, Bd 16			West Rombaut Lead	North Sundelin 2nd	East Palau 3rd	South Sylvan 4th	West Lindkvist Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 A A 4 J 6	North Multon 1 1 2 3 Pass 2nd A 3 2 10 Q J	East Fredin Pass Pass 2 Dbl Dbl 3rd 6 7 3 4 5 Q	South Quantin Pass 1 1 NT 2 3 NT 4 4th 9 10 10 2 4 K
S deals N-S vul	A A 8 5 4 A 6 5 A 10 9 7 2
Q 10 9 8 2 K 7 3 2 K 10 8 3		6 5 4 3 Q J 10 6 J 2 K 5 4
966BB = 46722 = Par NS +600	K J 7 9 Q 9 8 7 4 3 Q J 6
Three notrump 3 NT South +2 +660 +11 209	Partscore   4 South +1   +150  60

36. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 14, Bd 1			West Salomaa 2 Pass Lead 2 5 K	North MadsenM Pass 3 Pass 2nd 10 3 A	East Backstrom 1 NT Pass Pass 3rd K J 2	South MadsenL Dbl 3 NT 4th A A Q	West Clemmensen Pass 1 Lead 5 6 10 K A J Q 10	North Koistinen Pass Pass 2 2nd 3 2 4 A 4 8 5	East Graversen 1 Rdbl All Pass 3rd 2 9 J 4 6 K 7	South Kiema Dbl Pass 4th Q 3 K 8 2 3 2
N deals None vul	Q Q J 7 6 K Q 10 9 7 6 10 8
10 6 4 2 4 3 8 4 J 9 7 3 2		K J 9 5 A K 8 2 5 3 2 K 6
96AA6 = 47325 = Par NS +420	A 8 7 3 10 9 5 A J A Q 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 215	Partscore   2 North +2   +170  60

37. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 98			West Welland 1 NT Pass Lead Q 9 5 7 6 6 K	North Hamman 2 3 NT 2nd 4 8 2 6 A 10	East Fallenius Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 3 3 Q Q 2 4	South Soloway 1 2 NT 4th J 7 K A 7 6	West Rodwell Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 K J 8 6 2 10 2 K	North Rosenberg 1 1 NT 2nd K 9 6 A J 9 10 10 8	East Meckstroth Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 4 Q 7 K 4 7 4 4	South Zia 1 1 2 NT 4th 2 2 3 5 7 A 5 3 A
E deals N-S vul	Q 8 4 A 8 7 3 2 8 4 Q 9 7
9 6 J 5 K Q 10 9 K 10 8 5 2		A 5 3 2 Q 10 9 6 4 3 6 4 3
88686 88687 53646 = Par NS +120	K J 10 7 K A J 7 6 5 2 A J
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  215	Partscore   2 NT North =   +120 +6 66