Data 9ZA0 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

6-card suit, 25 HCP, poor spots

Found 24 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 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 92

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Fleisher Moss Martel Rosenberg Hampson Willenken Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 5
7 5 3
K J 10 9
Q 7 4 Table 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 S +1 +630
+11 11
Partscore
2 N = +110
-11 0

2. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 30

E deals
None vul 2
7 4
J 10 9 8 5 3
A J 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Townsend Karwur Bakhshi Sakul Tobing Forrester Asbi Gold
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

K J 5
K J 9 2
K Q 7 2
Q 5 Table 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 S = +400
+7 18
Partscore
3 N = +110
-7 0

3. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Kranyak Fantoni WolpertG Bathurst Helgemo Dwyer Helness
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

A J 8 3
K 8 5
Q 10 5
K 8 7 Table 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 S +1 +630
+11 29
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-11 0

4. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

E deals
Both vul A Q J 10 6 3
A 3
5 4
J 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Mahaffey Sontag Glubok Berkowitz Seamon Lev Pszczola Cohler
Pass 1 2 Pass
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

K 4 2
J 8
Q J 10 8 6 2
Q 8 Table 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 S +1 +630
+10 39
Partscore
3 N +2 +200
-10 0

5. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul A 8 6 4 3
A J 5 2
K 6 4
K

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Weinstein Pszczola Levin Rodwell Sontag Meckstroth Berkowitz
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 2
9 8 3
Q J 8 5 3
A 4 2 Table 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 S +2 +460
+8 47
Partscore
2 N = +110
-8 0

6. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

N deals
None vul A 8 6 4 3
A J 5 2
K 6 4
K

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

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

Q 2
9 8 3
Q J 8 5 3
A 4 2 Table 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 S +1 +430
+7 54
Partscore
4 S +1 +150
-7 0

7. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Gur Sementa Yilmaz Duboin Bocchi AkerO Madala Kokten
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 4
Q 10 9 8
5 4
K Q 8 4 3 Table 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 S -2 -200
-8 54
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+8 8

8. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Gitelman Schermer Moss Greco Bramley Hampson Welland
Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass 1 Pass 1 Rdbl 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT 2 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 2
Q 8 5 4 3
Q 10
9 8 6 4 Table 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 S = +600
+10 64
Partscore
2 N = +110
-10 8

9. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
JacobsW Platnick Thompson Diamond Greco Klinger Hampson Mullamphy
Pass 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

K J 10 9 5 2
Q J 6
10 8
J 3 Table 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 S = +600
+10 74
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-10 8

10. 2010 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

W deals
N-S vul Q 8 4
Q J 6 5 2
Q 10 2
5 4

West North East South West North East South
Martel BessisM Stansby BessisT Helness Levin Helgemo Weinstein
1 Pass 1 3 NT 1 Pass 1 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

10 5
A K 10 9
K J 9 7 4
7 3 Table 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 S +2 +660
+11 85
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-11 8

11. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 75

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

West North East South West North East South
Gold Gromoeller Townsend Kirmse Wladow Sandqvist Elinescu Malinowski
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 1 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

K J
Q J 9 8 2
Q 10 7 2
5 3 Table 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 S +1 +430
+7 92
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-7 8

12. 2008 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 12

S deals
E-W vul K 4 2
10 6 2
A K J 6 5 3
3

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Skrzypczak Jansma Gierulski Jassem Weichsel Martens Lesniewski
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 7 5
Q 9 8 5
9 8 2
A 6 Table 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 S = +400
+7 99
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 8

13. 2007 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

S deals
E-W vul A K Q 9 2
K 9 3
9 3
K 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Sementa Duboin H-Welland Welland O'Rourke Fallenius Jacobus
Pass 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

J 8 7
A 8 6 5
A 8 2
A 9 4 Table 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 S = +400
+6 105
Partscore
3 N = +140
-6 8

14. 2006 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Zhao Ferguson Fu Hollman CohenB Hallberg Smith Deutsch
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
2 3 NT AP 2 3 AP

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

K J 10 3
K Q 9 8 2
—
K 7 6 5 Table 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 S -2 -100
-5 105
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 13

15. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Duboin Rosenberg Bocchi Versace Weinstein Lauria Levin
2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass

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

K Q 10 9 8 6
10 7 5
6 3
J 4 Table 4
K 6 3
A 10 9 8 4
Q 10 9 2
98A89 =
45334 45344
Par NS +420 —
A 8 4 2
K Q J 2
A K 8 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 105
Partscore
2 N = +110
+4 17

16. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 98

E deals
N-S vul Q 8 4
A 8 7 3 2
8 4
Q 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Welland Hamman Fallenius Soloway Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 NT 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

9 6
J 5
K Q 10 9
K 10 8 5 2 Table 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 S -1 -100
-6 105
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
+6 23

17. 2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 7, Bd 100

W deals
Both vul A 2
J 9 7
J 9
K J 7 6 5 4

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

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

10 6 5
Q 10 4 3
10 6 5 4
10 9 Table K Q 8
A 8 2
Q 8 3
Q 8 3 2
89789 =
54554 =
Par NS +140 J 9 7 4 3
K 6 5
A K 7 2
A

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 115
Partscore
2 S = +110
-10 23

18. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul J
7 6 5
K Q 7 6 5 4
J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Kokish Villas-Boas Mittelman Campos Chagas Lebi Branco Hanna
2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

10 8 2
10 3 2
10 9 2
Q 9 8 6 Table K 6 5 3
A J 4
J 8
A 7 5 4
99AB8 =
33325 =
Par NS +420 A Q 9 7 4
K Q 9 8
A 3
K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 122
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
-7 23

19. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul J
7 6 5
K Q 7 6 5 4
J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Austberg Lauria Helgemo Versace Bocchi Helness Duboin Furunes
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 8 2
10 3 2
10 9 2
Q 9 8 6 Table K 6 5 3
A J 4
J 8
A 7 5 4
99AB8 =
33325 =
Par NS +420 A Q 9 7 4
K Q 9 8
A 3
K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 128
Partscore
3 S = +140
-6 23

20. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Stansby Soloway Martel Hamman
1 NT Pass 1 Pass
2 2 Pass 2 NT 2 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

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

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 136
Partscore
3 N = +110
-8 23

21. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

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

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

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

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 136
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 28

22. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 30

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Sontag Passell Weichsel Jacobs Burger Katz Cayne
Pass Pass
1 1 2 Dbl 1 NT 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 10 4
A 6 5
J 8 7
A 7 2 Table 5 3 2
10 7 2
10
J 10 9 8 4 3
879A5 =
35328 =
Par NS +140 A 9 7 6
Q 4 3
K 5 2
Q 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 142
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-6 28

23. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 30

W deals
None vul Q J 4 3
A J 8
K 9
A Q 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Glubok Meckstroth Lev Rodwell Wolff Jacobs Hamman Katz
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
2 Pass 3 3 2 2 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

7 6 2
K 10 9 3
A Q 10 3 2
3 Table K 10 9 8 5
6 4
8 7 5 4
K 7
8696B =
47462 =
Par NS +400 A
Q 7 5 2
J 6
J 8 6 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 142
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
Tie 28

24. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 6, Bd 77

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

West North East South West North East South
Glubok Meckstroth Lev Rodwell Nickell Weinstein Freeman Katz
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 8 5 4 3
10 5 3
Q 6 4
9 Table K Q 7 6
A J 9 7
K 9 7
4 2
8469A =
48733 =
Par NS +130 A 2
Q 4
A 10 2
A K Q 10 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 142
Partscore
2 NT S -2 -200
Tie 28

Data 9ZA0 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore