Data 9ZA1 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

6-card suit, 24 HCP, any spots

Found 99 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 Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul K 10 9 8 6
9 2
A 6 5
A 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Lindqvist Helgemo Brogeland Helness Fantoni FisherL Nunes SchwartzRO
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 2
K 7 6 3
K J 10 7 4
7 3 Table A J 4 3
J 10 8 5
8 3 2
J 2
88449 8955A
54883 44883
Par NS +140 7 5
A Q 4
Q 9
K Q 9 6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 10
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 0

2. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
FisherL Helgemo SchwartzRO Helness Nunes Brogeland Fantoni Lindqvist
Pass Pass 1 NT 3 Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass

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

8 7
K J 8
J 6 3 2
A Q 5 2 Table J 6 2
A 7 6 5 2
10 8 7 4
8
79659 99659
43783 43773
Par NS +400 A Q 9 4 3
Q 10 9
A Q 5
J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 17
Partscore
3 N = +110
-7 0

3. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Madala Fantoni Bianchedi Zia Multon Duboin Zimmermann
Pass Pass 2 2 NT 1 Pass 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 3 AP
Dbl AP

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

6 4
A Q J 6 2
9 6 2
A 5 3 Table A 10 9 8 7 5
10 8
5 4
J 10 2
76698 =
47644 =
Par NS +110 K Q
9 5 4
A K 10 8 7 3
K 4

Three notrump
3 NT× S -2 -500
-12 17
Partscore
3 S = +110
+12 12

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

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

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

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

10 4 2
K Q 7
10 5 4 3
Q 8 7 Table A 9 8 7
10 8 4
K J 6 2
J 6
9998A 99A8A
43352 =
Par NS +420 K Q
A J 9 5 3
A Q 8 7
10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
-4 17
Partscore
2 × S +1 +570
+4 16

5. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 50

S deals
E-W vul 8
A Q J 5 4 3
7 2
Q 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Graves Rodwell Schwartz Meckstroth Weinstein Saelensminde Levin Brogeland
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 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
10 2 K 3 9 8 3 2
J 4 Q 7 10 Q 8 7
8 3 3 A A 9 3 6
A 6 2 8 2 2 A 6
7 K 3 9 A 6 3
9 4 2 5 6 tricks claimed
6 5 6 9
9 8 7 K
A 6 5 10

9
10 7 6
Q 10 9 8 6
K J 10 6 Table Q J 10 7 6 3
K 9 8 2
K J
8
76869 =
66453 66464
Par NS +110 A K 5 4 2
—
A 5 4 3
A 9 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 17
Partscore
2 S -2 -100
+2 18

6. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

E deals
Both vul A 7 2
K 9 8 7 5 3
J 6
K 6

West North East South West North East South
Zhang Duboin WangW Sementa Madala ShiZ Bocchi Ju
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 9 8 5
A
K 10 8 4
10 9 5 Table 10 3
J 10 2
A 9 7 3
J 8 7 2
96A68 =
36364 =
Par NS +620 K 6 4
Q 6 4
Q 5 2
A Q 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 27
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-10 18

7. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul Q 9
K J 9 2
7
K Q J 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Bilski Furuta Brown ChenD Ino Thomson Teramoto Kanetkar
1 1 1 1 Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 10 8 2
A Q 10 8
9 6 5 2
9 Table 6 4
6 4
A J 8 4 3
A 8 5 2
98869 =
34573 =
Par NS +600 A K 7 5 3
7 5 3
K Q 10
10 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 38
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-11 18

8. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul Q 9
K J 9 2
7
K Q J 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Villas-Boas WolpertG Campos Chagas Dwyer Brum Bathurst
1 1 2 2 Pass 2
2 Pass 3 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 10 8 2
A Q 10 8
9 6 5 2
9 Table 6 4
6 4
A J 8 4 3
A 8 5 2
98869 =
34573 =
Par NS +600 A K 7 5 3
7 5 3
K Q 10
10 4

Three notrump
3 NT× S +1 +950
+15 53
Partscore
3 N -2 -200
-15 18

9. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 19

W deals
N-S vul K J 8 7 4
A 3 2
Q J 10
10 3

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Sadek Fantoni Nabil Samir Zimmermann Noshy Multon
2 Pass Pass 2 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 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 3 7 4 7 2 10 K
J 10 6 K Q 9 4 A
3 A 10 7 7 2 J 3
A 2 2 2 A 10 6 4
9 4 6 5 9 10 6 5
8 3 5 Q J 5 2 A
3 K A 2 8 Q 2 K
7 tricks claimed 9 tricks claimed

10 9 3
9 7 5 4
A
A Q J 9 8 Table A 6 5 2
J 10 8 6
7 6 5
7 6
77596 78596
45846 =
Par NS +100 Q
K Q
K 9 8 4 3 2
K 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 53
Partscore
3 S = +110
+7 25

10. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Lambardi Fritsche Rizzo Rohowsky Rehder Ravenna Gromoeller Alujas
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

6 3
6 5 4 3
A 9 2
K 8 5 2 Table 8 7 5 2
9 8
K 10 8
A Q 9 3
69985 =
44458 =
Par NS +140 K J 4
A 10
J 7 6 5 4 3
6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 63
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
-10 25

11. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers WeinsteinH Schermer Grabel LevinJ Welland WolpertJ AukenS
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 3 Pass Pass
Dbl 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

A 10 8 5
J 6 5
10 6
K Q J 5 Table 4 3
K 4 3
Q 4 3
10 9 7 4 2
799A6 =
64337 54337
Par NS +140 K J 7 2
A 10 9 8 2
J 2
A 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 63
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+5 30

12. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101

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

West North East South West North East South
Diamond WolpertG Platnick Kranyak Dwyer Greco Bathurst Hampson
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass

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

K 9
2
10 7 5 3 2
A K J 5 2 Table 8 5
K Q 9 8 7 5 3
4
10 8 6
8B586 BB596
22747 =
Par NS +460 Q 3 2
A 10 4
A K J 6
Q 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 70
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-7 30

13. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 112

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Kranyak Diamond WolpertG Bathurst Hampson Dwyer Greco
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Dbl 2 2 3 NT (AP) Dbl 3 3 Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 8
K Q 8 5
10 8 2
Q J 4 2 Table 10 7 6 5 2
A 10 7 6 4
3
6 3
764A8 =
57935 =
Par NS +100 Q J 9 4
J 9
9 6 5
A K 10 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 70
Partscore
4 N = +130
+8 38

14. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul A
K 5
Q 9 5 4
K Q 10 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Robbins Schermer Demirev Chambers Milner Pollack LallH Feldman
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 8 4 3 2
J
J 2
A J 8 7 6 Table K J 7
Q 8 7 6 4 3
K 6
9 4
A78C9 =
36514 =
Par NS +1370 Q 10 6 5
A 10 9 2
A 10 8 7 3
—

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 81
Partscore
2 N = +90
-11 38

15. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Rosenberg Rodwell Willenken Fleisher Katz Kamil Nickell
2 Dbl 1 1
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 3
8 7 2
10 7 5 2
J 10 7 2 Table A K 10 6
A 10 5 4
J
K 8 6 4
78785 67685
55648 =
Par NS +100 9 4
Q 6
K Q 9 8 6 3
A 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 81
Partscore
2 S = +90
+5 43

16. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

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

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

A 3 2
10 8 2
A 10 6 2
J 7 6 Table 10 9 6 4
A 7 6 5 4
K 7
10 9
97688 =
46754 =
Par NS +500 Q 8 7
K J 3
Q 9 8 5 3
8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 91
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-10 43

17. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Platnick Spector Diamond Greco Cheek Hampson Grue
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 7 5
K 9 7 5
8 5 2
Q 10 6 Table A Q 2
J
J 7 6 4
9 8 5 4 3
9AA98 =
33235 =
Par NS +420 10 8 6 4 3
10 6
A Q 10 3
K 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 91
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
+6 49

18. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
BildeD Bertheau BildeM BessisT Grue AukenS Moss Welland
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
1 1 2 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A Q 3 2
J 9 7 2
Q 10 5 3 2
— Table K J 5 4
Q 8 4
J 7 6
9 8 3
9565A =
38683 =
Par NS +400 7 6
A 10 3
A 4
A K J 10 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 98
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-7 49

19. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
AukenS Moss Welland Grue Bertheau BildeM BessisT BildeD
1 1
1 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 3
Q 7 4 3 2
10 9 6 4 3
A Table J 9 8 7 5
K 10 6
7
Q 10 4 2
75578 =
67764 66764
Par NS +90 10
A 5
A K Q 5
K J 8 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 98
Partscore
3 S -2 -200
Tie 49

20. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Korbel Zimmermann Miles Multon Helness Demuy Helgemo L'Ecuyer
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 Pass
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Dbl
1 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Rdbl 2 AP

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

A K 8 5
J 9 7
2
J 8 4 3 2 Table J 9 4
8 5
A 10 7 5 4
Q 9 5
97A95 =
45347 =
Par NS +620 Q
K 10 2
K Q 9 8 6 3
A 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 108
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-10 49

21. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 75

E deals
None vul A 9 6 3
K 8 4
A Q J 10 9 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Helness Korbel Helgemo Miles L'Ecuyer Fantoni Demuy Nunes
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 2 Dbl 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 10 2
10 9 6 3
3
Q J 9 7 Table 8 4
A 7 5 2
6 5 4
A 10 3 2
985A5 =
44827 =
Par NS +300 J 7 5
Q J
K 8 7
K 8 6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 115
Partscore
4 N = +130
-7 49

22. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Helness Amoils Helgemo Nunes L'Ecuyer Fantoni Demuy
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Dbl 2 1 Dbl 2 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 4
Q 9 6 3 2
A 7 6
9 2 Table J 8 2
7 4
9 8
K Q 8 6 5 3
988A6 =
34426 =
Par NS +600 K 6 5
8 5
K Q J 10 5 4
A 10

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 126
Partscore
3 S = +110
-11 49

23. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Pilon v.Prooijen Toffier Lorenzini de Wijs Rombaut Muller
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 3 3
Pass 2 Dbl 2 4 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 4
Q 9 6 3 2
A 7 6
9 2 Table J 8 2
7 4
9 8
K Q 8 6 5 3
988A6 =
34426 =
Par NS +600 K 6 5
8 5
K Q J 10 5 4
A 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 126
Partscore
4 S = +130
+8 57

24. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 75

E deals
None vul A 9 6 3
K 8 4
A Q J 10 9 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Majumdar Hamman MukherjeeS Zia Nickell MukherjeeM Katz Majumder
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 1 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K Q 10 2
10 9 6 3
3
Q J 9 7 Table 8 4
A 7 5 2
6 5 4
A 10 3 2
985A5 =
44827 =
Par NS +300 J 7 5
Q J
K 8 7
K 8 6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 133
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 57

25. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 14

E deals
None vul K 9 5
A 6 5 4 2
K J 9 2
10

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Berg Helness Svendsen Charlsen Fantoni Hoftaniska Nunes
Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 6 2
10 9 8 7
A 10 6 4
4 2 Table A 10 8 4
Q J 3
7 5
Q J 7 5
88899 =
55543 55544
Par NS +120 J 7 3
K
Q 8 3
A K 9 8 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 133
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 62

26. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul J 10 3 2
—
A K 10 9 8 3
J 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Chung Pilon LiuCK Toffier Bompis YangS Quantin Huang
Pass 1 Dbl Pass 1 Dbl
1 Dbl 1 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

Q 8
Q 9 8 7 6 4
4 2
8 7 4 Table K 9 7 6
J 5 3
Q 5
A Q 10 9
A96B8 =
33725 23725
Par NS +630 A 5 4
A K 10 2
J 7 6
K 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 143
Partscore
4 N +1 +150
-10 62

27. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 92

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Verhees Helness v.Prooijen Muller Nunes de Wijs Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7
K 7 4 3 2
Q J 9 8
10 8 3 Table A J 6
J 10 5
10 6 5 2
K J 7
9A658 =
33774 43784
Par NS +420 K Q 10 9 8 3
A 9
A 3
A 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 143
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+5 67

28. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

E deals
Both vul K
Q 10 8 7 5 2
K J 10 6
9 8

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Passell WolpertG Jacobus Lev Milner Pszczola LallH
1 1 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

10 6 5
J 6 4
Q 8 4 2
J 7 5 Table Q J 8 3
K 9 3
7 5
A Q 6 3
89AA8 =
44334 =
Par NS +620 A 9 7 4 2
A
A 9 3
K 10 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 143
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+6 73

29. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

S deals
None vul A K 10 8 7 6
Q 3
9 6 5
10 3

West North East South West North East South
Grue Katz Cheek Nickell Rodwell Hurd Meckstroth Wooldridge
1 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Dbl 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

4
K 10 7 4 2
A Q J 8 2
8 5 Table Q 9 3 2
9 8 6
K 10 4
J 9 6
8955A =
43783 =
Par NS +140 J 5
A J 5
7 3
A K Q 7 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 143
Partscore
3 S +1 +170
+6 79

30. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

E deals
E-W vul K J
K 10 8 6 5 4
J 7 5
Q 10

West North East South West North East South
Mahaffey LallJ Seamon Bathurst LallH Passell Milner Jacobus
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 3
Q 9 7
K Q 6
A J 7 4 3 Table 10 9 8 4 2
A 2
9 3
9 8 5 2
87995 =
36348 =
Par NS +140 A Q 6 5
J 3
A 10 8 4 2
K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 143
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
+3 82

31. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 9 5 4
A J 8
9
K J 9 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Moss Beatty Gitelman Greco Wold Hampson Bates
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 10 2
9 6 4
A 5
10 7 3 2 Table 8 7 6
Q 7 5 2
Q 10 3 2
Q 4
87789 8878A
54543 54643
Par NS +130 K J 3
K 10 3
K J 8 7 6 4
A

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 143
Partscore
2 S = +90
+4 86

32. 2012 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul Q 6
6 3 2
K 5
J 9 7 5 3 2

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

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

A K J 10
A Q 9 8
6 2
8 6 4 Table 7 4 3 2
J 7 4
J 8 7 4 3
10
74459 8456A
38773 =
Par NS +130 9 8 5
K 10 5
A Q 10 9
A K Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 146
Partscore
1 × S -1 -200
-3 86

33. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

E deals
E-W vul 3 2
6 4 2
A 9
A K J 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Dahl Delmonte Friedland Lusky Cheek Falk Grue
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 1 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT 2 3 Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl AP

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

K 7 5 4
A K J 10 9 7
K 7
10 Table 9 8 6
5 3
6 4 3 2
Q 9 8 6
67698 =
66735 56633
Par NS +110 A Q J 10
Q 8
Q J 10 8 5
4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-2 146
Partscore
3 × N -1 -100
+2 88

34. 2012 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Lewaciak Delmonte Zaremba BessisT Cheek Frukacz Grue Cieslak
1 Pass 1 1 NT 1 Pass 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

A 7 3 2
K Q 9 5
5 2
K J 3 Table J 8 5
6 4 3
Q 7 6 4 3
10 9
87879 =
44453 55464
Par NS +120 K 9
J 10
A J 10
A Q 8 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 148
Partscore
2 N -2 -100
-2 88

35. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul A
K Q 9 7
K 10 9 8 6 5
K 2

West North East South West North East South
Kushari HerbstO Majumdar HerbstI Barel Vaidya Zack Goel
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 10 7 4
J 6 4
A Q J 2
4 3 Table J 5 3
A 10 8 5
7 3
J 10 8 6
78799 =
65544 55543
Par NS +110 K 9 8 6 2
3 2
4
A Q 9 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
+2 150
Partscore
3 S -2 -100
-2 88

36. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Drijver Sementa Brink Verhees Bocchi v.Prooijen Madala
Pass Pass Pass 3
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 6
J 5 3
Q 8 5 4 3
Q 3 Table K 9 5
K Q 10 4 2
10 7
8 7 6
BA79B =
13541 =
Par NS +460 10 7 3
A 9 6
9
K J 9 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 150
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
+7 95

37. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul 7 5
A J 5
K 3
J 10 9 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
MadsenM Helness Schaltz Helgemo Zimmermann Askgaard Multon Bjarnarson
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
2 3 NT AP 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

A K Q J 10 3
K 6 3
9 8 6 2
— Table 9 2
Q 10 9 7 4
J 10 5
8 7 4
7447A =
38842 =
Par NS +130 8 6 4
8 2
A Q 7 4
A K Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 150
Partscore
4 N = +130
+8 103

38. 2011 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul A K 8 5 4 2
10 5
Q 5
A Q J

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Lauria v.Prooijen Versace Duboin Pachtman Sementa Ginossar
1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9
Q 7 4
A K 7 6
8 7 6 5 Table J 10 7 3
9 8 3
J 4 2
K 3 2
78888 78988
55455 =
Par NS +140 6
A K J 6 2
10 9 8 3
10 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 153
Partscore
3 N -2 -200
-3 103

39. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26

N deals
Both vul 8 5 3
3 2
K 10 2
A K Q 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Donn Pratap Goren GordonM Rosenberg Simson Willenken Johnson
1 1 2 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 3 3 3
Dbl Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 10 7 6 2
K 5
Q
10 8 5 3 2 Table A K 4
Q 10 8 7 6 4
9 4 3
9
855B9 =
27724 =
Par NS +600 J 9
A J 9
A J 8 7 6 5
J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 164
Partscore
4 N +1 +150
-11 103

40. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Silverstein Cohen Rosenthal Wolfson WeinsteinH LevinJ Garner Meyers
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

7 5
A Q J 8 6 2
Q 7
8 3 2 Table A 10 9 4 3 2
7 4
8
K 7 5 4
A76B9 =
26624 =
Par NS +430 J 6
10 3
A J 10 5 4 3
A 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 171
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-7 103

41. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Bates Meckstroth Wold Brink Zia Drijver Hamman
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 7 5
A 5 3
J 9 8 6
K 9 3 Table 8 6 2
K J 8
10 4
Q 10 6 5 4
8BA97 =
52335 =
Par NS +450 J 9 4
Q 10 9 7 6 2
K Q 7
7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 171
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+4 107

42. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco Stansby Hampson Martel Fleisher Gitelman Kamil Moss
2 Pass 2 2 NT Pass 3 NT
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 4 AP

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

A K 10 9 4 2
7 5
A 4 2
8 4 Table J 5
Q 10 6 4 2
10 9 5 3
Q 6
66669 97779
36663 =
Par NS +600 Q 7 3
J 9 8 3
J 8 6
9 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 183
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
-12 107

43. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 77

E deals
Both vul J 7 2
10 8 6 5 2
A K 10
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Gerstman Rodwell Landen Meckstroth Katz Harris Nickell Morgan
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 6 4
J 7
9 8 3
K J 8 5 Table 10 9 5
K 9 4 3
Q 7 5 4 2
2
77769 =
66664 =
Par NS +110 K 8 3
A Q
J 6
A Q 7 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-3 183
Partscore
2 S -2 -200
+3 110

44. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Kopecky Meckstroth Kurka Rodwell Hamman Martens Zia Jassem
1 NT Dbl 2 3 NT 1 1 1 2
Pass Pass Pass 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10 4 3
K Q
A Q 10 9 8 7
8 7 Table Q J 7 5 2
J 10 9 7
J 4 3
10
7595B 9595B
48482 =
Par NS +500 K 8
6 2
K 6 5
K 9 6 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 193
Partscore
4 S +1 +150
-10 110

45. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul A 8 6 3
K
A J 10 8 7 5
A 7

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Greco Sadek Hampson Moss Duboin Gitelman Sementa
1 Dbl 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 9 7 5
10 9 6 5
6 3
8 6 2 Table J 10
Q 8 3
K Q 9 4
K Q J 9
8A899 =
53444 =
Par NS +420 K 4 2
A J 7 4 2
2
10 5 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 193
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
+2 112

46. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 8, Bd 122

W deals
Both vul A K 10 7 5 4
6
K 7 6 2
A 9

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

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

Q 9 8
8 3 2
A 10 8 5
J 10 2 Table J 6 3
A Q J 5
J 9 4
8 7 6
9A99A =
33342 =
Par NS +620 2
K 10 9 7 4
Q 3
K Q 5 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 203
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-10 112

47. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul 4
K 2
K Q 10 8 6 3
9 8 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Khiuppenen Zhuang Kholomeev WangW Fu Dubinin Zhao Gromov
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

K 10 3
J 10 9 8 7 6
9 4
K 4 Table 9 7 6 2
5
A 7 5 2
A J 10 5
85678 =
46645 =
Par NS +120 A Q J 8 5
A Q 4 3
J
Q 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+14 217
Partscore
3 N -3 -300
-14 112

48. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

E deals
Both vul —
9 5 4 3
A K 8
A Q J 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Granovetter Greco Rubin Jansma Moss Verhees Gitelman
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 AP
Dbl AP

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

A Q 10 8
J 8 6
9 5
K 8 6 4 Table 9 6 4 3
K Q 10
J 10 3 2
9 7
77989 8898A
45443 =
Par NS +140 K J 7 5 2
A 7 2
Q 7 6 4
10

Three notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
-8 217
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+8 120

49. 2009 USBC QuarterfinalB, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul A
A K 10
J 10 6 5 3 2
J 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Becker CohenB Strul Smith Welland Stansby Willenken Martel
1 1 Pass 1 Dbl 1
Pass Dbl 2 2 NT Dbl 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q
9 8 5 3
Q 8 7
9 8 7 4 Table 8 5 4 3 2
Q J 4
9
A Q 10 3
998B7 998B6
44526 =
Par NS +400 J 10 9 7 6
7 6 2
A K 4
K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 223
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-6 120

50. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28

E deals
N-S vul A Q 10 8 6 3
5 2
J 9 8 5
9

West North East South West North East South
Allegaert Levin Shivdasani Weinstein Katz LallJ Jacobs Schutze
1 1 1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1 NT 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 2
7 3
10 7 6 4
7 5 3 2 Table J 7 5
K J 9 6
Q 3 2
A Q 10
9AA99 =
42233 42333
Par NS +620 4
A Q 10 8 4
A K
K J 8 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 223
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
+7 127

51. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Sementa Wold Duboin Lindqvist Grue Brogeland Cheek
1 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

K J 7 5 2
Q 7 5 4 3
A 3
8 Table 4 3
K 9
9 7 6 4 2
Q J 4 3
98889 A888A
35453 =
Par NS +630 A 10 9 6
A J 10 8 2
Q 10
7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 233
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 127

52. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39

S deals
Both vul A 9 8 7 6 2
A 10
A J 9
10 9

West North East South West North East South
Demuy Hamman Delmonte Zia Rodwell Brogeland Meckstroth Shugart
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q 10 3
Q J 9
Q 10 3
8 7 5 3 Table K J
8 6 5 4 2
5 4
A J 6 2
AA7B7 =
33525 =
Par NS +630 5 4
K 7 3
K 8 7 6 2
K Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 243
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-10 127

53. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

N deals
None vul 6 5 3
8
K Q 7 5 4 2
J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski WeinsteinH Balicki Garner Welland Gromov Glubok Dubinin
2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 7 2
K 10 3 2
A J 6 3
6 3 Table A 9 8 4
9 6 5 4
10 9
Q 9 7
7879A 8879A
44533 54633
Par NS +130 K J 10
A Q J 7
8
A K 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 253
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
-10 127

54. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 96

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

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

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

A 8 6 5 3
Q 9 8 6
2
K 5 3 Table J 10
J 5 4 3 2
J 5 4
A 10 2
965A8 =
47835 =
Par NS +400 Q 9
K 10 7
A K 10 8 6 3
Q J

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 260
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 127

55. 2008 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

E deals
None vul J 7 6 5 3
10 9 4 2
A 8
K 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Weichsel Rosenberg Lesniewski Jansma Weinstein Verhees Levin
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 1 Pass 2 (AP)

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

8 4 2
K Q J 8 6
4 3 2
9 8 Table K Q 10 9
7
K 10 9 7 5
Q 5 4
A998A A898A
34443 =
Par NS +430 A
A 5 3
Q J 6
A J 10 7 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 268
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-8 127

56. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 5, Bd 70

S deals
N-S vul 10 9 7 6 4
10 6
K J
A K 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Brogeland Rosenberg Saelensminde Groetheim Katz Tundal Jacobs
1 1
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

A K 3 2
K Q 5 4 2
9 5
7 5 Table J 8 5
9 8 7 3
10 4 2
Q J 9
975AB 976AB
45722 =
Par NS +600 Q
A J
A Q 8 7 6 3
10 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 278
Partscore
4 S = +130
-10 127

57. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 6, Bd 91

W deals
None vul 8 6 4
5 3
Q J
A J 8 7 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Zia Helness Rosenberg WeinsteinH Brogeland Garner Saelensminde
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10
A 7 6 4
K 10 8 4 3
Q 5 Table Q 9 3 2
J 2
9 7 5 2
10 9 6
7885A B896B
24272 =
Par NS +460 K J 7 5
K Q 10 9 8
A 6
K 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+8 286
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-8 127

58. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Brogeland Rosenberg Saelensminde Helgemo WeinsteinH Helness Garner
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 Dbl Pass 3 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 AP

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

A Q J 9 6 3
K 4
8 4
K 10 4 Table 7 2
9 8 6 3 2
J 5
Q 9 7 5
A67A6 A67B7
37526 =
Par NS +630 K 8 4
Q
K Q 10 9 7 2
A 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 286
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 133

59. 2007 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Bertheau Fantoni Nystrom Zhao Versace Fu Lauria
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

K J 5 3
8 5 4
J 8
J 9 7 5 Table 9 8 7 2
Q 10 7
K Q 6 5
K 10
76988 77988
66455 =
Par NS +140 Q 10
J 6 3
A 10 9 7 4 3
Q 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 286
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+4 137

60. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

E deals
None vul K 3
2
J 9 6 3
Q J 10 9 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Welland Hamman Willenken H-Welland Meckstroth Sementa Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

A Q 5 2
A 10 7 6
K 5
6 5 2 Table 10 8 4
9 8 4 3
10 7 4 2
K 7
9879A 987AB
35532 45532
Par NS +400 J 9 7 6
K Q J 5
A Q 8
A 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 293
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-7 137

61. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

S deals
E-W vul K Q J 4 3 2
Q 8
A 6 4
6 2

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Harris Moss Morgan Gerstman Martel Carmichael Stansby
1 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

10 9 8
A K 7 4
J 2
A 8 5 3 Table 7 6 5
J 6 5 2
10 8 5
K 10 9
79697 =
22726 =
Par NS +140 A
10 9 3
K Q 9 7 3
Q J 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 293
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+5 142

62. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Harris Rubin Morgan Ekeblad Moss Gerstman Gitelman Carmichael
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

Q 8 7
J 7 5
K Q 6 5
6 5 2 Table A 10 9 3
10 9 8
A 10 9 8
10 7
88A6A =
35373 =
Par NS +620 K J 6 5 4
A K 4
7 4 3
A 8

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 304
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-11 142

63. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38

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

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Meltzer Baze Larsen Sontag Deutsch Bates Kranyak
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

Q 8 7
J 7 5
K Q 6 5
6 5 2 Table A 10 9 3
10 9 8
A 10 9 8
10 7
88A6A =
35373 =
Par NS +620 K J 6 5 4
A K 4
7 4 3
A 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 304
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+6 148

64. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Tuszynski Meckstroth Kowalski Rodwell Hamman Bykov Soloway Kodayam
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 2
Pass 3 NT AP 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 4 AP

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

10 4 3
A 9 7 3
10 4
Q 10 9 7 Table K 9 8 2
J 10 8 6 4
Q 2
A 2
975A8 =
34735 =
Par NS +400 Q 6
K 5 2
K J 3
K 6 5 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 304
Partscore
4 N -1 -50
+2 150

65. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Rodwell Zia Meckstroth Hamman Weinstein Soloway Levin
1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass Pass Rdbl Pass
1 1 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 4
A J 10 9
8 6 5
A 10 2 Table 8 7 5
7 6 4 2
J 7 4 2
K 6
8989A 9989A
43533 =
Par NS +400 Q 9 2
K Q 8 3
A K Q 10
J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 311
Partscore
3 S = +110
-7 150

66. 2006 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul 9
A K 7 6 5 4
J 7 3 2
K 8

West North East South West North East South
BildeM Ginossar Hansen Ozdil YadlinD BlaksetL YadlinI Nielsen
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 2
J 10 8 2
K Q 10 5
J 6 2 Table Q 10 8 6 3
Q 3
9 6
Q 10 9 3
78998 789A8
64435 =
Par NS +140 A J 7 5 4
9
A 8 4
A 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 318
Partscore
2 N = +110
-7 150

67. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul Q 5 4 3 2
K Q 10
A K 2
K 3

West North East South West North East South
Helness Eskinaz Helgemo AlufS Kokten Larsen AlufT Meltzer
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A J 10
8 7 6 4
10 7 6 5 4
J Table K 9 8 7 6
A J 2
Q
8 7 5 4
8577B =
37542 38542
Par NS +600 —
9 5 3
J 9 8 3
A Q 10 9 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 318
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+8 158

68. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 2

W deals
N-S vul K J 9 7 6 2
6
K 9 8
K 10 4

West North East South West North East South
YangL Luis Dai Paz Pessoa Zhao Castanheira Fu
1 1 Dbl 3 NT 1 NT 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

8 4 3
J 9 7 3
A 6 3 2
A Q Table 10 5
A 8 5 4
10 5
J 8 6 3 2
99697 =
33635 =
Par NS +600 A Q
K Q 10 2
Q J 7 4
9 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 328
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
-10 158

69. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul A Q 10 8 6 5
10 8
Q 7
Q 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Rosenberg Woolsey Zia Fallenius Feldman Welland Bramley
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 4 3 2
K 9 3 2
K 9 6
K 7 Table —
Q J 7 4
10 5 4 3 2
A 10 4 3
89447 =
43986 =
Par NS +100 K J 7
A 6 5
A J 8
J 8 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+5 333
Partscore
2 N +3 +200
-5 158

70. 2005 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83

W deals
N-S vul K Q J 10 5 2
A 8 7 3
5 4
Q

West North East South West North East South
Willenken Welland Cohler Fallenius Zia Shenkin Rosenberg Mahaffey
3 3 Pass 3 NT 1 NT 2 Dbl Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass 2 2 NT Pass
3 3 AP

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

9 8 6
5 4
A J 10 9 8 3
7 5 Table A 4 3
K J 2
7 6
K 9 4 3 2
99A68 99A67
43374 =
Par NS +620 7
Q 10 9 6
K Q 2
A J 10 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 343
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 158

71. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

E deals
Both vul Q 7 5 3
K 9 4 3
8 6 5 4
4

West North East South West North East South
Dubinin Winkler Gromov Dumbovich Szilagyi Rekunov Honti Khokhlov
Pass 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Dbl 3 (AP)

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

9 6 4
A 10
Q 9 3
10 9 8 5 3 Table K J 10 2
J 8 6 5 2
A J 2
2
76678 =
56755 56765
Par NS +90 A 8
Q 7
K 10 7
A K Q J 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 343
Partscore
3 S -2 -200
Tie 158

72. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Kiema Kalish Koistinen Podgur YadlinI Salomaa YadlinD Backstrom
2 2 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

10
K Q 8 6
Q 10 6 5 3
A J 8 Table K J 9 6 5 2
9 7 4 2
7
5 2
86589 7658A
47853 =
Par NS +130 Q 8 7 4
A 5 3
A K 8 4
Q 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 343
Partscore
4 S -1 -50
+2 160

73. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 1

N deals
None vul Q J 8 6 4 3
K 10
A 8
K 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Madala Lauria Ravenna Versace Bocchi Camberos Duboin Bianchedi

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th

A 9 5 2
7 6
J 4
A 8 7 5 2 Table 10 7
A 8 5 3 2
Q 7 6 2
J 10
98887 =
44545 =
Par NS +400 K
Q J 9 4
K 10 9 5 3
Q 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 343
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 165

74. 2004 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Brink Garvey v.Prooijen Carroll Fitzgibbon Verhees Mesbur Jansma
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 5 4 3 2
K J 6
8 5 2
10 4 Table 10 8 7
Q 10 7 2
K 9 7
K J 8
889AB 888AB
44422 =
Par NS +400 Q 9 6
A 9 8 5 3
A J 4
5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-8 343
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+8 173

75. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Matheson Fantoni Patrick GerrardD Duboin Rae Bocchi
Pass Pass
Pass 3 AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
7 A 3 2
Q A 3 2
9 tricks won

10
K Q 8 6
Q 10 6 5 3
A J 8 Table K J 9 6 5 2
9 7 4 2
7
5 2
86589 7658A
47853 =
Par NS +130 Q 8 7 4
A 5 3
A K 8 4
Q 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 351
Partscore
3 N = +110
-8 173

76. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Brink Versace v.Prooijen Verhees Duboin Jansma Bocchi
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP 1 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

A Q 7 6 4
K Q 5
A 8 4
9 3 Table 8 2
10 9 8 3 2
J 6
10 7 6 4
976A9 =
26723 =
Par NS +400 J 9 3
A 6 4
Q 9
A K J 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 358
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-7 173

77. 2004 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Demuy Bertheau WolpertG Nystrom Nunes CohenB Fantoni Smith
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 6 4 3
10 7
K 10 9 8 5
9 Table K 10
A 8 6 3
Q 3
Q J 10 4 3
86979 86969
56463 =
Par NS +140 9 8 5
J 2
J 4
A K 8 7 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 358
Partscore
2 N -1 -100
Tie 173

78. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 112

N deals
N-S vul Q 7
A K 8 7 5 2
8 3 2
Q 2

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

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

A J 10
Q J 4 3
J 4
10 7 5 4 Table 9 8 3
10 6
Q 10 9 7 5
A J 9
78877 =
64455 =
Par NS +110 K 6 5 4 2
9
A K 6
K 8 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 358
Partscore
2 N = +110
+7 180

79. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

W deals
None vul 10 8
A Q 10 5
8 5 4
K J 8 3

West North East South West North East South
ChiuW Freeman YangH Nickell Meckstroth Yen Rodwell WuS
Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

9 7 5 3 2
K 6
J 2
10 9 5 4 Table A Q 6 4
8 7 3 2
9 6
A Q 2
B6BB8 A6AA8
27225 =
Par NS +460 K J
J 9 4
A K Q 10 7 3
7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 365
Partscore
2 N +3 +150
-7 180

80. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 77

S deals
Both vul A J 9 5 3
10 5 3
A 7 5 3
A

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Doub Welland Wildavsky Pratap Garner Landen WeinsteinH
Pass 1
Pass 1 2 3 Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 3
Dbl 3 AP

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

Q 10
9
J 8 6 4
K J 9 4 3 2 Table K 8 7 4
Q J 8 7 6 2
K 9 2
—
88677 77667
55665 =
Par NS +120 6 2
A K 4
Q 10
Q 10 8 7 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 365
Partscore
3 N = +110
+7 187

81. 2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 7, Bd 103

W deals
Both vul J 8
K 9
A J 10 8 6 5
9 6 4

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

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

6 5 2
Q J 10 5
Q
Q 7 5 3 2 Table Q 7 4
8 7 4 3
7 3 2
A K 8
8B6B6 =
00606 =
Par NS +650 A K 10 9 3
A 6 2
K 9 4
J 10

Three notrump
3 NT S +4 +720
+11 376
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-11 187

82. 2001 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Schuett Lauria SmithK Versace Bocchi Moss Duboin Chang
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 4 3
10 2
A K J 6 4
9 3 2 Table J 7
A K 8 6 4
9 3
8 7 6 4
89677 =
44665 =
Par NS +140 A 8
Q 7 5 3
Q 7 5 2
A 10 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 376
Partscore
2 N = +110
+4 191

83. 2001 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul K 5
Q 7 6
K 9 6 5 4 2
J 10

West North East South West North East South
Burger Berkowitz Brachman Cohen Schwartz Hampson Becker Greco
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q 9
K J
Q 8 7 3
9 7 6 5 Table J 7 2
10 9 5 4 2
J 10
Q 8 2
99899 999A9
43434 =
Par NS +400 10 8 6 4 3
A 8 3
A
A K 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 376
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+4 195

84. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 39

E deals
Both vul 9 7
A Q 5
A K 6 5 4 2
10 8

West North East South West North East South
Molson Larsen Shenkin Meltzer Weichsel Rubin Sontag Granovetter
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 10 2
J 9 3 2
Q 7 3
J 6 5 Table Q J 8 6 3
8 7 6 4
J
A 3 2
766A8 966A8
46734 47734
Par NS +600 K 5 4
K 10
10 9 8
K Q 9 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 386
Partscore
4 N = +130
-10 195

85. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35

N deals
E-W vul K 7 6 5 4 3
Q
8 7 2
K 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Sakul Branco Karwur Chagas Villas-Boas Manoppo Campos Lasut
2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

9 8 2
—
A K 10 6 4 3
Q 8 4 2 Table J 10
J 10 9 7 6 4
J 5
A 10 6
57745 57755
65587 =
Par NS -90 A Q
A K 8 5 3 2
Q 9
J 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-8 386
Partscore
3 N = +140
+8 203

86. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul 9 7
A
J 7 4 2
A K J 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Ramondt Harfouche Maas Eidi Fahs de Boer Hamdan Muller
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl 3 AP

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

10 6 3 2
K J 5 2
A K 10 5
4 Table K 8 5 4
Q 9 8 7 4
3
8 7 3
A65AA =
37822 =
Par NS +430 A Q J
10 6 3
Q 9 8 6
Q 10 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 393
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 203

87. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26

W deals
Both vul 10
K 5 3
A J 10 9 6 2
Q 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Kwiecien Berkowitz Pszczola Tuszynski Katz Jassem Garner
1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 1 NT 3 Pass Pass
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 7 3
Q 10
K Q 8 4
A J 7 Table J 8 4 2
9 7 6 4 2
7 5 3
8
A779B B779B
26541 26542
Par NS +660 A Q 6 5
A J 8
—
K 9 6 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 404
Partscore
3 N = +110
-11 203

88. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

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

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

8 7 4 3 2
10 8 6
A J 10 6
K Table J 6 5
K Q 7 3
Q 5 3
10 5 4
A688B =
26552 =
Par NS +430 A Q 10
A 9 5 4
9 7 2
J 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 410
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-6 203

89. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Rodwell Weinstein Meckstroth Hamman Rosenberg Soloway Zia
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 3
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT
Pass 4 AP

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

10 6 2
A 5 3
K 10 9 3 2
Q J Table Q 9 8 5
K 10 8 7 4
J 6
8 2
8656A =
47873 =
Par NS +130 A K
Q J
A 7 4
A K 10 9 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 422
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
-12 203

90. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 10, Bd 151

E deals
Both vul A
6 2
7 6 5 3
A K 9 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Meckstroth Branco Hamman Nickell Villas-Boas Freeman Campos
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

10 9 8 5
8 7 4
A 9 2
Q J 8 Table K 4 3
Q J 10 9 5
K 10 8 4
6
9756A =
45763 45752
Par NS +600 Q J 7 6 2
A K 3
Q J
10 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 422
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 208

91. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

N deals
N-S vul K 9 5 3 2
K J 10 8
Q 10
A 9

West North East South West North East South
Onstott Meckstroth Compton Rodwell Hamman Wittes Soloway Grabel
1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
9 Q A 4
2 5 3 10
A 4 2 6
9 5 10 6

A Q J 8 6
Q 2
9 8 7 6 3
6 Table 10 7 4
9 5 4 3
A 2
K 8 5 4
9698B 8698B
37452 =
Par NS +600 —
A 7 6
K J 5 4
Q J 10 7 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 422
Partscore
2 NT S +3 +210
+7 215

92. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

N deals
N-S vul K 9 5 3 2
K J 10 8
Q 10
A 9

West North East South West North East South
Lair Szymanowski Smith Lesniewski Zmudzinski Levin Balicki Weinstein
1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A Q J 8 6
Q 2
9 8 7 6 3
6 Table 10 7 4
9 5 4 3
A 2
K 8 5 4
9698B 8698B
37452 =
Par NS +600 —
A 7 6
K J 5 4
Q J 10 7 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 422
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 221

93. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

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

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

Q J 10 5
10 8 7 6 3
A 10 9 3
— Table A 3
9 5
J 8 6 4
K J 6 5 2
66657 =
76774 =
Par NS -90 K 9 8 7
A K Q
K Q 7 5
9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
+4 426
Partscore
3 × N -2 -300
-4 221

94. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Martel Freeman Stansby Lair Soloway Schwartz Hamman
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl AP

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

Q J 10 5
10 8 7 6 3
A 10 9 3
— Table A 3
9 5
J 8 6 4
K J 6 5 2
66657 =
76774 =
Par NS -90 K 9 8 7
A K Q
K Q 7 5
9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+5 431
Partscore
3 × N -2 -300
-5 221

95. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Levy Nickell Mari Freeman Hamman Perron Wolff Chemla
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

Q 7 4
A 6
Q J 9 7 6
A 9 5 Table K 10 9 8 6
10 8 5 4 3
10
6 4
84679 =
38663 =
Par NS +120 A J 5 2
K J 7
5 4 3 2
K 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 441
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 221

96. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul K 8 4 2
6
Q J
A K J 10 9 8

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

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

A 10 9 7 5
J 8 7 5
10 9 6 5
— Table 6 3
A Q 10 9
K 7 4
Q 5 4 3
8757A =
56763 56863
Par NS +130 Q J
K 4 3 2
A 8 3 2
7 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 441
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+6 227

97. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 2

W deals
N-S vul 10 7
2
J 9 4 2
Q J 10 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Versace Buratti Wolff Lanzarotti Hamman
3 Pass 3 3 NT 2 Pass 2 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 3 Pass Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

9 6
Q 10 9 8 6 4 3
K 5
8 4 Table Q J 8 4
A 5
10 7 6
A 9 7 3
585A9 =
35833 =
Par NS +130 A K 5 3 2
K J 7
A Q 8 3
K

Three notrump
3 NT S -5 -500
-9 441
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
+9 236

98. 1997 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Shugart Seamon Robson Forrester Cayne Helgemo Burger
1 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

8 6 5
K Q 4
J 7 2
J 10 8 7 Table A 7 4 2
J 9 8
9 5 3
A 3 2
999A9 =
44434 =
Par NS +400 9 3
A 10 7 6 5 3
A Q 10
9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 447
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-6 236

99. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 104

W deals
None vul A Q 5 4 2
10 5
A K 9 4
J 3

West North East South West North East South
Levy Lasut Mouiel Manoppo Karwur Mari Sakul Bompis
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

K J 10 8 6
K 8 3
10 7 5 2
7 Table 7 3
J 7 6 4
J 8 6
A K 5 2
9798A 9898A
35453 =
Par NS +400 9
A Q 9 2
Q 3
Q 10 9 8 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 454
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-7 236

Data 9ZA1 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore