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 West
Lindqvist

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
J
K
7
3
A
8
9
6
5 North
Helgemo
1
2
3
3 NT

2nd
5
7
2
9
J
3
3
4
Q East
Brogeland
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
10
K
K
4
Q
6
6
2 South
Helness
2
2 NT
3

4th
Q
2
A
A
3
7
J
4
5 West
Fantoni

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
9
2
K
A
4
A
8
5 North
FisherL
Pass
1
Dbl

2nd
5
10
8
6
3
6
2
J
2 East
Nunes
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
8
A
Q
3
9
10
5
K
K South
SchwartzRO
1
Pass
3

4th
Q
2
K
4
5
10
3
7
A
N deals
Both vul K 10 9 8 6
9 2
A 6 5
A 10 8
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 South =
+600 +10 10
Partscore
3 South +1
+130 0

2. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
FisherL

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
K
10 North
Helgemo
Pass
3 NT

2nd
K
6
2 East
SchwartzRO
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
4 South
Helness
1 NT
Pass

4th
7
7
8 West
Nunes

Pass

Lead
2
K
9
Q
7
4
7
Q North
Brogeland
3

2nd
3
4
10
6
2
2
K
5 East
Fantoni
Pass

3rd
8
5
A
4
K
J
6
5 South
Lindqvist
Pass

4th
10
2
3
7
8
Q
A
J
N deals
E-W vul K 10 5
4 3
K 9
K 10 9 6 4 3
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 South =
+400 +7 17
Partscore
3 North =
+110 0

3. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23 West
Nunes
Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
Q
2
Q
J
K
10
8
7
Q
2 North
Madala
Pass
3
All Pass

2nd
3
K
4
5
9
3
5
4
6 East
Fantoni
2
Pass

3rd
8
10
3
A
6
7
7
8
2 South
Bianchedi
2 NT
3 NT

4th
4
5
2
6
5
7
8
9
A West
Zia
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
10
Q
3
3
Q
J North
Multon
Pass
3

2nd
2
4
K
5
2
5
7 East
Duboin
1
Pass

3rd
A
A
8
K
J
7
9 South
Zimmermann
2
Pass

4th
Q
3
5
4
4
6
9
W deals
Both vul J 3 2
K 7 3
Q J
Q 9 8 7 6
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× South -2
-500 17
Partscore
3 South =
+110 +12 12

6. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29 West
Zhang

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
4
J
5
6
9
8
7 North
Duboin

2
3

2nd
2
A
A
10
8
9
3
7 East
WangW
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
3
3
Q
K
6
5
2 South
Sementa
1
2
3 NT

4th
K
2
4
4
J
5
5 West
Madala

1
Pass

Lead
10
K
6
Q
4
Q North
ShiZ

Dbl
2

2nd
4
2
7
10
A
2 East
Bocchi
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
3
A
6
3
3 South
Ju
1
1 NT

4th
A
5
9
8
2
K
E deals
Both vul A 7 2
K 9 8 7 5 3
J 6
K 6
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 South +1
+630 +10 27
Partscore
2 North +2
+170 18

7. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 1, Bd 10 West
Bilski

Dbl
3
All Pass

Lead
5
4
10
4
3
5
Q
J
6 North
Furuta
1
2
3

2nd
7
K
9
8
Q
10
2
8
4 East
Brown
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
2
3
K
9
Q
3
3
5 South
ChenD
1
2 NT
3 NT

4th
10
2
5
A
9
6
10
Q
6 West
Ino

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
8
7
7
9
4 North
Thomson
1
2
2

2nd
3
K
8
Q
3
5 East
Teramoto
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
4
K
9
2
K South
Kanetkar
1
2
3

4th
2
5
2
4
10
A
N deals
Both vul Q 9
K J 9 2
7
K Q J 7 6 3
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 South +2
+660 +11 38
Partscore
3 North +1
+130 18

8. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 1, Bd 10 West
Kranyak

2
Dbl

Lead
5
4
10
4
6
Q
J
7
6 North
Villas-Boas
1
Pass
All Pass

2nd
7
K
9
8
3
5
8
3
4 East
WolpertG
1
3

3rd
A
2
3
K
10
3
5
7
5 South
Campos
2
3 NT

4th
10
2
2
A
Q
6
10
9
Q West
Chagas

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
3
4
4
K
8
K
10
J North
Dwyer
2
2
2 NT

2nd
3
2
2
A
8
5
4
6
6 East
Brum
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
10
K
2
7
5
3
3
5 South
Bathurst
2
2
3

4th
Q
9
A
9
5
Q
A
7
Q
N deals
Both vul Q 9
K J 9 2
7
K Q J 7 6 3
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× South +1
+950 +15 53
Partscore
3 North -2
-200 18

9. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 6, Bd 19 West
Nunes
2
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
J
3
A
9
8
3 North
Sadek
Pass
2
3 NT

2nd
3
10
A
2
4
3
K East
Fantoni
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
6
10
2
6
5
A South
Nabil
2
2 NT

4th
4
K
7
2
5
Q
2 West
Samir
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
7
Q
7
A
9
J
8 North
Zimmermann
1
2
3

2nd
2
9
2
10
10
5
Q East
Noshy
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
4
J
6
6
2
2 South
Multon
2
2 NT

4th
K
A
3
4
5
A
K
W deals
N-S vul K J 8 7 4
A 3 2
Q J 10
10 3
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 South -2
-200 53
Partscore
3 South =
+110 +7 25

10. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 16, Bd 32 West
Lambardi
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6 North
Fritsche
1
2
2 NT

2nd East
Rizzo
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd South
Rohowsky
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th West
Rehder
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
2
10
Q
J
J
K
7 North
Ravenna
1
2
2 NT

2nd
Q
8
4
8
3
10
3
K East
Gromoeller
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
A
K
J
A
6
2
9 South
Alujas
1 NT
2
3

4th
4
3
9
5
5
6
Q
9
W deals
E-W vul A Q 10 9
K Q J 7 2
Q
J 10 7
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 South =
+400 +10 63
Partscore
3 South -1
-50 25

11. 2013 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Chambers
Pass
Dbl
Pass

Lead
Q
5
2
Q
2
J
K
10
6
10 North
WeinsteinH
1
2
Pass

2nd
3
8
5
K
J
5
7
A
3
9 East
Schermer
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
9
Q
A
7
4
7
3
K
3 South
Grabel
1
3 NT

4th
6
A
4
5
4
2
7
J
A
J West
LevinJ
1
Pass

Lead
4
6
K
J
K
9 North
Welland
3

2nd
2
3
8
6
4
Q East
WolpertJ
Pass

3rd
10
K
10
A
2
7 South
AukenS
Pass

4th
Q
A
A
3
10
5
W deals
E-W vul Q 9 6
Q 7
A K 9 8 7 5
8 3
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 South -1
-50 63
Partscore
3 North +1
+130 +5 30

12. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101 West
Diamond
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
2
Q North
WolpertG
2
3 NT

2nd
3
6
K East
Platnick
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
Q
A South
Kranyak
2 NT
Pass

4th
7
A
8 West
Dwyer
1
Pass

Lead
4
Q
J North
Greco
2

2nd
A
9
8 East
Bathurst
Pass

3rd
2
A
2 South
Hampson
Pass

4th
8
5
K
W deals
E-W vul A J 10 7 6 4
J 6
Q 9 8
9 3
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 South +2
+460 +7 70
Partscore
2 North +2
+170 30

13. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 8, Bd 112 West
Platnick

Dbl
Pass

Lead
K
Q
8
A
4 North
Kranyak
1
2
Pass

2nd
2
3
7
5
4 East
Diamond
Pass
2
Pass

3rd
7
6
10
5 South
WolpertG
1
3 NT

4th
9
J
5
3 West
Bathurst

Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
6
6
Q
K North
Hampson
1
3
3

2nd
A
2
4 East
Dwyer
Pass
3
Pass

3rd
2
J
5 South
Greco
1
Dbl
4

4th
7
3
8
N deals
N-S vul K 3
3 2
A K Q J 7 4
9 8 7
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 South -2
-200 70
Partscore
4 North =
+130 +8 38

14. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36 West
Robbins
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
4
8
J
K
3
7
3
5 North
Schermer
1
2
3

2nd
K
6
J
5
9
2
Q
6
8 East
Demirev
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
A
Q
2
6
K
4
9
9 South
Chambers
Dbl
2
3 NT

4th
2
2
K
A
A
10
5
4
7 West
Milner
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
K
8
Q
2
3
5
J
2 North
Pollack
1
2

2nd
10
4
A
9
8
3
6
5
4 East
LallH
1
Pass

3rd
J
3
7
7
8
J
9
3
K South
Feldman
Dbl
Pass

4th
K
A
5
6
7
6
8
2
W deals
Both vul A
K 5
Q 9 5 4
K Q 10 5 3 2
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 South +1
+630 +11 81
Partscore
2 North =
+90 38

15. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Meckstroth

3
Pass

Lead
J
4
2
Q
8
K North
Rosenberg

Dbl
Pass

2nd
Q
3
2
8
3
4 East
Rodwell
2
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
10
6
3
7 South
Willenken
Dbl
3 NT

4th
5
9
A
A
5 West
Fleisher

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
Q
6
K
4
3
6
2
6 North
Katz

1
Pass

2nd
Q
2
7
4
3
Q
5
7
5 East
Kamil
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
K
3
K
8
10
A
2
8
A South
Nickell
1
2

4th
A
5
A
2
9
9
5
3
J
E deals
None vul Q J 7 5 2
K J 9 3
A 4
Q 9
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 South -2
-100 81
Partscore
2 South =
+90 +5 43

16. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Seamon

Pass
2

Lead
10
K
7
10
8
K North
Weinstein

1
3 NT

2nd
Q
5
3
3
6
10 East
Pszczola

1
All Pass

3rd
A
2
A
4
A
2 South
Levin
Pass
1 NT

4th
3
4
J
Q
9
7 West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
K
A
5
8 North
Sontag

1 NT

2nd
3
9
10
4
9 East
Meckstroth

Pass

3rd
10
2
8
Q
4 South
Berkowitz
Pass
Pass

4th
Q
6
7
A
J
S deals
N-S vul K J 5
Q 9
J 4
A K Q 5 4 3
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 South +1
+630 +10 91
Partscore
1 NT North +3
+180 43

17. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Becker

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
2
4
10
A
8
5
A
2 North
Platnick
1
2
3 NT

2nd
A
J
K
7
5
4
9
6
8 East
Spector
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
6
6
Q
4
10
Q
7
K South
Diamond
1
2 NT

4th
7
5
2
3
K
9
3
J West
Greco

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
K
9
Q
10
4
6
2 North
Cheek
1
2

2nd
7
4
6
8
6
K
5 East
Hampson
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
3
A
9
J
10
Q South
Grue
1
Pass

4th
A
2
5
7
J
2
J
N deals
None vul J 9
A Q 8 4 3 2
K 9
A J 2
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 South -1
-50 91
Partscore
2 North +2
+170 +6 49

18. 2013 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31 West
BildeD

1
Pass

Lead
3 North
Bertheau

1
Pass

2nd
8 East
BildeM
Pass
2
Pass

3rd South
BessisT
1
3 NT

4th West
Grue

Pass

Lead
3
K
J
10
7
6
4
6
5
6 North
AukenS

Pass

2nd
8
2
3
7
7
2
9
A
K
4 East
Moss
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
2
5
Q
A
5
9
8
6 South
Welland
1 NT

4th
A
8
3
9
2
4
5
J
4
E deals
E-W vul 10 9 8
K 6 5
K 9 8
Q 7 5 2
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 South +2
+460 +7 98
Partscore
1 NT South +3
+180 49

20. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2 West
Korbel
Pass
Dbl
1
All Pass

Lead
3
J
3
K
Q
Q
2 North
Zimmermann
Pass
Rdbl
Dbl

2nd
K
4
5
8
A
5
9 East
Miles
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
3
K
2
2
3
A South
Multon
1
Pass
3 NT

4th
7
2
7
A
6
5
8 West
Helness
Pass
1
Rdbl

Lead
4
2
7
3
3
7
6
10
6 North
Demuy
Pass
Pass
2

2nd
9
4
3
9
9
2
9
4
J East
Helgemo
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
Q
5
A
2
K
A
4
K South
L'Ecuyer
Pass
Dbl

4th
J
K
10
5
5
5
3
Q
8
W deals
N-S vul 10 7 6 3 2
A Q 6 4 3
J
K 6
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 South =
+600 +10 108
Partscore
2 North +2
+170 49

21. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 75 West
Helness

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
J
10
K
8 North
Korbel

1
2
3

2nd
3
6
5
A
2 East
Helgemo
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
4
J
8
Q South
Miles
Pass
1 NT
3
3 NT

4th
K
A
6
5
3 West
L'Ecuyer

1
Pass
Pass

Lead
8
4
Q
4
K North
Fantoni

2
3
4

2nd
5
2
10
7
6 East
Demuy
Pass
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
J
8
Q
2 South
Nunes
Pass
3
4

4th
A
3
A
3
J
E deals
None vul A 9 6 3
K 8 4
A Q J 10 9 2
—
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 South +1
+430 +7 115
Partscore
4 North =
+130 49

22. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85 West
WolpertD

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
3
2
9
K
2 North
Helness
Pass
2
3

2nd
A
8
4
A
7 East
Amoils
Pass
Dbl
Pass

3rd
4
Q
Q
3
K South
Helgemo
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
5
A
A
8
10 West
Nunes

1
Pass
Pass

Lead
9
Q
2
3
A
4 North
L'Ecuyer
Pass
Dbl
2
3

2nd
4
A
7
5
3 East
Fantoni
Pass
2
Dbl
All Pass

3rd
Q
2
K
6
2 South
Demuy
1
2
2

4th
A
8
10
J
6
N deals
N-S vul Q 9 7 3
A K J 10
3 2
J 7 4
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 South +1
+630 +11 126
Partscore
3 South =
+110 49

23. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85 West
Verhees

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
K
Q
2
8
Q
A
K
J North
Pilon
Pass
2
3

2nd
4
6
A
7
5
8
4
7
3 East
v.Prooijen
Pass
Dbl
Pass

3rd
Q
2
3
K
2
5
8
4
5 South
Toffier
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
A
8
9
10
J
4
3
6
Q West
Lorenzini

4
Pass

Lead
2
2
9
4
Q
J
10
K
4 North
de Wijs
Pass
Dbl
Pass

2nd
A
8
K
6
6
7
3
A
Q East
Rombaut
3
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
K
4
10
3
3
7
7
8 South
Muller
3
4

4th
5
A
8
9
9
3
5
2
5
N deals
N-S vul Q 9 7 3
A K J 10
3 2
J 7 4
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 South -2
-200 126
Partscore
4 South =
+130 +8 57

24. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 75 West
Majumdar

1
2
All Pass

Lead
10
2
K
8 North
Hamman

Dbl
3

2nd
4
6
A
2 East
MukherjeeS
Pass
1
Pass

3rd
A
7
4
Q South
Zia
Pass
1 NT
3 NT

4th
J
3
5
3 West
Nickell

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
8
2
J
4
K North
MukherjeeM

1
2

2nd
5
6
10
7
6 East
Katz
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
7
4
Q
2 South
Majumder
Pass
1 NT
3

4th
A
3
A
3
J
E deals
None vul A 9 6 3
K 8 4
A Q J 10 9 2
—
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 South =
+400 +7 133
Partscore
3 North +1
+130 57

25. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 14 West
Helgemo

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
10
3
10
A
8
Q
3
2
9 North
Berg

1
2
3 NT

2nd
2
4
5
4
6
3
6
5
5 East
Helness
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J
K
K
4
5
7
8
Q
4 South
Svendsen
1
2
2 NT

4th
K
7
2
7
J
6
A
A
9 West
Charlsen

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
5
7
2
J
A
K
6
5 North
Fantoni

2
3

2nd
3
A
3
3
6
2
4
8
J East
Hoftaniska
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
7
4
K
9
10
4
2
Q South
Nunes
2
2 NT

4th
K
2
9
7
10
5
7
J
9
E deals
None vul K 9 5
A 6 5 4 2
K J 9 2
10
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 South -2
-100 133
Partscore
3 North =
+110 +5 62

26. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 14, Bd 26 West
Chung

1
2
All Pass

Lead
7
7
3
3
7
5 North
Pilon
Pass
Dbl
3

2nd
2
2
Q
2
6
10 East
LiuCK
1
1
Pass

3rd
J
A
6
6
A
Q South
Toffier
Dbl
1 NT
3 NT

4th
K
5
4
2
3
10 West
Bompis

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
J
6
K
6
K
4 North
YangS
Pass
2
3
4

2nd
3
A
4
Q
9
4
8 East
Quantin
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
6
A
7
K
J
J South
Huang
Dbl
3
3 NT

4th
2
2
5
2
7
5
6
N deals
Both vul J 10 3 2
—
A K 10 9 8 3
J 6 2
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 South =
+600 +10 143
Partscore
4 North +1
+150 62

27. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 92 West
Helgemo

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
2
Q
5
10
6
9
J North
Verhees
Pass
1
2

2nd
K
6
4
A
3
4
2
9 East
Helness
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
K
4
8
5
J
10
K South
v.Prooijen
1
1
3 NT

4th
3
7
A
4
J
7
6
6 West
Muller

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
A
9
3
3
Q
2
Q North
Nunes
Pass
2

2nd
4
4
K
Q
8
J
6 East
de Wijs
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
6
8
K
K
4
K South
Fantoni
1
Pass

4th
A
5
10
A
5
2
7
N deals
E-W vul 5 4 2
Q 8 6
K 7 4
Q 9 5 2
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 South -1
-50 143
Partscore
2 South +1
+140 +5 67

28. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 90 West
Kranyak

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
3
7
4
6
4
10
A
A
3 North
Passell

2
Pass

2nd
8
4
2
6
5
5
2
5
4
8 East
WolpertG
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
J
Q
K
9
9
7
8
10
K South
Jacobus
1
3 NT

4th
2
9
K
3
Q
A
6
8
7 West
Lev

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
3
7
10
4
6
4 North
Milner

2
Pass

2nd
8
2
2
5
6
7
10 East
Pszczola
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
J
Q
5
K
9
K South
LallH
1
2 NT

4th
4
9
K
6
3
Q
A
E deals
Both vul K
Q 10 8 7 5 2
K J 10 6
9 8
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 South -1
-100 143
Partscore
2 NT South +1
+150 +6 73

29. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Grue

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
A
Q
8
2
4
3
K North
Katz

2
3

2nd
5
6
9
6
7
A
6 East
Cheek

Pass
Pass

3rd
4
K
10
8
9
3
A South
Nickell
1
2 NT
3 NT

4th
7
3
5
J
2
5
5 West
Rodwell

1
Pass

Lead
2
3
J
K
Q
J North
Hurd

2
Pass

2nd
Q
6
4
3
6
9 East
Meckstroth

Dbl
Pass

3rd
9
A
6
A
10
4 South
Wooldridge
1
3

4th
5
4
Q
5
7
5
S deals
None vul A K 10 8 7 6
Q 3
9 6 5
10 3
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 South -1
-50 143
Partscore
3 South +1
+170 +6 79

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

Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
4
5
10
J
10
2
5 North
Drijver

1
1
2 NT
3 NT

2nd
7
A
3
6
2
2
3
7 East
Sementa
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
3
A
J
K
4
J
Q South
Brink
Pass
1
1 NT
3

4th
6
8
7
Q
9
2
6
A West
Verhees

Pass

Lead
Q
A
K
2
A
6
J
6 North
Bocchi

Pass

2nd
A
7
10
4
3
J
2
4 East
v.Prooijen
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
9
7
2
7
8
9
K South
Madala
3

4th
3
3
5
4
2
10
10
4
E deals
E-W vul A 8 4 2
8 7
A K J 6 2
A 10
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 South -3
-150 150
Partscore
3 South +2
+150 +7 95

37. 2011 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13 West
MadsenM
1
2
Pass

Lead
10
A North
Helness
Pass
3 NT

2nd
5
7 East
Schaltz
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
9 South
Helgemo
1 NT
Pass

4th
4
6 West
Zimmermann
1
2
Pass

Lead
9
Q North
Askgaard
Pass
3
4

2nd
4
7 East
Multon
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
2 South
Bjarnarson
1 NT
3

4th
5
6
W deals
Both vul 7 5
A J 5
K 3
J 10 9 6 5 2
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 South -2
-200 150
Partscore
4 North =
+130 +8 103

39. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Donn

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
J
6
K
Q
K North
Pratap
1
3
Pass

2nd
2
5
3
6
7
3 East
Goren
1
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
4
A
9
J
5 South
GordonM
2
3 NT

4th
A
9
4
2
10
Q West
Rosenberg

Dbl
Dbl
All Pass

Lead
K
8
A North
Simson
1
3
Pass

2nd
9
A
Q East
Willenken
1
3
Pass

3rd
2
5
2 South
Johnson
2
3
4

4th
3
2
N deals
Both vul 8 5 3
3 2
K 10 2
A K Q 7 4
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 South +2
+660 +11 164
Partscore
4 North +1
+150 103

40. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 37 West
Silverstein
2
Pass

Lead
7
K
2
5
10
J
9
10
4
A
3 North
Cohen
Dbl
Pass

2nd
K
8
3
2
5
4
9
6
8
J
A East
Rosenthal
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
3
A
6
9
6
J
Q
5
8
9 South
Wolfson
3 NT

4th
6
7
Q
4
2
3
8
4
10
7 West
WeinsteinH
2
Pass

Lead
7
2
J
2
3
Q
Q
J North
LevinJ
Dbl
Pass

2nd
K
J
7
3
2
9
4 East
Garner
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
5
K
A
9
3
6 South
Meyers
3

4th
6
8
8
Q
4
6
2
W deals
E-W vul K Q 8
K 9 5
K 9 6 2
Q J 10
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 South +1
+430 +7 171
Partscore
3 South +2
+150 103

42. 2011 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48 West
Greco

2
Pass

Lead
A
K
10
3
K North
Stansby
2
3
Pass

2nd
6
8
7
4
Q East
Hampson
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
5
2
A
2 South
Martel
2
3 NT

4th
3
7
Q
6
8 West
Fleisher

Dbl
Pass

Lead
J
5
K North
Gitelman
2 NT
4

2nd
3
7
J East
Kamil
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
9
Q South
Moss
3 NT
Pass

4th
6
8
Q
N deals
N-S vul 8 6
A K
K Q 7
A K J 10 7 5
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 South =
+600 +12 183
Partscore
4 North -1
-100 107

44. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57 West
Kopecky
1 NT
Pass

Lead
A
9
7
2
A
J
5
K
6 North
Meckstroth
Dbl
Pass

2nd
2
3
4
7
J
5
2
10 East
Kurka
2
Pass

3rd
J
3
4
Q
3
4
9
5 South
Rodwell
3 NT

4th
5
6
K
10
8
3
4
7 West
Hamman
1
2
Pass

Lead
3 North
Martens
1
3
4

2nd
6 East
Zia
1
Pass
All Pass

3rd
J South
Jassem
2
3

4th
K
W deals
N-S vul A 9 6
A 8 5 4 3
2
A Q J 5
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 South +1
+630 +10 193
Partscore
4 South +1
+150 110

46. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 8, Bd 122 West
Hamman
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
J
2
5
3
A
K
7
5
4 North
Duboin
1
2 NT
3

2nd
9
9
10
2
6
3
8
Q
4 East
Zia
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
10
2
A
4
5
4
3
9 South
Sementa
1 NT
3
3 NT

4th
K
J
6
7
8
Q
8
5
8 West
Lauria
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
A
K
7
A
8 North
Meckstroth
1
2

2nd
3
3
6
J
2
6 East
Versace
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
2
4
7
4
A South
Rodwell
1 NT
Pass

4th
A
8
9
Q
3
W deals
Both vul A K 10 7 5 4
6
K 7 6 2
A 9
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 South +1
+630 +10 203
Partscore
2 North +2
+170 112

47. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 2, Bd 10 West
Khiuppenen
Pass
2
Pass

Lead
J
J
Q
7
10
10
8
6
2
9 North
Zhuang
Pass
3
Pass

2nd
2
4
A
Q
K
2
7
5
A
A East
Kholomeev
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
K
3
K
2
5
3
8
7
3 South
WangW
1
3 NT

4th
Q
5
9
4
4
6
7
9
4
3 West
Fu
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
2
J
A
5
7
4
8
7
6 North
Dubinin
Pass
2
3

2nd
3
2
3
7
Q
10
6
9
5
7 East
Zhao
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
4
4
K
4
2
Q
5
3
J South
Gromov
1
2

4th
K
6
6
2
8
Q
K
A
3
9
W deals
Both vul 4
K 2
K Q 10 8 6 3
9 8 6 2
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 South =
+600 +14 217
Partscore
3 North -3
-300 112

48. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61 West
Hampson

Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
J
10
4
A
Q
8
K
6
A North
Granovetter

1
3
All Pass

2nd
3
4
9
9
9
9
6
J East
Greco
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
2
K
2
2
10
6
Q South
Rubin
Pass
1
3 NT

4th
A
7
2
6
K
7
4
5 West
Jansma

Pass
Pass

Lead
K
10
4
A
Q
9
J North
Moss

1
2

2nd
A
4
5
9
3
K
4 East
Verhees
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
2
A
2
2
3 South
Gitelman
Pass
1

4th
3
7
2
6
K
6
E deals
Both vul —
9 5 4 3
A K 8
A Q J 5 3 2
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× South -1
-200 217
Partscore
2 North +2
+130 +8 120

49. 2009 USBC QtrfinalB, Seg 3, Bd 40 West
Becker

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
A
K
4
4 North
CohenB
1
Dbl
3

2nd
2
7
8
Q
J East
Strul
1
2
Pass

3rd
3
2
3
5 South
Smith
Pass
2 NT
3 NT

4th
K
9
8
5 West
Welland

Dbl
Pass

Lead
Q
5
A
6
5
6
10 North
Stansby
1
2
Pass

2nd
2
Q
7
7
J
4
K East
Willenken
Dbl
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
K
2
J
Q
K South
Martel
1
3

4th
A
4
9
A
A
8
N deals
None vul A
A K 10
J 10 6 5 3 2
J 5 2
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 South =
+400 +6 223
Partscore
3 North +2
+150 120

50. 2009 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
Allegaert

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
8
2
6
3
8
6
J North
Levin

1
2
3

2nd
9
3
K
7
A
3
Q
2 East
Shivdasani
1
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
2
4
3
6
6
7
8 South
Weinstein
1
2
2 NT
3 NT

4th
K
9
5
10
8
A
5
5 West
Katz

1
Pass

Lead
2
4
9
4
5
A
4
9 North
LallJ

Pass
2

2nd
K
2
10
2
6
7
7
3 East
Jacobs
1
1 NT
All Pass

3rd
6
A
K
3
Q
2
6
A South
Schutze
1
2

4th
5
5
5
A
3
9
J
4
E deals
N-S vul A Q 10 8 6 3
5 2
J 9 8 5
9
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 South -1
-100 223
Partscore
2 North +2
+170 +7 127

51. 2009 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41 West
Bramley
1
Pass
Pass

Lead
5
5
3
5
K
J
Q
4
10
A North
Sementa
2
3
Pass

2nd
8
2
8
8
6
7
4
6
5
7 East
Wold
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
Q
4
A
2
8
9
K
2
6 South
Duboin
2
3 NT

4th
6
A
10
3
3
2
K
A
9
4 West
Lindqvist
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
9
5
8 North
Grue
2
3

2nd
A
8
3 East
Brogeland
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
K
A South
Cheek
2
Pass

4th
6
3
2
W deals
N-S vul Q 8
6
K J 8 5
A K 10 9 6 2
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 South =
+600 +10 233
Partscore
3 North =
+110 127

52. 2008 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Demuy

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
10
6
9
2
A
9 North
Hamman

1
3

2nd
A
A
7
2
10
5
8 East
Delmonte

Pass
Pass

3rd
5
4
J
4
J
6
K South
Zia
Pass
2
3 NT

4th
3
3
10
K
4
3
Q West
Rodwell

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
A
9
A North
Brogeland

1
2

2nd
2
J
K
4 East
Meckstroth

Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
4
5
3 South
Shugart
Pass
1 NT

4th
A
3
10
S deals
Both vul A 9 8 7 6 2
A 10
A J 9
10 9
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 South +1
+630 +10 243
Partscore
2 North +2
+170 127

53. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 1 West
Zmudzinski

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
8
J
3
A
7
A
K North
WeinsteinH
2
3
Pass

2nd
8
3
7
4
2
5
6
6 East
Balicki
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
K
4
J
10
8
8
10 South
Garner
2 NT
3 NT

4th
Q
9
3
Q
7
10
9
Q West
Welland

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
3
2
4
7
5
7
9
A North
Gromov
Pass
1
2
3

2nd
10
K
9
A
3
9
3
K
3 East
Glubok
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
Q
10
2
2
4
4
A
2
8 South
Dubinin
1
1
3

4th
6
8
6
8
5
J
J
5
7
N deals
None vul 6 5 3
8
K Q 7 5 4 2
J 10 8
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 South =
+400 +10 253
Partscore
3 North -1
-50 127

54. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 96 West
Berkowitz

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
A
7
Q
9 North
Compton

2
2 NT

2nd
2
2
6
5
J East
Cohen
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
7
A
3
K South
Hamman
1 NT
2
3 NT

4th
Q
4
2
3 West
Rodwell

1
Pass

Lead
8
7
K
3
4
5
3 North
Stansby

2
Pass

2nd
A
5
3
5
2
6
K East
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
A
9
Q
J
A South
Martel
1
3

4th
7
2
4
J
K
Q
E deals
E-W vul K 7 4 2
A
Q 9 7
9 8 7 6 4
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 South =
+400 +7 260
Partscore
3 South +1
+130 127

55. 2008 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62 West
Zia

2
Pass

Lead
Q
6
3
6
8 North
Weichsel

Dbl
Pass

2nd
2
9
4
2
10 East
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
K
J
A
Q South
Lesniewski
1
3 NT

4th
A
5
8
5 West
Jansma

1
Pass

Lead
K
Q
9
2
3
J North
Weinstein

1
Pass

2nd
2
4
A
8
5 East
Verhees
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
8
8
K
A South
Levin
1
2

4th
A
K
3
4
9
E deals
None vul J 7 6 5 3
10 9 4 2
A 8
K 3
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 South +1
+430 +8 268
Partscore
2 South +1
+110 127

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

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
3
A
K
J North
Brogeland

Dbl
Dbl

2nd
6
9
J
9
2 East
Rosenberg

3
Pass

3rd
7
K
3
4
Q South
Saelensminde
1
Pass
3 NT

4th
A
4
5
7
5 West
Groetheim

1
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
3
J
4
Q
7
6
A
3 North
Katz

Dbl
Dbl

2nd
6
5
4
5
10
A
8
2
5 East
Tundal

3
Pass

3rd
9
K
7
Q
3
9
Q
2
8 South
Jacobs
1
Pass
4

4th
A
2
9
K
J
4
2
10
J
S deals
N-S vul 10 9 7 6 4
10 6
K J
A K 8 2
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 South =
+600 +10 278
Partscore
4 South =
+130 127

57. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 6, Bd 91 West
Helgemo
1
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
3
K
K
K
10
9
8
3 North
Zia
Pass
3
3

2nd
J
2
Q
5
4
7
6
10
Q East
Helness
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
9
Q
2
2
5
4
6
8 South
Rosenberg
Dbl
3
3 NT

4th
6
A
A
6
J
5
7
9 West
WeinsteinH
1
Pass

Lead
Q
Q
K
10
5
J
A
10
6 North
Brogeland
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
6
7
A
A
10
6
8
K East
Garner
1
Pass

3rd
6
3
5
4
9
5
2
3 South
Saelensminde
2

4th
K
2
J
2
3
4
7
J
W deals
None vul 8 6 4
5 3
Q J
A J 8 7 4 2
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 South +3
+490 +8 286
Partscore
2 South +1
+140 127

58. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 11, Bd 13 West
Zia

2
Pass
All Pass

Lead
K
K
7
6
10
9
2
2
9 North
Brogeland

Dbl
3

2nd
3
4
8
9
6
9
10
4
8 East
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
3
A
Q
5
7
10
J
K South
Saelensminde
1
3
3 NT

4th
A
5
J
3
7
2
3
Q
6 West
Helgemo

1
2

Lead
4
Q
5
Q
2 North
WeinsteinH

2
3

2nd
3
K
6
8
3 East
Helness
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
A
K
6
A South
Garner
1
2

4th
7
2
4
J
E deals
Both vul 10 5
A J 10 7 5
A 6 3
J 6 3
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 South -1
-100 286
Partscore
3 South +1
+130 +6 133

60. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62 West
Soloway

1
Pass

Lead
6
A
4
3
K North
Welland

2
Pass

2nd
2
2
6
K East
Hamman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
3
8
A South
Willenken
1
3 NT

4th
Q
7
K
3 West
H-Welland

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
2
A
K
A North
Meckstroth

1
3

2nd
Q
4
3
3
6 East
Sementa
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
K
4
2
3 South
Rodwell
1
1 NT

4th
4
A
6
A
K
E deals
None vul K 3
2
J 9 6 3
Q J 10 9 8 3
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 South +1
+430 +7 293
Partscore
3 South +2
+150 137

61. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18 West
Gitelman

Dbl
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
A
K
4
10
7
10
K
7 North
Harris

1
2
3

2nd
8
Q
2
J
2
3
2
J East
Moss

Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
5
J
A
6
5
4
A South
Morgan
1
2
2 NT
3 NT

4th
3
9
10
6
3
A
5 West
Gerstman

Dbl
1
Pass

Lead
5
A
3
10
5 North
Martel

Rdbl
1
2

2nd
3
Q
6
Q
4 East
Carmichael

Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
2
K
A
9 South
Stansby
1
Pass
2

4th
8
9
4
2
J
S deals
E-W vul K Q J 4 3 2
Q 8
A 6 4
6 2
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 South -1
-50 293
Partscore
2 North +1
+140 +5 142

62. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Harris

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
8
J
A North
Rubin

2
3 NT

2nd
2
4
2
2 East
Morgan

Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
Q
10
3 South
Ekeblad
1 NT
2

4th
3
J
A
10 West
Moss

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
A
8
Q
J
2 North
Gerstman

1 NT
3

2nd
A
2
5
9
9
A East
Gitelman

Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
3
K
3
4 South
Carmichael
1
2

4th
2
7
10
6
5
S deals
N-S vul 2
Q 6 3 2
J 2
K Q J 9 4 3
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 South +1
+630 +11 304
Partscore
3 North +1
+130 142

63. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 38 West
Cohler

Pass
Pass

Lead
5
8
K
6
A North
Meltzer

2
3 NT

2nd
J
4
2
2
5 East
Baze

Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
Q
9
10
7 South
Larsen
1 NT
2

4th
3
2
7
4
3 West
Sontag

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
A
8
Q
J
2
K North
Deutsch

2
3

2nd
A
2
5
8
10
3
J East
Bates

Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
3
K
3
4
K South
Kranyak
1 NT
2

4th
2
7
10
6
7
7
S deals
N-S vul 2
Q 6 3 2
J 2
K Q J 9 4 3
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 South -1
-100 304
Partscore
3 North +2
+150 +6 148

65. 2006 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54 West
Rosenberg
1
Pass
1
All Pass

Lead
J
J
9
2 North
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
1

2nd
5
2
10
8 East
Zia
Pass
Rdbl
Pass

3rd
4
3
Q
9 South
Meckstroth
Dbl
Pass
3 NT

4th
K
6
K
3 West
Hamman

Lead North
Weinstein

2nd East
Soloway

3rd South
Levin

4th
W deals
E-W vul A J 6 3
5
9 3
Q 8 7 5 4 3
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 South =
+400 +7 311
Partscore
3 South =
+110 150

66. 2006 WC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17 West
BildeM
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
9
9
A
K
4 North
Ginossar
1
2
Pass

2nd
2
2
8
3
6
3 East
Hansen
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
5
5
4
5
5 South
Ozdil
1
3 NT

4th
A
Q
J
8
10
J West
YadlinD

Lead
6 North
BlaksetL

2nd East
YadlinI

3rd South
Nielsen

4th
W deals
None vul 9
A K 7 6 5 4
J 7 3 2
K 8
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 South =
+400 +7 318
Partscore
2 North =
+110 150

67. 2006 WC Qual, Rd 5, Bd 13 West
Helness
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
4
6
J
10 North
Eskinaz
1
2 NT
Pass

2nd
2
3
3
4 East
Helgemo
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
7
8 South
AlufS
1 NT
3 NT

4th
3
2
8 West
Kokten
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
K
3
Q
10
8
3
K
4
5 North
Larsen
1 NT
3

2nd
3
4
5
6
4
5
7
7
8
8 East
AlufT
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
2
A
2
3
2
K
9
6 South
Meltzer
2 NT
Pass

4th
A
J
4
7
8
6
2
6
10
W deals
Both vul Q 5 4 3 2
K Q 10
A K 2
K 3
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 South -2
-200 318
Partscore
3 North +2
+150 +8 158

68. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 10, Bd 2 West
YangL
1
Pass

Lead
3
8
Q
A
4
K
J
9
7
6 North
Luis
1
Pass

2nd
6
K
3
3
2
10
2
4
5
3 East
Dai
Dbl
Pass

3rd
A
7
8
2
K
Q
5
7
9
10 South
Paz
3 NT

4th
2
4
10
5
5
8
4
9
Q
6 West
Pessoa
1 NT
Pass
Pass

Lead
10
A
Q
2
Q
7
K
8
Q North
Zhao
2
3
Pass

2nd
4
4
K
5
4
2
5
2
6 East
Castanheira
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
3
6
A
6
9
2
J
10 South
Fu
2 NT
3

4th
K
5
7
3
10
5
8
3
W deals
N-S vul K J 9 7 6 2
6
K 9 8
K 10 4
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 South +1
+630 +10 328
Partscore
3 North +1
+170 158

69. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43 West
Stewart
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
2
3
2 North
Rosenberg
2
3
3 NT

2nd
Q
A
J East
Woolsey
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
2
5
K South
Zia
2 NT
3

4th
8
7
7 West
Fallenius
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
A
6
5
4
J
10
9
K North
Feldman
2

2nd
8
10
5
7
A
4
3
10
5 East
Welland
Pass

3rd
9
7
K
Q
6
Q
5
J
4 South
Bramley
Pass

4th
Q
2
3
A
7
3
9
K
J
W deals
None vul A Q 10 8 6 5
10 8
Q 7
Q 9 2
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 South =
+400 +5 333
Partscore
2 North +3
+200 158

70. 2005 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 83 West
Willenken
3
Pass

Lead
10
5
J
7
Q
J
7 North
Welland
3
Pass

2nd
4
3
Q
8
4
A
K East
Cohler
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
K
4
10
6
8
A South
Fallenius
3 NT

4th
2
6
7
3
6
9
5 West
Zia
1 NT
Pass
3

Lead
7
5
10 North
Shenkin
2
2
3

2nd
K
A
A East
Rosenberg
Dbl
2 NT
All Pass

3rd
A
2
7 South
Mahaffey
Pass
Pass

4th
4
6
9
W deals
N-S vul K Q J 10 5 2
A 8 7 3
5 4
Q
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 South =
+600 +10 343
Partscore
3 North =
+140 158

73. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 15, Bd 1 West
Madala

Lead North
Lauria

2nd East
Ravenna

3rd South
Versace

4th West
Bocchi

Lead North
Camberos

2nd East
Duboin

3rd South
Bianchedi

4th
N deals
None vul Q J 8 6 4 3
K 10
A 8
K 6 4
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 South -1
-50 343
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +5 165

74. 2004 Olympiad Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25 West
Brink

Pass
Pass

Lead
3
3
2 North
Garvey
1
2
3 NT

2nd
J
7
4 East
v.Prooijen
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
A
9 South
Carroll
1
2 NT

4th
6
2
J West
Fitzgibbon

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
6
A
3
5 North
Verhees
2
3

2nd
A
2
8
7
10 East
Mesbur
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
J
2
A
Q South
Jansma
2
Pass

4th
4
7
4
2
K
N deals
E-W vul A J
4
Q 10 6 3
A Q 9 7 6 3
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 South -4
-200 343
Partscore
3 North +1
+130 +8 173

75. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 8, Bd 1 West
Nunes

Lead North
Matheson

2nd East
Fantoni

3rd South
Patrick

4th West
GerrardD

Pass
Pass

Lead
7
Q North
Duboin

3

2nd
A
A East
Rae
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
3 South
Bocchi
Pass
Pass

4th
2
2
E deals
None vul A 3
J 10
J 9 2
K 10 9 7 4 3
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 South +1
+430 +8 351
Partscore
3 North =
+110 173

76. 2004 Olympiad Qual, Rd 9, Bd 16 West
Lauria

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
Q
3
6
Q
5
K
J
8
A North
Brink

3 NT

2nd
5
4
A
K
4
6
5
8
7
Q East
Versace
Pass
Pass

3rd
8
2
10
8
2
A
3
5
7
7 South
v.Prooijen
1 NT
Pass

4th
J
6
2
9
3
9
7
10
J
2 West
Verhees

1
Pass

Lead
K
2
5
K
2 North
Duboin

2
Pass

2nd
7
3
6
8
6 East
Jansma
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
Q
A
10
9 South
Bocchi
1
2

4th
A
4
9
7
E deals
E-W vul K 10 5
J 7
K 10 7 5 3 2
Q 5
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 South =
+400 +7 358
Partscore
2 South +1
+110 173

78. 2004 USBC Final, Seg 8, Bd 112 West
Meckstroth

Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
4
J
9
K
8
J
2
J North
Welland
1
2
2 NT
3

2nd
Q
K
3
10
9
Q
5
8 East
Rodwell
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
5
A
2
4
3
6
Q South
Fallenius
1 NT
2
3
3 NT

4th
6
2
6
4
J
5
Q
K West
Zia

Pass

Lead
10
9
A
8 North
Hamman
2

2nd
A
3
10 East
Rosenberg
Pass

3rd
4
K
2 South
Soloway
Pass

4th
2
6
4
N deals
N-S vul Q 7
A K 8 7 5 2
8 3 2
Q 2
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 South -2
-200 358
Partscore
2 North =
+110 +7 180

79. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27 West
ChiuW

Lead North
Freeman

2nd East
YangH

3rd South
Nickell

4th West
Meckstroth
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
6
K
9
8
A North
Yen
Pass
2

2nd
A
J
K
A East
Rodwell
1
Pass

3rd
2
5
A
J South
WuS
1 NT
Pass

4th
4
9
2
7
W deals
None vul 10 8
A Q 10 5
8 5 4
K J 8 3
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 South +2
+460 +7 365
Partscore
2 North +3
+150 180

80. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 77 West
Fallenius

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
9
2
3
A
J
Q
10
9 North
Doub

1
3

2nd
10
Q
A
7
K
A
4
8 East
Welland

2
Pass

3rd
J
3
2
6
7
2
A
5 South
Wildavsky
Pass
3
3 NT

4th
K
4
6
10
4
3
9 West
Pratap

Pass
Pass
Dbl

Lead
2
2
Q
10
7
J
6 North
Garner

1
Dbl
3

2nd
Q
10
A
6
K
K
Q East
Landen

2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
J
9
A
5
4
A South
WeinsteinH
1
Pass
3

4th
3
K
3
9
8
5
4
S deals
Both vul A J 9 5 3
10 5 3
A 7 5 3
A
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 South -2
-200 365
Partscore
3 North =
+110 +7 187

81. 2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 7, Bd 103 West
Stansby
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
K
4
J
10
6
8 North
Helgemo
2
3 NT

2nd
9
Q
2
7
4
8
4 East
Martel
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
5
A
9
6
10
J South
Helness
2 NT
Pass

4th
A
2
3
6
2
3
5 West
Brogeland
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
A
K
8 North
Sontag
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
J
10
2 East
Saelensminde
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
7
2
10 South
Weichsel
1
3

4th
4
6
K
W deals
Both vul J 8
K 9
A J 10 8 6 5
9 6 4
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 South +4
+720 +11 376
Partscore
3 North +2
+150 187

84. 2001 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 39 West
Molson

Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
2
10
K
2
2
10
4 North
Larsen

1
2
3 NT

2nd
5
7
7
6
7
3
2 East
Shenkin
Pass
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
8
A
9
8
J
Q
4 South
Meltzer
Pass
2
2 NT

4th
K
J
3
Q
K
4
6 West
Weichsel

Pass
Pass
Dbl
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
10
8
A
5
9 North
Rubin

1
2
Pass
3

2nd
K
9
5
J
4
7 East
Sontag
Pass
1
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
J
2
8
K
4 South
Granovetter
Pass
2
2
2 NT
4

4th
7
4
2
3
2
2
E deals
Both vul 9 7
A Q 5
A K 6 5 4 2
10 8
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 South =
+600 +10 386
Partscore
4 North =
+130 195

85. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35 West
Sakul

Pass
Pass

Lead
2
7
2
9
K
A
Q North
Branco
2
3
Pass

2nd
K
5
5
3
3
4
2 East
Karwur
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
6
Q
J
7
8
4 South
Chagas
2 NT
3 NT

4th
3
Q
A
A
4
6
10 West
Villas-Boas

Pass
Pass

Lead
J
K
A
8
10
3
Q North
Manoppo
2
3

2nd
2
2
7
9
J
J
9 East
Campos
Pass
Pass

3rd
2
5
J
A
Q
A
4 South
Lasut
2 NT
Pass

4th
Q
9
Q
3
K
8
10
N deals
E-W vul K 7 6 5 4 3
Q
8 7 2
K 9 7
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 EW +90 A Q
A K 8 5 3 2
Q 9
J 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -4
-200 386
Partscore
3 North =
+140 +8 203

86. 2000 Olympiad Qual, Rd 8, Bd 9 West
Ramondt

Pass
Pass

Lead
A
2
7 North
Harfouche
1
3 NT

2nd
2
A
4 East
Maas
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
4
Q South
Eidi
2 NT
Pass

4th
8
3
2 West
Fahs

Pass
Dbl

Lead
3
A
10 North
de Boer
1
2
3

2nd
6
4
7 East
Hamdan
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
K
4
3 South
Muller
1
Pass

4th
2
8
9
N deals
E-W vul 9 7
A
J 7 4 2
A K J 6 5 2
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 South +1
+430 +7 393
Partscore
3 North +1
+130 203

87. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 26 West
Cohen
1 NT
Pass
2
All Pass

Lead North
Kwiecien
Pass
Pass
3

2nd East
Berkowitz
2
2
Pass

3rd South
Pszczola
Dbl
Pass
3 NT

4th West
Tuszynski
1 NT
Pass

Lead
8
J
2
5
10
A
10 North
Katz
3

2nd
9
Q
A
7
7
3
8 East
Jassem
Pass

3rd
A
5
3
2
6
3 South
Garner
Pass

4th
5
2
10
4
4
8
W deals
Both vul 10
K 5 3
A J 10 9 6 2
Q 10 5
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 South +2
+660 +11 404
Partscore
3 North =
+110 203

88. 2000 Olympiad Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49 West
Muller

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
7 North
MagnussonM

2
3

2nd East
de Boer

Pass
Pass

3rd South
Ingimarsson
1
3
3 NT

4th West
JonssonT

Pass
Dbl
All Pass

Lead
4
Q
6
2 North
Ramondt

1
2

2nd
3
5
10
6 East
Thorvaldsson

Pass
Pass

3rd
K
7
J
K South
Maas
Pass
1
3

4th
A
2
3
5
S deals
None vul K 9
J 2
K 8 4
A Q 9 8 6 2
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 South =
+400 +6 410
Partscore
3 North +2
+150 203

89. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 57 West
Levin
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
5
K
3 North
Rodwell
Pass
1
Pass

2nd
Q
8
J
2 East
Weinstein
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
6
A
6 South
Meckstroth
1
3 NT

4th
4
Q
2 West
Hamman
Pass
Dbl
Pass

Lead
7
10
A
K
K
A
Q
8
4
Q North
Rosenberg
Pass
Pass
4

2nd
J
5
J
Q
2
6
5
3
2 East
Soloway
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd
A
6
5
6
3
4
9
10
8 South
Zia
3
3 NT

4th
6
A
2
8
5
9
K
7
J
W deals
N-S vul J 7 4 3
9 6 2
Q 8 5
7 6 5
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 South +1
+630 +12 422
Partscore
4 North -1
-100 203

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

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
4
K
2
7
2
9 North
Meckstroth

2
3 NT

2nd
2
8
4
4
6
5 East
Branco
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
10
A
5
10
J
A South
Hamman
1
2 NT

4th
K
6
J
Q
A
3 West
Nickell

Pass
Pass

Lead
Q
2
3
8
Q
J
A
6
10
10 North
Villas-Boas

2
3

2nd
A
5
4
6
8
3
6
K
5
J East
Freeman
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
4
A
J
9
5
7
4
Q
9
K South
Campos
1
2

4th
2
3
A
K
K
2
8
2
7
5
E deals
Both vul A
6 2
7 6 5 3
A K 9 7 3 2
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 South -1
-100 422
Partscore
3 North =
+110 +5 208

91. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48 West
Onstott

Lead North
Meckstroth

2nd East
Compton

3rd South
Rodwell

4th West
Hamman

Pass
Pass

Lead
9
2
A
9
Q
4 North
Wittes
1
2
Pass

2nd
Q
5
4
5
8
6 East
Soloway
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
3
2
10
2
J South
Grabel
1 NT
2 NT

4th
4
10
6
6
K
K
N deals
N-S vul K 9 5 3 2
K J 10 8
Q 10
A 9
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 South -1
-100 422
Partscore
2 NT South +3
+210 +7 215

92. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48 West
Lair

Lead North
Szymanowski

2nd East
Smith

3rd South
Lesniewski

4th West
Zmudzinski

Pass
Pass

Lead
8
7
8
4
3
J North
Levin
1
2
Pass

2nd
10
3
9
7
Q
3 East
Balicki
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
A
J
10
A
2
7 South
Weinstein
1 NT
2 NT

4th
5
2
2
3
4
Q
N deals
N-S vul K 9 5 3 2
K J 10 8
Q 10
A 9
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 South -1
-100 422
Partscore
2 NT South =
+120 +6 221

94. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 5 West
Nickell
Pass
1
Pass

Lead
Q
9
A
9
3
4
Q
9
J
3 North
Martel
Pass
2
Pass

2nd
2
3
7
K
7
5
10
10
7
2 East
Freeman
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
4
5
6
A
A
J
6
K
J South
Stansby
1
3 NT

4th
K
J
4
2
2
8
5
6
8
K West
Lair
Pass
Dbl

Lead
A
3
3
2
K
Q North
Soloway
3
Pass

2nd
7
K
8
5
7
6 East
Schwartz
Pass
Pass

3rd
5
10
A
A
4
J South
Hamman
Pass
Pass

4th
6
4
2
3
9
5
W deals
E-W vul 6 4 2
J 4 2
2
A Q 10 8 7 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 EW +90 K 9 8 7
A K Q
K Q 7 5
9 3

Three notrump
3 NT South -2
-100 +5 431
Partscore
3 × North -2
-300 221

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

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
Q
2
8
J
Q
J
10
7
2 North
Nickell

2
3

2nd
K
6
A
A
6
10
4
5 East
Mari
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
10
K
3
3
3
5
5
2 South
Freeman
1
2 NT
3 NT

4th
4
5
4
2
9
6
6
4 West
Hamman

Pass
Pass

Lead
10
2
J
10
Q North
Perron

2
3

2nd
2
4
K
K
8 East
Wolff
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
7
K
6
A
4 South
Chemla
1
2 NT

4th
A
A
3
2
4
E deals
Both vul 3
Q 9 2
A K 8
Q J 10 7 3 2
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 South =
+600 +10 441
Partscore
3 North =
+110 221

96. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4 West
Fu

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
5
6
2
6
2
10
A
9 North
Zia
1
1
3

2nd
6
5
6
Q
5
2
3
4 East
WangX
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
Q
A
Q
K
8
7
8
J South
Rosenberg
1
3
3 NT

4th
K
5
A
A
Q
4
8 West
Martel

Pass
Pass

Lead
4
A
2 North
WangW
1
1
2

2nd
2
3
6 East
Stansby
Pass
Pass
All Pass

3rd
5
2
Q South
LiX
1
1 NT

4th
Q
5
A
N deals
Both vul K 8 4 2
6
Q J
A K J 10 9 8
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 South -1
-100 441
Partscore
2 North +2
+130 +6 227

97. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 10, Bd 2 West
Rodwell
3
Pass

Lead
9
Q
5
A
K
K
6 North
Lauria
Pass
Pass

2nd
2
3
K
6
8
4
3 East
Meckstroth
3
Pass

3rd
A
9
6
10
2
5
K South
Versace
3 NT

4th
7
7
2
4
J
A
4 West
Buratti
2
3
Pass

Lead
A North
Wolff
Pass
Pass
4

2nd East
Lanzarotti
2
Pass
All Pass

3rd South
Hamman
Dbl
3

4th
W deals
N-S vul 10 7
2
J 9 4 2
Q J 10 6 5 2
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 South -5
-500 441
Partscore
4 North -1
-100 +9 236

98. 1997 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 28 West
Passell

Pass
Pass
All Pass

Lead
2
A
Q
9
K
10
2
J
Q North
Shugart

1
3

2nd
4
7
J
5
2
A
9
7
8 East
Seamon

Pass
Pass

3rd
3
6
8
K
5
3
10
3
6 South
Robson
1
2
3 NT

4th
10
5
9
4
8
6
K
4
7 West
Forrester

Pass

Lead
J
2
2
J
A North
Cayne

Pass

2nd
Q
9
8
4
4 East
Helgemo

Pass

3rd
A
7
10
3
6 South
Burger
2

4th
4
K
Q
Q
9
S deals
E-W vul K Q J 10
2
K 8 6 4
K Q 6 5
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 South =
+400 +6 447
Partscore
2 South +1
+140 236

99. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 104 West
Levy
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
K
J
7
J
3 North
Lasut
1
2
Pass

2nd
A
A
2
Q
2 East
Mouiel
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
3
6
10
6
Q South
Manoppo
1 NT
3 NT

4th
9
7
2
9
3 West
Karwur
Pass
Pass
Pass

Lead
3
Q
3
K
10
9
A North
Mari
1
2
Pass

2nd
5
7
2
J
4
K
7 East
Sakul
Pass
Pass
Pass

3rd
J
4
A
2
A
3
9 South
Bompis
2
3

4th
Q
6
8
5
8
6
6
W deals
None vul A Q 5 4 2
10 5
A K 9 4
J 3
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 South +1
+430 +7 454
Partscore
3 South +2
+150 236

Data 9ZA1 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore

1. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 55			West Lindqvist Pass Pass Pass Lead J K 7 3 A 8 9 6 5	North Helgemo 1 2 3 3 NT 2nd 5 7 2 9 J 3 3 4 Q	East Brogeland Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 10 K K 4 Q 6 6 2	South Helness 2 2 NT 3 4th Q 2 A A 3 7 J 4 5	West Fantoni 1 Pass All Pass Lead J 9 2 K A 4 A 8 5	North FisherL Pass 1 Dbl 2nd 5 10 8 6 3 6 2 J 2	East Nunes Pass 2 Pass 3rd 8 A Q 3 9 10 5 K K	South SchwartzRO 1 Pass 3 4th Q 2 K 4 5 10 3 7 A
N deals Both vul	K 10 9 8 6 9 2 A 6 5 A 10 8
Q 2 K 7 6 3 K J 10 7 4 7 3		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 South = +600 +10 `10`	Partscore 3 South +1 +130 0

2. 2014 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 28			West FisherL Pass Pass Lead 2 K 10	`North` Helgemo Pass 3 NT 2nd K 6 2	East SchwartzRO Pass Pass 3rd 8 3 4	`South` Helness 1 NT Pass 4th 7 7 8	West Nunes Pass Lead 2 K 9 Q 7 4 7 Q	`North` Brogeland 3 2nd 3 4 10 6 2 2 K 5	East Fantoni Pass 3rd 8 5 A 4 K J 6 5	`South` Lindqvist Pass 4th 10 2 3 7 8 Q A J
N deals E-W vul	K 10 5 4 3 K 9 K 10 9 6 4 3
8 7 K J 8 J 6 3 2 A Q 5 2		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 South = +400 +7 `17`	Partscore 3 North = +110 0

3. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 23			West Nunes Pass Pass Dbl Lead Q 2 Q J K 10 8 7 Q 2	North Madala Pass 3 All Pass 2nd 3 K 4 5 9 3 5 4 6	East Fantoni 2 Pass 3rd 8 10 3 A 6 7 7 8 2	South Bianchedi 2 NT 3 NT 4th 4 5 2 6 5 7 8 9 A	West Zia 1 Pass Pass Lead 6 10 Q 3 3 Q J	North Multon Pass 3 2nd 2 4 K 5 2 5 7	East Duboin 1 Pass 3rd A A 8 K J 7 9	South Zimmermann 2 Pass 4th Q 3 5 4 4 6 9
W deals Both vul	J 3 2 K 7 3 Q J Q 9 8 7 6
6 4 A Q J 6 2 9 6 2 A 5 3		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× South -2 -500 `17`	Partscore 3 South = +110 +12 12

6. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29			West Zhang 1 Pass All Pass Lead Q 4 J 5 6 9 8 7	North Duboin 2 3 2nd 2 A A 10 8 9 3 7	East WangW Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 3 3 Q K 6 5 2	South Sementa 1 2 3 NT 4th K 2 4 4 J 5 5	West Madala 1 Pass Lead 10 K 6 Q 4 Q	North ShiZ Dbl 2 2nd 4 2 7 10 A 2	East Bocchi Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 3 A 6 3 3	South Ju 1 1 NT 4th A 5 9 8 2 K
E deals Both vul	A 7 2 K 9 8 7 5 3 J 6 K 6
Q J 9 8 5 A K 10 8 4 10 9 5		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 South +1 +630 +10 `27`	Partscore 2 North +2 +170 18

7. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 1, Bd 10			West Bilski Dbl 3 All Pass Lead 5 4 10 4 3 5 Q J 6	North Furuta 1 2 3 2nd 7 K 9 8 Q 10 2 8 4	East Brown 1 Pass Pass 3rd A 2 3 K 9 Q 3 3 5	South ChenD 1 2 NT 3 NT 4th 10 2 5 A 9 6 10 Q 6	West Ino Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 8 7 7 9 4	North Thomson 1 2 2 2nd 3 K 8 Q 3 5	East Teramoto Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 4 K 9 2 K	South Kanetkar 1 2 3 4th 2 5 2 4 10 A
N deals Both vul	Q 9 K J 9 2 7 K Q J 7 6 3
J 10 8 2 A Q 10 8 9 6 5 2 9		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 South +2 +660 +11 `38`	Partscore 3 North +1 +130 18

8. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 1, Bd 10			West Kranyak 2 Dbl Lead 5 4 10 4 6 Q J 7 6	North Villas-Boas 1 Pass All Pass 2nd 7 K 9 8 3 5 8 3 4	East WolpertG 1 3 3rd A 2 3 K 10 3 5 7 5	South Campos 2 3 NT 4th 10 2 2 A Q 6 10 9 Q	West Chagas Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 3 4 4 K 8 K 10 J	North Dwyer 2 2 2 NT 2nd 3 2 2 A 8 5 4 6 6	East Brum Pass Pass Pass 3rd J 10 K 2 7 5 3 3 5	South Bathurst 2 2 3 4th Q 9 A 9 5 Q A 7 Q
N deals Both vul	Q 9 K J 9 2 7 K Q J 7 6 3
J 10 8 2 A Q 10 8 9 6 5 2 9		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× South +1 +950 +15 `53`	Partscore 3 North -2 -200 18

9. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 6, Bd 19			`West` Nunes 2 Pass Pass Lead Q J 3 A 9 8 3	North Sadek Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 3 10 A 2 4 3 K	`East` Fantoni Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 6 10 2 6 5 A	South Nabil 2 2 NT 4th 4 K 7 2 5 Q 2	`West` Samir 1 Pass Pass Lead 7 Q 7 A 9 J 8	North Zimmermann 1 2 3 2nd 2 9 2 10 10 5 Q	`East` Noshy Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 4 J 6 6 2 2	South Multon 2 2 NT 4th K A 3 4 5 A K
W deals N-S vul	K J 8 7 4 A 3 2 Q J 10 10 3
10 9 3 9 7 5 4 A A Q J 9 8		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 South -2 -200 `53`	Partscore 3 South = +110 +7 25

10. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 16, Bd 32			West Lambardi Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6	`North` Fritsche 1 2 2 NT 2nd	East Rizzo Pass Pass Pass 3rd	`South` Rohowsky 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th	West Rehder Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 2 10 Q J J K 7	`North` Ravenna 1 2 2 NT 2nd Q 8 4 8 3 10 3 K	East Gromoeller Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 A K J A 6 2 9	`South` Alujas 1 NT 2 3 4th 4 3 9 5 5 6 Q 9
W deals E-W vul	A Q 10 9 K Q J 7 2 Q J 10 7
6 3 6 5 4 3 A 9 2 K 8 5 2		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 South = +400 +10 `63`	Partscore 3 South -1 -50 25

11. 2013 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38			West Chambers Pass Dbl Pass Lead Q 5 2 Q 2 J K 10 6 10	`North` WeinsteinH 1 2 Pass 2nd 3 8 5 K J 5 7 A 3 9	East Schermer Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 9 Q A 7 4 7 3 K 3	`South` Grabel 1 3 NT 4th 6 A 4 5 4 2 7 J A J	West LevinJ 1 Pass Lead 4 6 K J K 9	`North` Welland 3 2nd 2 3 8 6 4 Q	East WolpertJ Pass 3rd 10 K 10 A 2 7	`South` AukenS Pass 4th Q A A 3 10 5
W deals E-W vul	Q 9 6 Q 7 A K 9 8 7 5 8 3
A 10 8 5 J 6 5 10 6 K Q J 5		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 South -1 -50 `63`	Partscore 3 North +1 +130 +5 30

12. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 7, Bd 101			West Diamond 1 Pass Pass Lead K 2 Q	`North` WolpertG 2 3 NT 2nd 3 6 K	East Platnick Pass Pass 3rd 6 Q A	`South` Kranyak 2 NT Pass 4th 7 A 8	West Dwyer 1 Pass Lead 4 Q J	`North` Greco 2 2nd A 9 8	East Bathurst Pass 3rd 2 A 2	`South` Hampson Pass 4th 8 5 K
W deals E-W vul	A J 10 7 6 4 J 6 Q 9 8 9 3
K 9 2 10 7 5 3 2 A K J 5 2		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 South +2 +460 +7 `70`	Partscore 2 North +2 +170 30

13. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 8, Bd 112			`West` Platnick Dbl Pass Lead K Q 8 A 4	North Kranyak 1 2 Pass 2nd 2 3 7 5 4	`East` Diamond Pass 2 Pass 3rd 7 6 10 5	South WolpertG 1 3 NT 4th 9 J 5 3	`West` Bathurst Dbl Pass All Pass Lead 6 6 Q K	North Hampson 1 3 3 2nd A 2 4	`East` Dwyer Pass 3 Pass 3rd 2 J 5	South Greco 1 Dbl 4 4th 7 3 8
N deals N-S vul	K 3 3 2 A K Q J 7 4 9 8 7
A 8 K Q 8 5 10 8 2 Q J 4 2		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 South -2 -200 `70`	Partscore 4 North = +130 +8 38

14. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36			West Robbins Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead J 4 8 J K 3 7 3 5	North Schermer 1 2 3 2nd K 6 J 5 9 2 Q 6 8	East Demirev 1 Pass Pass 3rd 3 A Q 2 6 K 4 9 9	South Chambers Dbl 2 3 NT 4th 2 2 K A A 10 5 4 7	West Milner Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 K 8 Q 2 3 5 J 2	North Pollack 1 2 2nd 10 4 A 9 8 3 6 5 4	East LallH 1 Pass 3rd J 3 7 7 8 J 9 3 K	South Feldman Dbl Pass 4th K A 5 6 7 6 8 2
W deals Both vul	A K 5 Q 9 5 4 K Q 10 5 3 2
9 8 4 3 2 J J 2 A J 8 7 6		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 South +1 +630 +11 `81`	Partscore 2 North = +90 38

15. 2013 USBC Playoff, Seg 3, Bd 43			`West` Meckstroth 3 Pass Lead J 4 2 Q 8 K	`North` Rosenberg Dbl Pass 2nd Q 3 2 8 3 4	`East` Rodwell 2 Pass Pass 3rd K 10 6 3 7	`South` Willenken Dbl 3 NT 4th 5 9 A A 5	`West` Fleisher Pass Pass Lead J Q 6 K 4 3 6 2 6	`North` Katz 1 Pass 2nd Q 2 7 4 3 Q 5 7 5	`East` Kamil 1 Pass Pass 3rd K 3 K 8 10 A 2 8 A	`South` Nickell 1 2 4th A 5 A 2 9 9 5 3 J
E deals None vul	Q J 7 5 2 K J 9 3 A 4 Q 9
8 3 8 7 2 10 7 5 2 J 10 7 2		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 South -2 -100 `81`	Partscore 2 South = +90 +5 43

16. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54			`West` Seamon Pass 2 Lead 10 K 7 10 8 K	North Weinstein 1 3 NT 2nd Q 5 3 3 6 10	`East` Pszczola 1 All Pass 3rd A 2 A 4 A 2	South Levin Pass 1 NT 4th 3 4 J Q 9 7	`West` Rodwell Pass Pass Lead 5 K A 5 8	North Sontag 1 NT 2nd 3 9 10 4 9	`East` Meckstroth Pass 3rd 10 2 8 Q 4	South Berkowitz Pass Pass 4th Q 6 7 A J
S deals N-S vul	K J 5 Q 9 J 4 A K Q 5 4 3
A 3 2 10 8 2 A 10 6 2 J 7 6		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 South +1 +630 +10 `91`	Partscore 1 NT North +3 +180 43

17. 2013 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 43			`West` Becker Pass Pass Lead Q 2 4 10 A 8 5 A 2	`North` Platnick 1 2 3 NT 2nd A J K 7 5 4 9 6 8	`East` Spector Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 6 6 Q 4 10 Q 7 K	`South` Diamond 1 2 NT 4th 7 5 2 3 K 9 3 J	`West` Greco Pass Pass Lead 3 K 9 Q 10 4 6 2	`North` Cheek 1 2 2nd 7 4 6 8 6 K 5	`East` Hampson Pass Pass 3rd Q 3 A 9 J 10 Q	`South` Grue 1 Pass 4th A 2 5 7 J 2 J
N deals None vul	J 9 A Q 8 4 3 2 K 9 A J 2
K 7 5 K 9 7 5 8 5 2 Q 10 6		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 South -1 -50 `91`	Partscore 2 North +2 +170 +6 49

18. 2013 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 31			West BildeD 1 Pass Lead 3	`North` Bertheau 1 Pass 2nd 8	East BildeM Pass 2 Pass 3rd	`South` BessisT 1 3 NT 4th	West Grue Pass Lead 3 K J 10 7 6 4 6 5 6	`North` AukenS Pass 2nd 8 2 3 7 7 2 9 A K 4	East Moss Pass Pass 3rd J 2 5 Q A 5 9 8 6	`South` Welland 1 NT 4th A 8 3 9 2 4 5 J 4
E deals E-W vul	10 9 8 K 6 5 K 9 8 Q 7 5 2
A Q 3 2 J 9 7 2 Q 10 5 3 2 —		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 South +2 +460 +7 `98`	Partscore 1 NT South +3 +180 49

20. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 2			`West` Korbel Pass Dbl 1 All Pass Lead 3 J 3 K Q Q 2	North Zimmermann Pass Rdbl Dbl 2nd K 4 5 8 A 5 9	`East` Miles Pass Pass Pass 3rd 5 3 K 2 2 3 A	South Multon 1 Pass 3 NT 4th 7 2 7 A 6 5 8	`West` Helness Pass 1 Rdbl Lead 4 2 7 3 3 7 6 10 6	North Demuy Pass Pass 2 2nd 9 4 3 9 9 2 9 4 J	`East` Helgemo 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 2 Q 5 A 2 K A 4 K	South L'Ecuyer Pass Dbl 4th J K 10 5 5 5 3 Q 8
W deals N-S vul	10 7 6 3 2 A Q 6 4 3 J K 6
A K 8 5 J 9 7 2 J 8 4 3 2		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 South = +600 +10 `108`	Partscore 2 North +2 +170 49

21. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 75			`West` Helness Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q J 10 K 8	`North` Korbel 1 2 3 2nd 3 6 5 A 2	`East` Helgemo Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 4 J 8 Q	`South` Miles Pass 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th K A 6 5 3	`West` L'Ecuyer 1 Pass Pass Lead 8 4 Q 4 K	`North` Fantoni 2 3 4 2nd 5 2 10 7 6	`East` Demuy Pass Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd 10 J 8 Q 2	`South` Nunes Pass 3 4 4th A 3 A 3 J
E deals None vul	A 9 6 3 K 8 4 A Q J 10 9 2 —
K Q 10 2 10 9 6 3 3 Q J 9 7		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 South +1 +430 +7 `115`	Partscore 4 North = +130 49

22. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85			`West` WolpertD Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 2 9 K 2	North Helness Pass 2 3 2nd A 8 4 A 7	`East` Amoils Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 4 Q Q 3 K	South Helgemo 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th 5 A A 8 10	`West` Nunes 1 Pass Pass Lead 9 Q 2 3 A 4	North L'Ecuyer Pass Dbl 2 3 2nd 4 A 7 5 3	`East` Fantoni Pass 2 Dbl All Pass 3rd Q 2 K 6 2	South Demuy 1 2 2 4th A 8 10 J 6
N deals N-S vul	Q 9 7 3 A K J 10 3 2 J 7 4
A 10 4 Q 9 6 3 2 A 7 6 9 2		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 South +1 +630 +11 `126`	Partscore 3 South = +110 49

23. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85			`West` Verhees Pass Pass All Pass Lead 9 K Q 2 8 Q A K J	North Pilon Pass 2 3 2nd 4 6 A 7 5 8 4 7 3	`East` v.Prooijen Pass Dbl Pass 3rd Q 2 3 K 2 5 8 4 5	South Toffier 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th A 8 9 10 J 4 3 6 Q	`West` Lorenzini 4 Pass Lead 2 2 9 4 Q J 10 K 4	North de Wijs Pass Dbl Pass 2nd A 8 K 6 6 7 3 A Q	`East` Rombaut 3 Pass Pass 3rd 7 K 4 10 3 3 7 7 8	South Muller 3 4 4th 5 A 8 9 9 3 5 2 5
N deals N-S vul	Q 9 7 3 A K J 10 3 2 J 7 4
A 10 4 Q 9 6 3 2 A 7 6 9 2		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 South -2 -200 `126`	Partscore 4 South = +130 +8 57

24. 2012 WC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 75			`West` Majumdar 1 2 All Pass Lead 10 2 K 8	`North` Hamman Dbl 3 2nd 4 6 A 2	`East` MukherjeeS Pass 1 Pass 3rd A 7 4 Q	`South` Zia Pass 1 NT 3 NT 4th J 3 5 3	`West` Nickell Pass Pass All Pass Lead 8 2 J 4 K	`North` MukherjeeM 1 2 2nd 5 6 10 7 6	`East` Katz Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 7 4 Q 2	`South` Majumder Pass 1 NT 3 4th A 3 A 3 J
E deals None vul	A 9 6 3 K 8 4 A Q J 10 9 2 —
K Q 10 2 10 9 6 3 3 Q J 9 7		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 South = +400 +7 `133`	Partscore 3 North +1 +130 57

25. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 11, Bd 14			`West` Helgemo Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 3 10 A 8 Q 3 2 9	`North` Berg 1 2 3 NT 2nd 2 4 5 4 6 3 6 5 5	`East` Helness Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J K K 4 5 7 8 Q 4	`South` Svendsen 1 2 2 NT 4th K 7 2 7 J 6 A A 9	`West` Charlsen Pass Pass Lead 4 5 7 2 J A K 6 5	`North` Fantoni 2 3 2nd 3 A 3 3 6 2 4 8 J	`East` Hoftaniska Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 7 4 K 9 10 4 2 Q	`South` Nunes 2 2 NT 4th K 2 9 7 10 5 7 J 9
E deals None vul	K 9 5 A 6 5 4 2 K J 9 2 10
Q 6 2 10 9 8 7 A 10 6 4 4 2		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 South -2 -100 `133`	Partscore 3 North = +110 +5 62

26. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 14, Bd 26			West Chung 1 2 All Pass Lead 7 7 3 3 7 5	North Pilon Pass Dbl 3 2nd 2 2 Q 2 6 10	East LiuCK 1 1 Pass 3rd J A 6 6 A Q	South Toffier Dbl 1 NT 3 NT 4th K 5 4 2 3 10	West Bompis Pass Pass Pass Lead A J 6 K 6 K 4	North YangS Pass 2 3 4 2nd 3 A 4 Q 9 4 8	East Quantin 1 Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 6 A 7 K J J	South Huang Dbl 3 3 NT 4th 2 2 5 2 7 5 6
N deals Both vul	J 10 3 2 — A K 10 9 8 3 J 6 2
Q 8 Q 9 8 7 6 4 4 2 8 7 4		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 South = +600 +10 `143`	Partscore 4 North +1 +150 62

27. 2012 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 92			West Helgemo Pass Pass All Pass Lead Q 2 Q 5 10 6 9 J	`North` Verhees Pass 1 2 2nd K 6 4 A 3 4 2 9	East Helness Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 K 4 8 5 J 10 K	`South` v.Prooijen 1 1 3 NT 4th 3 7 A 4 J 7 6 6	West Muller Pass Pass Lead Q A 9 3 3 Q 2 Q	`North` Nunes Pass 2 2nd 4 4 K Q 8 J 6	East de Wijs Pass Pass 3rd 2 6 8 K K 4 K	`South` Fantoni 1 Pass 4th A 5 10 A 5 2 7
N deals E-W vul	5 4 2 Q 8 6 K 7 4 Q 9 5 2
7 K 7 4 3 2 Q J 9 8 10 8 3		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 South -1 -50 `143`	Partscore 2 South +1 +140 +5 67

28. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 90			West Kranyak Pass Pass Lead 5 3 7 4 6 4 10 A A 3	North Passell 2 Pass 2nd 8 4 2 6 5 5 2 5 4 8	East WolpertG 1 Pass Pass 3rd A J Q K 9 9 7 8 10 K	South Jacobus 1 3 NT 4th 2 9 K 3 Q A 6 8 7	West Lev Pass Pass Lead 5 3 7 10 4 6 4	North Milner 2 Pass 2nd 8 2 2 5 6 7 10	East Pszczola 1 Pass Pass 3rd A J Q 5 K 9 K	South LallH 1 2 NT 4th 4 9 K 6 3 Q A
E deals Both vul	K Q 10 8 7 5 2 K J 10 6 9 8
10 6 5 J 6 4 Q 8 4 2 J 7 5		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 South -1 -100 `143`	Partscore 2 NT South +1 +150 +6 73

29. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40			`West` Grue 1 Pass All Pass Lead J A Q 8 2 4 3 K	`North` Katz 2 3 2nd 5 6 9 6 7 A 6	`East` Cheek Pass Pass 3rd 4 K 10 8 9 3 A	`South` Nickell 1 2 NT 3 NT 4th 7 3 5 J 2 5 5	`West` Rodwell 1 Pass Lead 2 3 J K Q J	`North` Hurd 2 Pass 2nd Q 6 4 3 6 9	`East` Meckstroth Dbl Pass 3rd 9 A 6 A 10 4	`South` Wooldridge 1 3 4th 5 4 Q 5 7 5
S deals None vul	A K 10 8 7 6 Q 3 9 6 5 10 3
4 K 10 7 4 2 A Q J 8 2 8 5		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 South -1 -50 `143`	Partscore 3 South +1 +170 +6 79

36. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22			West Duboin Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 5 4 5 10 J 10 2 5	`North` Drijver 1 1 2 NT 3 NT 2nd 7 A 3 6 2 2 3 7	East Sementa Pass Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd Q 3 A J K 4 J Q	`South` Brink Pass 1 1 NT 3 4th 6 8 7 Q 9 2 6 A	West Verhees Pass Lead Q A K 2 A 6 J 6	`North` Bocchi Pass 2nd A 7 10 4 3 J 2 4	East v.Prooijen Pass Pass 3rd 5 9 7 2 7 8 9 K	`South` Madala 3 4th 3 3 5 4 2 10 10 4
E deals E-W vul	A 8 4 2 8 7 A K J 6 2 A 10
Q J 6 J 5 3 Q 8 5 4 3 Q 3		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 South -3 -150 `150`	Partscore 3 South +2 +150 +7 95

37. 2011 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13			West MadsenM 1 2 Pass Lead 10 A	North Helness Pass 3 NT 2nd 5 7	East Schaltz Pass Pass 3rd 2 9	South Helgemo 1 NT Pass 4th 4 6	West Zimmermann 1 2 Pass Lead 9 Q	North Askgaard Pass 3 4 2nd 4 7	East Multon Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A 2	South Bjarnarson 1 NT 3 4th 5 6
W deals Both vul	7 5 A J 5 K 3 J 10 9 6 5 2
A K Q J 10 3 K 6 3 9 8 6 2 —		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 South -2 -200 `150`	Partscore 4 North = +130 +8 103

39. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 26			West Donn Pass Pass Lead K J 6 K Q K	North Pratap 1 3 Pass 2nd 2 5 3 6 7 3	East Goren 1 Pass Pass 3rd 8 4 A 9 J 5	South GordonM 2 3 NT 4th A 9 4 2 10 Q	West Rosenberg Dbl Dbl All Pass Lead K 8 A	North Simson 1 3 Pass 2nd 9 A Q	East Willenken 1 3 Pass 3rd 2 5 2	South Johnson 2 3 4 4th 3 2
N deals Both vul	8 5 3 3 2 K 10 2 A K Q 7 4
Q 10 7 6 2 K 5 Q 10 8 5 3 2		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 South +2 +660 +11 `164`	Partscore 4 North +1 +150 103

40. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 37			West Silverstein 2 Pass Lead 7 K 2 5 10 J 9 10 4 A 3	`North` Cohen Dbl Pass 2nd K 8 3 2 5 4 9 6 8 J A	East Rosenthal Pass Pass 3rd 2 3 A 6 9 6 J Q 5 8 9	`South` Wolfson 3 NT 4th 6 7 Q 4 2 3 8 4 10 7	West WeinsteinH 2 Pass Lead 7 2 J 2 3 Q Q J	`North` LevinJ Dbl Pass 2nd K J 7 3 2 9 4	East Garner Pass Pass 3rd A 5 K A 9 3 6	`South` Meyers 3 4th 6 8 8 Q 4 6 2
W deals E-W vul	K Q 8 K 9 5 K 9 6 2 Q J 10
7 5 A Q J 8 6 2 Q 7 8 3 2		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 South +1 +430 +7 `171`	Partscore 3 South +2 +150 103