Data 9ZA6 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

6-card suit, 23 HCP, good spots

Found 48 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70			West Berkowitz Pass Pass Lead 4 2 7 K 8 3 5 Q A	North Hampson Pass 3 3 NT 2nd 9 J 2 A 4 8 K 5 2	East Sontag Pass Pass All Pass 3rd A Q 5 10 3 A 6 3 4	South Greco 2 NT 3 4th 6 10 K 3 2 7 9 4 5	West Diamond Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 2 4 5 K A Q	North Pratap Pass 1 3 2nd 7 6 9 K 7 2 10	East Platnick Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 Q A 6 10 3 4	South GordonM 1 2 NT 3 4th 8 10 J 2 3 5 7
N deals N-S vul	10 9 9 8 4 2 K J 9 6 4 3 10
Q 8 7 4 10 6 3 10 2 A J 7 5		A 5 3 2 A Q 5 8 7 5 8 4 3
868A7 = 47335 57436 Par NS +130	K J 6 K J 7 A Q K Q 9 6 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  0	Partscore   3 North =   +110 +5 5

2. 2014 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 5, Bd 75			West Bathurst 1 NT 2 Pass Pass All Pass Lead K K Q J 5 5 8	North FeldmanJ Dbl Pass Dbl 3 2nd A 4 8 10 Q 2 A	East Moss Rdbl 2 Pass Pass 3rd 6 7 9 4 4 3	South Watson 1 Pass Pass 2 3 NT 4th 8 6 A Q 3 9	West StansbyJ 1 NT 2 Lead 2 4 7 2 Q J J	North Hampson Dbl 2 2nd 10 2 A 9 K 3 2	East Hung Rdbl All Pass 3rd 6 10 4 A 6 K 4	South Greco 1 Pass 4th 8 Q 9 3 3 A 5
S deals None vul	J 6 4 A 10 6 2 K Q J 10 3 2
A Q K J 7 5 2 K 8 3 A 6 5		7 3 2 6 4 3 10 9 7 5 4 8 4
79659 9976A 43673 = Par NS +400	K 10 9 8 5 Q 9 8 A Q J 9 7
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  0	Partscore   2 South +1   +140 +5 10

3. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21			West Weinstein Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 10 9 2 7 J 9 K	North Kranyak 2 3 2nd 4 J 2 3 4 8 5 6	East Levin Pass Pass Pass 3rd A K 2 K A 9 A	South WolpertG 1 2 3 NT 4th 8 5 Q 5 6 3 3	West Bathurst Pass 1 Pass Lead 7 2 A K	North Katz 1 2 4 2nd 9 3 3 6	East Dwyer Pass Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 5 9 4 6	South Nickell Pass 1 3 4th 2 5 8 7
E deals E-W vul	5 4 — K Q 10 9 7 A K J 10 4 2
K 9 7 6 3 A 5 2 8 6 3 8 5		A 10 2 K J 10 3 5 4 Q 7 6 3
767BA = 56623 66623 Par NS +400	Q J 8 Q 9 8 7 6 4 A J 2 9
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  0	Partscore   4 North =   +130 +5 15

4. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 12, Bd 20			West Chung Pass Pass Lead 7 5 Q J 2 A 2 7	North Meckstroth 2 3 NT 2nd 9 6 4 K 8 9 K 4	East LiuCK Pass All Pass 3rd A 10 5 A 8 3 5 5	South Rodwell 1 NT 3 4th 6 J 9 3 10 Q 4 2	West Hamman Pass Lead 7 2 9 Q 2 8 2 5 6	North YangS Pass 2nd 10 K 4 K 3 10 A 3 Q	East Zia Pass 3rd A 5 J A J 3 3 7	South Huang 1 NT 4th 6 4 5 9 4 10 5 2
S deals Both vul	10 8 7 5 10 9 4 Q J 8 K Q J
J 6 3 Q J 8 7 5 3 9 10 4 3		Q 4 2 A 2 K 10 4 A 8 7 5 2
99696 98696 44737 = Par NS +600	A K 9 K 6 A 7 6 5 3 2 9 6
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 10	Partscore   1 NT South +2   +150  15

5. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 12, Bd 20			West Liran Pass Pass Lead 7 2 6 Q 8 3 4 7 6 5	North Pekkinen 3 NT 2nd 10 K 4 4 10 5 A J 10 3	East Friedlander Pass 3rd A 8 J 2 A J 3 9 Q K	South Salmenkivi 1 NT Pass 4th 6 4 5 9 3 K 5 2 7 8	West Koistinen Pass Pass Lead 5 2 6 Q J 6 A 2	North Lengy 2 2 NT 2nd 10 K 3 4 K 10 9 A	East Niemi Pass All Pass 3rd A 3 J 2 A 8 7	South Bareket 1 NT 2 4th 6 4 2 9 4 10 K
S deals Both vul	10 8 7 5 10 9 4 Q J 8 K Q J
J 6 3 Q J 8 7 5 3 9 10 4 3		Q 4 2 A 2 K 10 4 A 8 7 5 2
99696 98696 44737 = Par NS +600	A K 9 K 6 A 7 6 5 3 2 9 6
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 20	Partscore   2 NT South +1   +150  15

6. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 12, Bd 19			West Gower 2 Pass All Pass Lead 7 K 9 2 3 J A 6	North Zaleski Dbl 3 2nd 9 9 2 10 4 4 6 3	East Apteker Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 2 J 8 Q 5 10 A	South Versace 2 2 NT 3 NT 4th K A 5 5 3 7 7 4	West Sementa 1 Pass Lead 9 J 7 K 3 K Q 5 9	North Eber Pass 2 2nd A 9 2 10 4 7 4 3 6	East Duboin Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 6 2 J 3 Q 5 4 A J	South Bosenberg 1 1 NT 4th 5 A 10 8 2 7 5 4 A
E deals N-S vul	10 5 10 8 6 5 3 2 9 4 A 10 9
K J 6 4 3 9 A 8 7 J 7 3 2		9 7 A 7 4 Q 10 6 5 3 Q 8 4
87A56 87A67 46376 = Par NS +620	A Q 8 2 K Q J K J 2 K 6 5
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 30	Partscore   2 North +2   +170  15

7. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 12, Bd 20			West Gower Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 2 9 Q 2 8 A 4	North Zaleski 2 2 NT 2nd 9 K 4 K 3 10 6 K	East Apteker Pass Pass 3rd A 5 J A J 3 3	South Versace 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th 6 4 2 9 4 10 Q	West Sementa 1 Pass Lead 3 9 Q 8 6 K A 2	North Eber Dbl Pass 2nd 5 10 4 10 4 2 6 K	East Duboin Rdbl Pass 3rd Q K 5 A J 3 5 7	South Bosenberg 1 2 4th K 5 9 3 A J 4 9
S deals Both vul	10 8 7 5 10 9 4 Q J 8 K Q J
J 6 3 Q J 8 7 5 3 9 10 4 3		Q 4 2 A 2 K 10 4 A 8 7 5 2
99696 98696 44737 = Par NS +600	A K 9 K 6 A 7 6 5 3 2 9 6
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 40	Partscore   2 South +1   +110  15

8. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 15, Bd 2			West Rombaut Pass Pass Lead K 8 A	North Cornell 1 2 3 NT 2nd 10 7	East Lorenzini 1 Pass All Pass 3rd 4 A	South Bach Dbl 2 NT 4th 6 3	West LiuCK Pass Pass Lead 9 3 A 10	North Pilon 1 2 Pass 2nd 4 4 J 2	East Huang 1 Pass Pass 3rd 7 Q 2 K	South Toffier 1 NT 3 4th A 8 9 A
N deals E-W vul	10 K 9 7 K 10 7 5 3 2 A K 3
K 8 J 6 5 4 2 J 8 J 7 6 2		A J 7 5 4 A Q 8 9 4 10 9 5
986A7 = 45636 = Par NS +400	Q 9 6 3 2 10 3 A Q 6 Q 8 4
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +7 47	Partscore   3 North +1   +130  15

9. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87			West Bertheau 2 Pass Lead 9 2 6 10 K 8 8 3 8 9	North Nunes 3 Pass 2nd Q 4 7 9 3 5 2 6 4 7	East Cullin Pass Pass 3rd 5 A K 6 2 7 J 3 7 10	South Fantoni 3 NT 4th 4 5 J Q A Q A 2 3 10	West Helgemo 1 2 Pass Lead 5 2 10 K 7 3 6 K 3	North Nystrom 2 3 Pass 2nd A J 6 10 5 4 7 9 2	East Helness Dbl Dbl Pass 3rd 9 A 3 J 5 A 9 6 J	South Upmark Rdbl 3 4th Q 4 K 4 2 5 8 Q 10
W deals Both vul	Q A 10 K 10 9 8 3 2 K 9 7 3
K J 9 8 3 2 K J Q 7 5 10 5		5 9 8 7 6 4 J 4 A Q 6 4 2
86798 86797 57645 = Par NS +120	A 10 7 6 4 Q 5 3 2 A 6 J 8
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  47	Partscore   3 North =   +110 +5 20

10. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 12, Bd 19			West Koistinen 1 Pass Lead 3 2 K 4 J 6 10 8 6 5	North Lengy 2 Pass 2nd 10 4 8 K 4 3 6 3 5 9	East Niemi Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 Q 3 2 5 A 5 8 2 A	South Bareket 1 3 NT 4th 2 9 A 9 7 8 7 7 6 J	West Liran 2 2 Lead 9 9 Q K Q A 8 Q 9 7	North Pekkinen Pass 3 2nd 2 2 K 3 8 4 6 K 5 8	East Friedlander Pass 2 All Pass 3rd J A 2 3 5 5 4 6 K 6	South Salmenkivi 1 Pass 4th 10 J 9 4 7 7 3 4 A 2
E deals N-S vul	10 5 10 8 6 5 3 2 9 4 A 10 9
K J 6 4 3 9 A 8 7 J 7 3 2		9 7 A 7 4 Q 10 6 5 3 Q 8 4
87A56 87A67 46376 = Par NS +620	A Q 8 2 K Q J K J 2 K 6 5
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 57	Partscore   3 North =   +140  20

11. 2012 WC Qual, Rd 15, Bd 2			West Gur Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 A 8 2	North Friedlander 1 2 3 2nd 7 10 2 4	East Yilmaz 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q J 2 A	South Liran 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th 3 9 K 8	West Pachtman Pass Dbl Pass All Pass Lead 9 10 6 4 10	North AkerO 1 2 3 3 2nd 6 4 7 Q 5	East Ginossar 1 Pass Pass Dbl 3rd J 2 Q 8 K	South Kokten 1 NT 2 3 4 4th K K 3 2 A
N deals E-W vul	10 K 9 7 K 10 7 5 3 2 A K 3
K 8 J 6 5 4 2 J 8 J 7 6 2		A J 7 5 4 A Q 8 9 4 10 9 5
986A7 = 45636 = Par NS +400	Q 9 6 3 2 10 3 A Q 6 Q 8 4
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +7 64	Partscore   4 North =   +130  20

12. 2012 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 8, Bd 110			West Cheek 1 Pass Lead 3 Q 3 4 J 2 6 A K 5	North Rodwell Dbl Pass 2nd Q K 5 J 6 3 4 7 J 9	East Grue Pass 3 Pass 3rd 2 A 10 9 8 4 8 10 6 K	South Meckstroth 1 3 NT 4th 9 5 7 4 6 2 3 5 10 A	West Zia Pass Lead 4 Q 2 4 9 6	North Hurd Pass 2nd Q K 3 2 4 3	East Hamman Pass Pass 3rd 8 A 10 J 8 2	South Wooldridge 1 NT 4th 9 5 7 9 2
E deals None vul	Q 6 K 8 7 2 10 8 4 Q 10 8 4
A 10 5 4 3 9 6 4 3 Q J 7 5		J 8 7 2 A Q 10 6 5 3 2 K 7
64658 = 48663 59775 Par EW +140	K 9 J 5 A K 9 A J 9 6 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 71	Partscore   1 NT South +1   +120  20

13. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23			West Compton Pass Pass All Pass Lead J Q K 10 3 9 9 8 2	North LallH Pass 1 3 2nd 2 6 5 A J K 4 7 5	East Bramley Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 2 3 6 A 8 5 7 10	South Milner 1 2 3 NT 4th A 3 J 4 9 4 8 5 7	West LallJ Pass Pass All Pass Lead J 9 9 Q K 10 7 8 4	North Cohen Pass 1 2 NT 2nd 2 5 K 4 5 A 5 6 9	East Bathurst Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 K 8 2 6 4 7 7 10	South Wolfson 1 2 3 4th A A 3 3 J 4 9 5 J
N deals Both vul	10 8 K Q J 6 2 10 7 5 4 3 2 —
A 9 10 5 3 Q J 8 A 7 6 5 4		J 7 5 3 2 A 8 7 4 9 6 J 3
889A9 = 55434 55334 Par NS +140	K Q 6 4 9 A K K Q 10 9 8 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  71	Partscore   3 South =   +110 +5 25

15. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 19, Bd 4			West Bocchi Pass 2 Lead 5 6 9 K K 3 Q	North Majumdar 1 3 NT 2nd A 5 5 4 2 7 2	East Madala 1 All Pass 3rd 4 J K 3 5 A	South Kushari Pass 1 NT 4th 3 K 6 A 7 4	West SahaB Pass 2 All Pass Lead 2 6 4 8 J 4 A 2	North Lauria 1 2 2nd 5 4 K 5 6 3 3 J	East MukherjeeS Dbl Pass 3rd 7 9 7 J 4 9 2 Q	South Versace Pass Pass 3 4th 9 10 8 K A 10 Q A
S deals Both vul	A 9 5 A K Q 10 9 6 3 Q 8 6
Q 3 9 5 2 J 7 4 K 10 7 3 2		K 10 7 2 K J 8 7 4 2 A 5 4
98596 = 45747 = Par NS +600	J 8 6 4 Q 10 6 3 A 8 5 J 9
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 83	Partscore   3 North -1   -100  25

16. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 19, Bd 4			West Kamil Dbl Pass Pass Lead 2 9 4 3	North Reid Pass 1 2 3 NT 2nd 4 K 9 8	East Fleisher Pass 1 Pass All Pass 3rd Q 6 K A	South Newell 1 2 2 NT 4th A 3 6 J	West Ware Dbl Pass Lead A 5 4 K Q A 5	North Stansby Pass 1 Pass 2nd 9 J 10 4 4 7 2	East Tislevoll Pass 2 Pass 3rd 2 K 2 8 3 6 J	South Martel 1 2 4th 6 8 5 7 3 2 Q
N deals Both vul	J 8 6 4 Q 10 6 3 A 8 5 J 9
K 10 7 2 K J 8 7 4 2 A 5 4		Q 3 9 5 2 J 7 4 K 10 7 3 2
98596 = 45747 = Par NS +600	A 9 5 A K Q 10 9 6 3 Q 8 6
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +11 94	Partscore   2 South +1   +110  25

17. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 19, Bd 4			West Fredin Pass Pass 2 Lead 2 5	North Hurd 1 1 3 NT 2nd 6 J	East Fallenius 1 Pass All Pass 3rd A K	South Wooldridge Pass Dbl 1 NT 4th 9 8	West Grue Pass 3 All Pass Lead 2 6 4 9 8 3 4	North Nystrom 2 Pass 2nd 5 5 6 10 10 7 3	East LallJ Dbl Pass 3rd 7 J 4 Q 2 A 9	South Bertheau Pass 2 NT 3 4th 9 K 8 A A J 10
S deals Both vul	A 9 5 A K Q 10 9 6 3 Q 8 6
Q 3 9 5 2 J 7 4 K 10 7 3 2		K 10 7 2 K J 8 7 4 2 A 5 4
98596 = 45747 = Par NS +600	J 8 6 4 Q 10 6 3 A 8 5 J 9
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 104	Partscore   3 North =   +110  25

18. 2011 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8			West Zmudzinski Pass Pass Dbl All Pass Lead A 7	North Cayne 1 3 Pass 2nd 8	East Balicki Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2	South Seamon 2 3 3 NT 4th 3	West Versace Pass Pass Pass Lead Q 3 7 2 3	North Passell 1 3 2nd 4 10 A 4 9	East Lauria Pass Pass 3rd A J 4 A K	South Lynch 2 Pass 4th 9 6 3 5
W deals None vul	6 4 K Q 8 A 10 9 8 K 10 6 2
Q J 8 7 5 A 10 6 J 7 5 9 5		A 3 2 9 7 5 2 K Q 6 4 2 4
8676B = 47672 = Par NS +400	K 10 9 J 4 3 3 A Q J 8 7 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 111	Partscore   3 South +1   +130  25

19. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 93			West Cohen Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 3 7 7	North LallJ 2 2 3 2nd 5 2 2 4	East Wolfson Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 3 A Q Q	South Grue 2 2 NT 3 NT 4th J 7 9	West Hurd Pass 1 NT Pass Lead 8 Q Q 3 A K A	North WeinsteinH 1 2 Pass 2nd J 4 10 J 8 3 9	East Wooldridge 1 2 Pass 3rd 7 2 2 Q 7 4	South Garner Dbl 3 4th 9 8 A 5 2 7
W deals Both vul	2 9 8 5 A 9 4 A K 10 6 3 2
K 10 3 A Q 4 7 6 2 J 7 5 4		A J 9 6 5 4 7 6 3 Q 8 9 8
559AA 859AA 58433 = Par NS +140	Q 8 7 K J 10 2 K J 10 5 3 Q
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +11 122	Partscore   3 North =   +110  25

20. 2011 Vanderbilt Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54			West Martel Pass 2 Pass Lead 5 A K 9 9	North Rodwell Pass 3 Pass 2nd 8 7 6 8 K	East Stansby 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q 2 3 J 2	South Meckstroth 1 NT 3 NT 4th K 10 Q 3 4	West Hamman Pass 1 Pass Lead 4 5 10 K 3 10 9 A 9	North Levin Pass 2 2nd K 10 A 7 7 J J 7 K	East Zia 1 Pass 3rd A Q 6 2 5 Q 8 2 5	South Weinstein Dbl Pass 4th 8 2 3 Q 3 4 8 2
W deals E-W vul	Q 9 10 8 J 8 5 4 3 2 A 10 9
10 8 7 6 2 A J 7 6 5 7 6 4		K J 3 Q 4 Q 10 K J 8 7 6 3
85596 85595 48747 = Par NS +120	A 5 4 K 9 3 2 A K 9 Q 5 2
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +7 129	Partscore   2 North +2   +130  25

21. 2010 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45			West Bramley Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 Q A Q 7 2 3 2 J	North LallJ 2 2 3 NT 2nd K 5 8 2 4 6 10 5 3	East Compton Pass Pass All Pass 3rd J 3 6 10 6 7 J A 7	South Bathurst 1 2 2 NT 4th 5 K 3 9 6 8 A 9 8	West Deutsch Pass Pass Lead 9 3 A 4 4	North Wold 2 3 2nd K K 8 K A	East Kranyak Pass All Pass 3rd 5 2 6 J	South Jacobus 1 2 4th 6 5 3 5
S deals Both vul	A J 6 10 5 K 8 Q J 10 9 4 2
10 8 5 4 Q 4 3 A Q 7 4 2 K		9 3 J 8 7 2 J 10 6 A 7 6 5
78869 = 55573 = Par NS +110	K Q 7 2 A K 9 6 9 5 3 8 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  129	Partscore   3 North +1   +130 +8 33

22. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 64, Seg 1, Bd 13			West Zmudzinski Dbl Pass Lead Q Q 8 9 J 9 4 10 10	North Coenraets Pass 3 NT 2nd 4 J 3 6 3 8 5 7 7	East Balicki Pass Pass 3rd 5 3 6 4 7 4 K J J	South de Donder 1 NT Pass 4th A A K K 7 10 2 2 3	West Engel 2 2 Pass Lead 8 4 5 3 J Q	North Lauria Pass Dbl Pass 3 2nd A J 3 4 9 5	East Dehaye Pass Rdbl Pass All Pass 3rd 2 K 9 Q 6	South Versace 1 Pass 2 NT 4th 4 A K A 7
N deals Both vul	K 4 K 8 3 10 9 K 10 8 6 5 3
Q J 9 6 2 A 10 9 5 2 K 3 J		8 5 7 6 4 Q 8 7 6 A 9 7 2
76689 87689 56754 = Par NS +120	A 10 7 3 Q J A J 5 4 2 Q 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  129	Partscore   3 North =   +110 +7 40

23. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 20, Bd 5			West Kholomeev 1 Pass Lead K J 6 Q 2 8 5 4	North Karaivanov 3 Pass 2nd 7 4 4 J 9 9 5 Q	East Khiuppenen Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 K 9 6 10 6 2 3	South Trendafilov 1 3 NT 4th A 3 K 9 3 2 2 8	West Aronov 1 Pass Lead 5 A A J 9 10	North Dubinin Pass 3 2nd A 3 4 6 Q 3	East Stefanov Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 2 2 2 8 K	South Gromov 1 Pass 4th 7 4 5 3 7
E deals E-W vul	J 7 9 Q J 8 7 6 2 K 10 8 2
K Q 2 K 10 7 6 2 K 3 Q 6 4		10 8 6 5 4 3 A 5 4 4 7 5 3
656BA 657BA 37623 = Par NS +400	A 9 Q J 8 3 A 10 9 5 A J 9
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  129	Partscore   3 North +2   +150 +6 46

24. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 13, Bd 13			West Stewart Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 8 7 6 8 9 5 K Q J	North Ventin 2 3 Pass 2nd 3 3 5 10 4 5 2 J 6 Q	East Woolsey Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 2 Q 2 2 J A 3 4 K	South Lambardi 2 3 NT 4th A K 9 J 7 7 8 3 6 A	West Muzzio Pass Pass Lead 3 5 K Q 4 3 Q K K 8	North Robinson 2 Pass 2nd A 6 J 10 2 6 8 A A Q	East Bianchedi Pass Pass 3rd 7 A 2 J K J 7 5 4 9	South Boyd 2 4th 9 8 2 3 8 Q 10 5 3 2
W deals Both vul	5 K 9 8 4 3 2 10 9 3 A J 2
J 8 Q 10 5 Q 6 4 Q 6 5 4 3		10 7 6 3 2 A 7 6 K 7 2 K 7
87887 = 45445 55445 Par NS +120	A K Q 9 4 J A J 8 5 10 9 8
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  129	Partscore   2 South =   +110 +5 51

25. 2009 Spingold Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59			West Cohen Pass Pass Lead 4 A J 2 Q 6 6 K 2 K	North Chambers 2 3 3 NT 2nd 3 4 2 4 A 7 2 9 4 3	East Berkowitz Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 9 5 7 Q 5 K 8 3 J 7	South Schermer 2 NT 3 4th 10 6 3 A J A 8 7 Q 5	West Polowan Pass Lead 6 7 J 5 4 3	North Sontag 2 Pass 2nd 2 4 9 3 7 Q	East Morgan Dbl Pass 3rd K A 2 J A 5	South Helness 3 4th J 6 K Q 2 3
N deals None vul	K 4 K 10 9 8 7 5 J 3 Q 10 7
10 7 5 2 Q 4 2 K 8 5 4 4 3		A J 8 3 6 3 Q 9 6 A J 8 5
76A78 = 66354 67364 Par NS +420	Q 9 6 A J A 10 7 2 K 9 6 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -150  129	Partscore   3 North =   +140 +7 58

26. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 20			West Wildavsky Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 9 J 7 8 8 3 A	North Granovetter 2 2 3 2nd Q 7 7 4 9 6 9 8	East Doub Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 10 2 6 A 3 4 5	South Rubin 2 2 NT 3 NT 4th 6 5 A K Q 2 3 10	West Weichsel Pass Dbl All Pass Lead 4 J K 10 3	North Woolsey 2 3 Pass 2nd 9 Q A 5 8	East Ekeblad Pass Pass 3 3rd A K 6 2 9	South Stewart 2 NT Pass 4 4th 7 A 8 6 7
N deals Both vul	K Q 7 Q 5 9 6 A Q J 10 8 6
A 3 2 J 10 8 4 3 A J 7 2 4		J 8 6 5 4 K 9 2 8 5 4 K 3
65559 65569 58874 = Par NS +110	10 9 A 7 6 K Q 10 3 9 7 5 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -300  129	Partscore   4 North -1   -100 +5 63

27. 2009 Vanderbilt Rd of 32, Seg 3, Bd 38			West Duboin Pass 3 All Pass Lead 6 8 9 5 10 7 A Q	North Townsend 2 3 2nd 4 J 3 A 6 5 6 7	East Sementa 2 Pass 3rd Q A J 4 4 10 5 10	South Gold 1 Pass 3 NT 4th 2 2 2 3 K K J 9	West Rosenthal Pass 2 Pass Lead 9 Q 8 2 2 K 3 2 6	North Brogeland 2 Pass 2 2nd 3 5 J 5 9 7 7 Q 3	East Silverstein Dbl Pass All Pass 3rd J 6 A A A 10 2 K 7	South Lindqvist 1 Pass Dbl 4th 5 4 10 4 6 10 J 3 8
S deals N-S vul	K 10 A Q 4 3 4 K 9 8 6 3 2
J 8 6 5 4 9 A 9 6 Q J 10 4		3 K J 8 7 6 K Q 8 7 3 7 5
78769 = 64574 = Par NS +110	A Q 9 7 2 10 5 2 J 10 5 2 A
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  129	Partscore   2 South +1   +140 +6 69

28. 2008 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 38			West Lauria 1 Pass Pass Lead 3 3 6 4 K 2 10 8 6 Q	North Malinowski 1 2 3 NT 2nd A J 5 Q Q Q 4 8 7 3	East Versace Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 5 4 K 7 9 3 5 9 7 9	South Sandqvist 1 NT 2 NT 4th 6 7 8 10 A 10 2 9 J 2	West Gold 1 Pass Pass Lead 6 2 3 J Q A 9	North Duboin 1 2 Pass 2nd 5 Q J 5 8 9	East Townsend Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 3 4 2 K 4	South Sementa 1 NT 2 4th 8 10 2 Q 4 4
W deals E-W vul	K 10 8 6 5 3 A Q Q 8 Q 8 4
A 7 2 4 3 2 K J 9 2 A 10 2		Q J J 8 7 5 7 6 4 3 J 6 3
89879 = 54564 44554 Par NS +140	9 4 K 10 9 6 A 10 5 K 9 7 5
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  129	Partscore   2 North +1   +140 +6 75

29. 2008 WC Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70			West Muller Pass 1 Pass Lead A 5 9 6 7 K	North Kirmse Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 2 J 10 5 7 Q	East de Wijs Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 Q K Q 6 3	South Gromoeller 1 2 NT 4th 3 8 2 4 8	West Elinescu 1 Pass Lead Q 10 9 4	North Ramondt 3 2nd A 7 J K	East Wladow Pass 3rd 3 Q K 7	South Westra Pass 4th 2 5 3 3
W deals E-W vul	7 2 J 2 Q 7 5 A Q 9 8 6 4
5 3 A K 7 6 5 K 9 8 2 7 3		Q J 10 9 6 Q 9 4 J 6 3 J 5
8667A = 47763 = Par NS +130	A K 8 4 10 8 3 A 10 4 K 10 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  129	Partscore   3 North +1   +130 +5 80

30. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 5, Bd 14			West Rosenberg Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 7 Q 10	North SmithJ 1 2 3 2nd A K 9 8	East Zia Pass Pass Pass 3rd 3 A 6 5	South Zaluski 1 2 3 NT 4th 4 5 2 J	West Klimowicz Pass Pass Lead J A 3	North WeinsteinH Pass Pass 2nd 3 5 8	East Frukacz 2 Pass 3rd 8 7 5	South Garner 2 4th Q 2 J
W deals None vul	A K 8 6 7 10 9 7 6 5 K 9 3
J 9 5 9 8 5 K Q 4 3 2 J 4		Q 7 3 2 K J 2 A 10 8 7 6 2
A8AA9 = 33334 = Par NS +430	10 4 A Q 10 6 4 3 J 8 A Q 5
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +7 136	Partscore   2 South +1   +140  80

31. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 50			West Greco 1 Pass Pass Lead A K 5 A K K Q 3 5	North Katz 1 2 3 NT 2nd 3 8 Q 6 2 7 J 7 3	East Hampson Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 4 9 10 2 2 6 9 10	South Jacobs Pass 1 NT 3 4th 6 7 10 7 4 3 4 Q J	West Zia 1 Pass Lead 10 10 7 K Q K 5 4 Q	North Gitelman 1 2 2nd A 7 8 2 7 J 5 6 8	East Rosenberg Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 4 4 K 2 2 6 9 A J	South Moss Pass 1 NT 4th 3 Q 3 5 3 4 8 3 9
E deals N-S vul	A K 9 8 4 3 3 Q 8 3 K Q 5
7 K Q 6 5 4 A K 5 10 8 4 3		Q J 6 5 2 10 7 J 9 4 2 J 7
78878 88878 54555 = Par NS +120	10 A J 9 8 2 10 7 6 A 9 6 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +12 148	Partscore   2 North -1   -100  80

32. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25			West Meltzer 2 Pass Lead A K 4 Q J	North Moss 3 NT 2nd 6 9 10 A 9	East Larsen Pass Pass 3rd 3 7 5 3	South Gitelman 1 NT Pass 4th 8 2 Q 7	West Rubin 1 NT 2 Lead 3	North Feldman Dbl 2 2nd	East Ekeblad Pass Pass All Pass 3rd	South Bramley 1 Pass 4th
E deals N-S vul	9 3 9 3 A K Q 9 5 2 10 9 6
K J 6 2 A 6 5 4 6 A K J 4		10 7 5 4 J 7 8 7 4 3 7 5 3
84996 95AA6 38337 = Par NS +300	A Q 8 K Q 10 8 2 J 10 Q 8 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 158	Partscore   2 North +1   +110  80

33. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 8, Bd 126			West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead 4 4 5 K J 10 6 2 4	North Lauria Pass 1 3 NT 2nd 10 A A Q 4 7 2 6 9	East Rodwell Pass Dbl All Pass 3rd 3 9 8 5 7 8 5 9 Q	South Versace 1 2 NT 4th 2 3 J 2 3 6 8 7 A	West Fantoni Pass Lead 9 4 7 8 K 10 9 6 2 K	North Hamman Pass Pass 2nd J A Q 5 Q 7 2 6 9 4	East Nunes Pass Pass 3rd 3 J K 5 8 5 7 5 9 10	South Soloway 1 NT 4th 2 3 10 A 3 7 6 2 8 A
N deals None vul	J 10 A 9 5 Q J 10 5 8 7 5 4
K 9 8 4 K J 4 9 7 6 2 Q 3		7 6 5 3 10 8 7 6 2 A 8 3 A
74579 7557A 68763 = Par NS +130	A Q 2 Q 3 K 4 K J 10 9 6 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 164	Partscore   1 NT South +2   +150  80

34. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 16, Bd 17			West ShiM 1 Pass Lead Q 9 3 K 4	North Bocchi Pass 2 Pass 2nd 5 Q 5 8 10	East Zhuang Pass Pass Pass 3rd 2 A K 2	South Duboin 1 3 NT 4th K 3 A 4	West Versace Dbl 2 All Pass Lead Q 10 Q 2 8 3 6 8 2	North Dai Pass Pass 3 2nd A 5 5 10 3 10 9 7 4	East Lauria Pass 2 Pass 3rd 6 4 2 Q Q 9 4 4 J	South YangL 1 NT Pass 3 4th 9 K K 5 A A J 3 A
N deals None vul	10 5 Q 4 3 10 8 A K 10 8 5 2
Q J 6 4 3 A 10 9 A K 9 6 Q		9 8 7 2 J 8 5 5 3 2 6 4 3
9587A = 38453 38443 Par NS +300	A K K 7 6 2 Q J 7 4 J 9 7
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 170	Partscore   3 South =   +140  80