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 Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Hampson Sontag Greco Diamond Pratap Platnick GordonM
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 8 7 4
10 6 3
10 2
A J 7 5 Table 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 S -1 -100
-5 0
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 5

2. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 75

S deals
None vul J 6 4
A 10
6 2
K Q J 10 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst FeldmanJ Moss Watson StansbyJ Hampson Hung Greco
1 1
1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass
2 Pass 2 Pass 2 2 AP
Pass Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q
K J 7 5 2
K 8 3
A 6 5 Table 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 S -1 -50
-5 0
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+5 10

3. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Kranyak Levin WolpertG Bathurst Katz Dwyer Nickell
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 2 3
Pass 4 AP

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

K 9 7 6 3
A 5 2
8 6 3
8 5 Table 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 S -1 -50
-5 0
Partscore
4 N = +130
+5 15

4. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul 10 8 7 5
10 9 4
Q J 8
K Q J

West North East South West North East South
Chung Meckstroth LiuCK Rodwell Hamman YangS Zia Huang
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 6 3
Q J 8 7 5 3
9
10 4 3 Table 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 S = +600
+10 10
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 15

5. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul 10 8 7 5
10 9 4
Q J 8
K Q J

West North East South West North East South
Liran Pekkinen Friedlander Salmenkivi Koistinen Lengy Niemi Bareket
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 6 3
Q J 8 7 5 3
9
10 4 3 Table 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 S = +600
+10 20
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 15

6. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 19

E deals
N-S vul 10 5
10 8 6 5 3 2
9 4
A 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Gower Zaleski Apteker Versace Sementa Eber Duboin Bosenberg
Pass 2 Pass 1
2 Dbl Pass 2 NT 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

K J 6 4 3
9
A 8 7
J 7 3 2 Table 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 S = +600
+10 30
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-10 15

7. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 20

S deals
Both vul 10 8 7 5
10 9 4
Q J 8
K Q J

West North East South West North East South
Gower Zaleski Apteker Versace Sementa Eber Duboin Bosenberg
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl Rdbl 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 6 3
Q J 8 7 5 3
9
10 4 3 Table 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 S = +600
+10 40
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-10 15

8. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul 10
K 9 7
K 10 7 5 3 2
A K 3

West North East South West North East South
Rombaut Cornell Lorenzini Bach LiuCK Pilon Huang Toffier
1 1 Dbl 1 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8
J 6 5 4 2
J 8
J 7 6 2 Table 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 S +1 +430
+7 47
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 15

9. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Nunes Cullin Fantoni Helgemo Nystrom Helness Upmark
2 3 Pass 3 NT 1 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass Pass Pass 2 3 Dbl 3 (AP)

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

K J 9 8 3 2
K J
Q 7 5
10 5 Table 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 S -1 -100
-5 47
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 20

10. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 19

E deals
N-S vul 10 5
10 8 6 5 3 2
9 4
A 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Koistinen Lengy Niemi Bareket Liran Pekkinen Friedlander Salmenkivi
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 2 Pass
2 3 AP

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

K J 6 4 3
9
A 8 7
J 7 3 2 Table 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 S = +600
+10 57
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 20

11. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 2

N deals
E-W vul 10
K 9 7
K 10 7 5 3 2
A K 3

West North East South West North East South
Gur Friedlander Yilmaz Liran Pachtman AkerO Ginossar Kokten
1 1 1 NT 1 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Dbl 4 (AP)

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

K 8
J 6 5 4 2
J 8
J 7 6 2 Table 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 S +1 +430
+7 64
Partscore
4 N = +130
-7 20

12. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 110

E deals
None vul Q 6
K 8 7 2
10 8 4
Q 10 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Rodwell Grue Meckstroth Zia Hurd Hamman Wooldridge
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
1 Dbl 3 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A 10 5 4 3
9 6 4 3
Q J 7
5 Table J 8 7 2
A Q 10
6 5 3 2
K 7
64658 =
48663 59775
Par NS -140 K 9
J 5
A K 9
A J 9 6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 71
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 20

13. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 23

N deals
Both vul 10 8
K Q J 6 2
10 7 5 4 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Compton LallH Bramley Milner LallJ Cohen Bathurst Wolfson
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 9
10 5 3
Q J 8
A 7 6 5 4 Table 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 S -1 -100
-5 71
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 25

14. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 50

E deals
N-S vul 9 8 5 4 2
K J 10 8 6
8
K 8

West North East South West North East South
Wrang Rodwell Ventin Meckstroth Zia Muzzio Hamman Bianchedi
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 7 3
A 7 3 2
Q 9 5 4
J 3 Table J 10 6
Q 5 4
J 6
A 7 6 5 4
89998 =
54444 =
Par NS +140 A K
9
A K 10 7 3 2
Q 10 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 71
Partscore
2 S -1 -100
Tie 25

15. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 4

S deals
Both vul A 9 5
A
K Q 10 9 6 3
Q 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Majumdar Madala Kushari SahaB Lauria MukherjeeS Versace
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Pass
2 3 NT AP 2 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 3
9 5 2
J 7 4
K 10 7 3 2 Table 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 S = +600
+12 83
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 25

16. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul J 8 6 4
Q 10 6 3
A 8 5
J 9

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Reid Fleisher Newell Ware Stansby Tislevoll Martel
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 1 2 Dbl 1 2 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 7 2
K J 8 7 4
2
A 5 4 Table 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 S +1 +630
+11 94
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-11 25

17. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 4

S deals
Both vul A 9 5
A
K Q 10 9 6 3
Q 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Hurd Fallenius Wooldridge Grue Nystrom LallJ Bertheau
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 Dbl 2 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
2 3 NT AP

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

Q 3
9 5 2
J 7 4
K 10 7 3 2 Table 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 S = +600
+10 104
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 25

18. 2011 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

W deals
None vul 6 4
K Q 8
A 10 9 8
K 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Cayne Balicki Seamon Versace Passell Lauria Lynch
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 8 7 5
A 10 6
J 7 5
9 5 Table 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 S = +400
+7 111
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 25

19. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

W deals
Both vul 2
9 8 5
A 9 4
A K 10 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Cohen LallJ Wolfson Grue Hurd WeinsteinH Wooldridge Garner
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Dbl 2 NT 1 NT 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 3
A Q 4
7 6 2
J 7 5 4 Table 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 S +1 +630
+11 122
Partscore
3 N = +110
-11 25

20. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

W deals
E-W vul Q 9
10 8
J 8 5 4 3 2
A 10 9

West North East South West North East South
Martel Rodwell Stansby Meckstroth Hamman Levin Zia Weinstein
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 AP

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

10 8 7 6 2
A J 7 6 5
7 6
4 Table 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 S +1 +430
+7 129
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-7 25

21. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 45

S deals
Both vul A J 6
10 5
K 8
Q J 10 9 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Bramley LallJ Compton Bathurst Deutsch Wold Kranyak Jacobus
1 1
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 K J 5 9 K 5 6
Q 5 3 K 3 K 2 5
A 8 6 3 A 8 6 3
Q 2 10 9 4 K J 5
7 4 6 6 4 A
2 6 7 8 10 tricks claimed
3 10 J A
2 5 A 9
J 3 7 8

10 8 5 4
Q 4 3
A Q 7 4 2
K Table 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 S -2 -200
-8 129
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+8 33

22. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul K 4
K 8 3
10 9
K 10 8 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Coenraets Balicki de Donder Engel Lauria Dehaye Versace
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Dbl 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass
2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 9 6 2
A 10 9 5 2
K 3
J Table 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 S -2 -200
-7 129
Partscore
3 N = +110
+7 40

23. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Kholomeev Karaivanov Khiuppenen Trendafilov Aronov Dubinin Stefanov Gromov
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 2
K 10 7 6 2
K 3
Q 6 4 Table 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 S -2 -100
-6 129
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+6 46

24. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul 5
K 9 8 4 3 2
10 9 3
A J 2

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Ventin Woolsey Lambardi Muzzio Robinson Bianchedi Boyd
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

J 8
Q 10 5
Q 6 4
Q 6 5 4 3 Table 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 S -1 -100
-5 129
Partscore
2 S = +110
+5 51

25. 2009 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul K 4
K 10 9 8 7 5
J 3
Q 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Cohen Chambers Berkowitz Schermer Polowan Sontag Morgan Helness
2 Pass 2 NT 2 Dbl 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7 5 2
Q 4 2
K 8 5 4
4 3 Table 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 S -3 -150
-7 129
Partscore
3 N = +140
+7 58

26. 2009 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 20

N deals
Both vul K Q 7
Q 5
9 6
A Q J 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Wildavsky Granovetter Doub Rubin Weichsel Woolsey Ekeblad Stewart
2 Pass 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass 3 4 (AP)

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

A 3 2
J 10 8 4 3
A J 7 2
4 Table 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 S -3 -300
-5 129
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
+5 63

27. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 38

S deals
N-S vul K 10
A Q 4 3
4
K 9 8 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Townsend Sementa Gold Rosenthal Brogeland Silverstein Lindqvist
1 1
Pass 2 2 Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 AP

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

J 8 6 5 4
9
A 9 6
Q J 10 4 Table 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 S -1 -100
-6 129
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+6 69

28. 2008 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 38

W deals
E-W vul K 10 8 6 5 3
A Q
Q 8
Q 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Malinowski Versace Sandqvist Gold Duboin Townsend Sementa
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 7 2
4 3 2
K J 9 2
A 10 2 Table 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 S -2 -100
-6 129
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 75

29. 2008 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

W deals
E-W vul 7 2
J 2
Q 7 5
A Q 9 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Muller Kirmse de Wijs Gromoeller Elinescu Ramondt Wladow Westra
Pass Pass Pass 1 1 3 Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

5 3
A K 7 6 5
K 9 8 2
7 3 Table 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 S -1 -50
-5 129
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+5 80

30. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg SmithJ Zia Zaluski Klimowicz WeinsteinH Frukacz Garner
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass 2 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 9 5
9 8 5
K Q 4 3 2
J 4 Table 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 S +1 +430
+7 136
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-7 80

31. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 50

E deals
N-S vul A K 9 8 4 3
3
Q 8 3
K Q 5

West North East South West North East South
Greco Katz Hampson Jacobs Zia Gitelman Rosenberg Moss
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7
K Q 6 5 4
A K 5
10 8 4 3 Table 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 S = +600
+12 148
Partscore
2 N -1 -100
-12 80

32. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Moss Larsen Gitelman Rubin Feldman Ekeblad Bramley
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
2 3 NT AP 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass
2 2 AP

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

K J 6 2
A 6 5 4
6
A K J 4 Table 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 S = +600
+10 158
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
-10 80

33. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 8, Bd 126

N deals
None vul J 10
A 9 5
Q J 10 5
8 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Lauria Rodwell Versace Fantoni Hamman Nunes Soloway
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Dbl 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 9 8 4
K J 4
9 7 6 2
Q 3 Table 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 S = +400
+6 164
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 80

34. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 16, Bd 17

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiM Bocchi Zhuang Duboin Versace Dai Lauria YangL
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass 2 Pass
2 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q J 6 4 3
A 10 9
A K 9 6
Q Table 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 S = +400
+6 170
Partscore
3 S = +140
-6 80

35. 2005 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul K 8 7 6 4 3
Q 10
K 5
A 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Nunes MossM Fantoni Sementa Coren Bertheau Eisenberg Nystrom
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10
J 9 6 4 3 2
8 6 3
Q 9 Table A Q 5 2
A 7 5
Q 9 7 4
J 2
B96AB 9969B
24632 =
Par NS +660 9
K 8
A J 10 2
K 8 7 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 180
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 80

36. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 18

E deals
N-S vul A Q 10 9
Q 10
Q
Q J 10 8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Ino Lindkvist Imakura Takano Sylvan Teramoto Sundelin
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Dbl 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT Pass Pass Pass 3 AP
Dbl AP

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

5 2
A 5 3
A J 6 3 2
9 6 2 Table 8 7 6 3
J 9 8 7 2
K 7
A 3
6966A 5956A
54763 =
Par NS +140 K J 4
K 6 4
10 9 8 5 4
K 5

Three notrump
3 NT× S +1 +950
+13 193
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-13 80

37. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 18

E deals
N-S vul A Q 10 9
Q 10
Q
Q J 10 8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Puczynski Szalay Chmurski Macskasy Winkler Tuszynski Dumbovich Kowalski
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Dbl 2 NT 1 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

5 2
A 5 3
A J 6 3 2
9 6 2 Table 8 7 6 3
J 9 8 7 2
K 7
A 3
6966A 5956A
54763 =
Par NS +140 K J 4
K 6 4
10 9 8 5 4
K 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-11 193
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+11 91

38. 2004 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 38

S deals
N-S vul 10 7 2
K 8 5
J
A 10 9 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Carroll Fredin Garvey Lindkvist Nystrom McGann Bertheau Hanlon
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl Rdbl Pass 2
2 3 3 4 (AP)

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

Q 4 3
10 4 3
A K Q 9 6 4
4 Table J 9 6 5
A 9 6 2
8 7 5
J 5
6665A =
56683 =
Par NS +130 A K 8
Q J 7
10 3 2
K Q 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 193
Partscore
4 S = +130
+10 101

39. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 5, Bd 18

E deals
N-S vul A Q 10 9
Q 10
Q
Q J 10 8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Lai Bocchi Mak Wan Fantoni Zen Nunes
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Dbl Pass 2 AP
2 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5 2
A 5 3
A J 6 3 2
9 6 2 Table 8 7 6 3
J 9 8 7 2
K 7
A 3
6966A 5956A
54763 =
Par NS +140 K J 4
K 6 4
10 9 8 5 4
K 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-11 193
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+11 112

40. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 15

E deals
E-W vul Q 6
9 7 5
K 4
A J 10 8 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Chagas Frances Villas-Boas Torres Knap Maia Wasik Junqueira
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 3 2
Q J 6
A Q 7
K Q 7 4 Table 9 7 4
K 4 3 2
9 8 6 2
9 6
8A789 =
43553 =
Par NS +420 A K J 8 5
A 10 8
J 10 5 3
2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 193
Partscore
3 N = +110
+4 116

41. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 8

W deals
None vul 6 5
A Q 10 6 5 2
A 9
K 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Mihov Bocchi Nanev Duboin Versace Stamatov Lauria Gunev
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass

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

A K 8 7 4 2
K 7
5
J 7 6 4 Table J 9
J 9 4
K J 7 4 3
10 5 2
86997 87997
46446 36446
Par NS +140 Q 10 3
8 3
Q 10 8 6 2
A Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 193
Partscore
2 N -1 -50
+2 118

42. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Nunes Lindkvist Fantoni Duboin Bertheau Bocchi Nystrom
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
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
A 2 9 4 4 2 9 A
7 A 4 2 2 4 J 6
J A 3 2 Q K 4 3
3 J K 5 A 7 4 3
K 10 3 6 K 9 6 8
9 Q Q K 7
9 tricks claimed J 5 10 5
10 8 9 7
10 6 J A
8 3 2

A K 7
8 6 3
K 9 7
7 6 5 2 Table J 9 3
9 7 4
8 5 4 3
A Q 8
99998 =
44345 =
Par NS +400 Q 8 6 4
J
Q J 10 6 2
K 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 203
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
-10 118

43. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 65

S deals
None vul A J
A 10 4 2
K 10 9 8 6 2
9

West North East South West North East South
Pratap Smith Landen Seamon Levin Morse Weinstein Wolff
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 NT 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q
Q 7 5
Q J 4 3
K 6 5 4 Table 10 8 5 4 2
K J 9
7
10 8 3 2
87996 87997
55446 =
Par NS +140 9 7 6 3
8 6 3
A 5
A Q J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 210
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-7 118

44. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Cohen Rosenberg Berkowitz Katz Levin Jacobs Weinstein
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Dbl Pass Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 6 5 4
Q 4 3 2
Q 2
Q 2 Table K Q 3 2
J 8 6
4 3
J 8 5 3
868A9 =
36534 =
Par NS +130 J 8
A 7
A K J 10 9 5
10 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 210
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
+6 124

45. 1998 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Meckstroth Zmudzinski Rodwell Soloway Szymanowski Hamman Lesniewski
1 NT 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 3 AP

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

K 7 5 3
K Q 7 2
5
9 8 7 4 Table 6 4
J 10 5
Q 9 6
K Q J 5 3
B98B5 =
23527 =
Par NS +660 Q J 10 2
A 9 8 3
A K 3
10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 220
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-10 124

46. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

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

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

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

K J 4
Q 3 2
K Q 10 5 3
8 2 Table 8 7 3
A J 5 4
6 4
J 9 6 5
79888 89889
53554 =
Par NS +140 Q
K 10 9 8
A 9 2
K Q 7 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 230
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-10 124

47. 1997 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 31

N deals
N-S vul 10 9 6 3
K 10 9 5 3
9
A K 4

West North East South West North East South
Martel Rodwell Stansby Meckstroth Wolff Zia Hamman Deutsch
1 1 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 8
Q J 8 6 4
A 6
10 7 6 5 Table J 7 5 4 2
A
Q 8 3 2
J 3 2
98998 =
45435 =
Par NS +600 A K
7 2
K J 10 7 5 4
Q 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 230
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+5 129

48. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 16

W deals
E-W vul J 5 4
A K J 10 6
A 9 8 7
8

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

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

A K 8 7
Q 9
6 4
K Q 5 4 2 Table 9 3 2
8 7 4 2
Q J 10 3 2
9
97989 98A89
35354 =
Par NS +420 Q 10 6
5 3
K 5
A J 10 7 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 238
Partscore
2 N = +110
-8 129

Data 9ZA6 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore