Data 9ZA7 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

6-card suit, 23 HCP, fair spots

Found 80 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 53

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

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

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

A 9 5 4
A 7
A 10 8 2
Q 7 2 Table 10 8 7 2
K 10 6 4
6 5 3
5 4
76878 =
57565 =
Par NS +100 Q J
J 5
K J 9
A K 10 9 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 0
Partscore
3 S = +110
+7 7

2. 2014 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

W deals
None vul A 10 9 7 4 2
A 8 7
9 7
A 10

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Madala Fantoni Bocchi Zia Helgemo Duboin Helness
2 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 2 2 NT AP

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

—
Q J 10 9 6 2
K J 10 8
K Q 4 Table K 8 6 5 3
—
Q 4 3 2
9 5 3 2
89646 =
43797 43786
Par NS +100 Q J
K 5 4 3
A 6 5
J 8 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 6
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 7

3. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Hanlon Duboin Amoils Zia Bianchedi Moss Bocchi Gitelman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 3 2
Q
K Q J 4
9 5 4 2 Table A 7 4
J 10 8 6 2
10 3
K 8 3
88988 =
54444 55444
Par NS +140 Q 9 8
A 5 4 3
5
A J 10 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 12
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 7

4. 2014 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

E deals
None vul 9 7 5
A 5
10 3
K Q 9 7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Hanlon Duboin Amoils Zia Bianchedi Moss Bocchi Gitelman
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

K 6 3 2
8 2
5 4
A J 10 8 2 Table Q 8 4
K 10 7 6 3
A 9 8 7 6
—
87778 =
46565 46665
Par NS +120 A J 10
Q J 9 4
K Q J 2
6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 23
Partscore
3 N -2 -100
-11 7

5. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 84

E deals
Both vul Q 5 3 2
10 9 7
A
A 10 8 7 5

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

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

10 9 4
Q J 6 3
8 6
J 9 4 2 Table A 8 7 6
A 8 5
K 9 7 3
Q 6
88798 =
45634 =
Par NS +120 K J
K 4 2
Q J 10 5 4 2
K 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 33
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 7

6. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

W deals
E-W vul Q 10 3 2
8
A Q 7 5 4 3
J 10

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Hampson Willenken Greco Platnick Cohler Diamond Fleisher
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 5
K 9 6 3
K 10 8
Q 7 5 Table J 8 6 4
J 4 2
9 2
A K 8 4
888A8 =
45535 44525
Par NS +130 A K
A Q 10 7 5
J 6
9 6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 39
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-6 7

7. 2013 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

W deals
Both vul K 7 6 3
K Q 10 8 4 3
K 2
5

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

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

A 8
7 5 2
A 7 5 4
10 9 8 3 Table J 10 9 4 2
A J 6
8 6
K 4 2
66898 87998
56434 56435
Par NS +140 Q 5
9
Q J 10 9 3
A Q J 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 49
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 7

8. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul A Q 10 6 5 3
10 2
A 6 4
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Diamond Rodwell Platnick Meckstroth Weinstein Greco Levin Hampson
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J
K J 8 5
Q J 8 5 3
7 6 5 Table K 9 8 7 4
Q 7 6
10
A 10 4 3
88788 =
54655 =
Par NS +120 2
A 9 4 3
K 9 7 2
K J 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 49
Partscore
2 N = +110
+7 14

9. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Pratap Moss GordonM Gitelman Spector Seamon Becker Pszczola
1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass
2 2 2 3 NT (AP) 1 NT Pass 2 3 (AP)

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

7 4 3
K 8 7
A 10 8 6 3
A K Table Q J 10 9 8 5
6 4
4 2
9 8 7
95A9A =
38343 =
Par NS +500 K 6
Q J 10 5
7
Q J 10 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 60
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-11 14

10. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

S deals
None vul 10 9 8 4
6
7 4 3
A K Q 10 8

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

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

K 7 6 2
9 7 4
A K 9
9 7 2 Table A Q
10 5 2
10 8 6 5
J 6 5 3
77766 =
44465 =
Par NS +90 J 5 3
A K Q J 8 3
Q J 2
4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 67
Partscore
2 S = +110
-7 14

11. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Milgrim Jacobus Rigal Passell Cohler Simson Lev Aker
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 NT Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

K 10 7
A 6 4
A Q J 3
K 6 3 Table 8
8 7 2
9 8 6 2
10 9 7 5 4
89866 8A866
53477 =
Par NS +420 Q J 9 6 5 3
Q 10
10 4
A Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 73
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
-6 14

12. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 119

S deals
Both vul 2
K 7 5
8 4 2
K Q J 10 9 8

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

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

Q 7
Q 10 4 2
9 5 3
6 5 3 2 Table A K 10 8 5 3
9 8 6
Q 6
A 7
868AB 869AB
47422 =
Par NS +600 J 9 6 4
A J 3
A K J 10 7
4

Three notrump
3 NT× S = +750
+12 85
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-12 14

13. 2013 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 50

S deals
E-W vul K 10 2
K J 9 8 5
K 8 4
4 3

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Rodwell Fredin Meckstroth Levin Nystrom Weinstein Upmark
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Dbl 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8 6
10 6 4 2
Q 9 6 3
6 2 Table A 7 4 3
A 3
A 10 7 2
J 10 7
8786A =
35463 =
Par NS +130 J 9 5
Q 7
J 5
A K Q 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 85
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
+5 19

14. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

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

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

Q 9 5
A 6 3
Q 10 9 8 4
A 8 Table 6 3
Q 7 5 2
3
K 10 9 7 4 2
99776 =
44657 =
Par NS +500 A 10
J 10 9 8
J 7 6 2
Q 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 95
Partscore
2 N = +110
-10 19

15. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Meckstroth Upmark Rodwell Nickell Ahlesved Katz Petersson
Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl 1
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 9 7 6
10 7 5
7 5 4 3
9 6 Table A K 10 4
6 4 3
J 10 2
A K 2
7698A =
57352 =
Par NS +140 J 5 3 2
A 9 8
A 9 8 6
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 95
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 27

16. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 13, Bd 1

W deals
None vul 10
5 3
Q 10 9 7 5 3
A K 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Gromov Madala Dubinin Khiuppenen Sementa Kholomeev Duboin
1 2 Pass 3 NT 1 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass Pass Pass 2 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

K 7 6 5 4
K 10 8 6 4
A 8
2 Table J 9
A Q 9
6 4 2
10 8 7 6 5
66598 =
67834 =
Par NS +100 A Q 8 3 2
J 7 2
K J
Q J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 95
Partscore
4 N = +130
+7 34

17. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Ahlesved Helness Petersson Bertheau Fantoni Cullin Nunes
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

7 5
A K 9 8 3
J 10 7 5
7 6 Table A J 10 4 3 2
J 7
9 6
Q J 4
86789 =
56654 =
Par NS +120 Q 9 8 6
Q 6 5 4
4
K 10 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 95
Partscore
3 N = +110
+7 41

18. 2012 WC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz McGann Buras Hanlon Mesbur Zmudzinski Fitzgibbon Balicki
Pass 1 Pass 1
3 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A J 10 4 3 2
J 7
9 6
Q J 4 Table 7 5
A K 9 8 3
J 10 7 5
7 6
86789 =
56654 =
Par NS +120 K
10 2
A K Q 8 3 2
A 9 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 95
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 46

19. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Hanlon Kholomeev McGann Khiuppenen Gromov Mesbur Dubinin Fitzgibbon
Pass 1 Dbl 1 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 7 6
10 7 5
7 5 4 3
9 6 Table A K 10 4
6 4 3
J 10 2
A K 2
7698A =
57352 =
Par NS +140 J 5 3 2
A 9 8
A 9 8 6
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 95
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+8 54

20. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

N deals
N-S vul K 9 7 5 3
Q 9 5
J 8 6 3
6

West North East South West North East South
Balicki BlaksetL Zmudzinski Schaltz Askgaard Narkiewicz Bjarnarson Buras
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

A 6 4
10 4 3 2
K
K 10 9 5 4 Table J 10 8
A J 7
5 2
J 8 7 3 2
796B5 997B5
33628 =
Par NS +600 Q 2
K 8 6
A Q 10 9 7 4
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
Tie 95
Partscore
3 N -3 -300
Tie 54

21. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 28

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Allfrey Brink Robson Gold Muller Forrester de Wijs
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 10 5 4 3 2
9 8 5
J
7 5 2 Table 9 8
Q 10 3 2
A 9 6
A K J 6
946A6 =
48636 =
Par NS +400 A K J
A K 6
7 3 2
Q 10 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 95
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+5 59

22. 2012 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Duboin Fantoni Sementa Lauria Zimmermann Versace Multon
Pass Pass Pass Pass
2 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 AP

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

10 2
8 3
A Q 8 7 3 2
K 3 2 Table Q 9 7 4
A 7 4
J 4
J 10 9 8
88967 88A67
54376 =
Par NS +620 3
K Q 10 6
K 10 9 5
Q 6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 95
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+8 67

23. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

S deals
Both vul 10 8 6 5
A J 7 2
8 7 2
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg WolpertG Willenken Kranyak LallJ Cohen Bathurst Wolfson
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

K 4 3 2
9 8 5 4
K 9 5
K 5 Table Q J 9
K 10 6
Q 10 6 4
8 3 2
86669 =
46674 47674
Par NS +120 A 7
Q 3
A J 3
A Q J 9 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 105
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 67

24. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

W deals
Both vul A 10 7
7 4
A 10 7 6 3 2
6 2

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

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

K 9 6 4
10 9 8 2
Q 4
10 5 4 Table 8 5 3
Q 6 3
J 9
A K Q 7 3
88AB8 =
14315 =
Par NS +620 Q J 2
A K J 5
K 8 5
J 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S +4 +720
+11 116
Partscore
2 N +3 +150
-11 67

25. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul 4
9 8 6
A K 10 7 6 4
6 4 3

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

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

9 7 6 3
Q 5 4 3
Q J 2
Q 7 Table K Q 10 8 5
J 7
9 8 3
K J 10
879AA =
46433 =
Par NS +140 A J 2
A K 10 2
5
A 9 8 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 126
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-10 67

26. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawrys Teramoto Kalita Yokoi Ino Martens Imakura Jassem
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Dbl 2 Dbl 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

Q J 10 9
A 8
7 6 4 3
A 6 3 Table 8 5 4 3
10 6 4
Q
K J 8 5 2
748A5 =
58438 =
Par NS +130 K 2
K Q J 9 7 5
A 8
9 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 126
Partscore
3 S = +140
+8 75

27. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals
Both vul J 5 4
A J 6 4
Q 9 7 4
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Hamman Helgemo Zia Helness
Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Pass
2 Dbl 2 3 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 9 7 3
7 3 2
K 10 8 6 3 2
— Table K 10 6
K Q 9
A 5
9 8 6 5 4
85649 85648
57694 =
Par NS -110 A 8 2
10 8 5
J
A K Q J 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 126
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 80

28. 2011 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Greco LallJ Hampson Grue Bathurst Gitelman Zagorin Moss
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 2 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

7 6 5 3 2
A Q 6
K 10 7 5
2 Table A J 9
10 4 3
4 3
K 10 9 6 3
76786 76886
67557 =
Par NS +100 K 10 8 4
K J 9 8
A J 8 2
Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 126
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
Tie 80

29. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

E deals
None vul K 10
Q J 9 7 6 5
J 6
K Q 4

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

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

A 9 6 4 3 2
K 8 4
8 2
A 2 Table Q 7
10
A 10 9 7 5 3
7 6 5 3
85867 75857
48474 =
Par NS +100 J 8 5
A 3 2
K Q 4
J 10 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 126
Partscore
3 N = +140
+6 86

30. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 74

E deals
Both vul K 3
Q J 5
K 7
A K 8 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Katz Ivatury Nickell H-Welland Chan Hamman Lee Zia
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

J 4
9 8 6 3 2
A 9 3
Q 10 9 Table A 9 8 6 2
A 7 4
J 5 4
J 3
98799 =
44644 =
Par NS +600 Q 10 7 5
K 10
Q 10 8 6 2
6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 136
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-10 86

31. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul K 10 9 2
Q 9 3
8 6
Q J 9 5

West North East South West North East South
Versace Fredin Lauria Fallenius Aronov Cayne Stefanov Seamon
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 NT AP

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

J 7 5 3
6 5
10 3 2
10 8 7 2 Table A 8 6
A 10 8 4 2
A 5
A 6 3
77787 =
45644 =
Par NS +90 Q 4
K J 7
K Q J 9 7 4
K 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 136
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
+7 93

32. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 54

W deals
E-W vul 6 5
A
9 7 5 3
Q 9 8 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinJ Hampson Baseggio Greco Gitelman Jackson Moss Sher
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT
2 3 NT AP 2 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 8 2
10 9 6 5 3
Q 6
J 10 3 Table J 10 7 4 3
J 4 2
A 8 4
A 4
77799 =
46643 56643
Par NS +110 K Q 9
K Q 8 7
K J 10 2
K 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 136
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+5 98

33. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 61

N deals
Both vul 10
Q 9 6
A K 10 8 7 6
J 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Harris Mohan Morgan Bates BlanchardS Chorush BlanchardB Koneru
Pass Pass 1 2 Pass Pass
Dbl 1 1 2 Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q J 6
K J 8 5
Q 3 2
9 5 Table 9 8 5 2
A 10 7 4
9 4
10 7 2
554AA =
28922 =
Par NS +130 K 7 4 3
3 2
J 5
A K Q 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 136
Partscore
2 N +3 +150
+6 104

34. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 91

W deals
None vul 10 8 3
7 4
A J 9 6 5 4
A Q

West North East South West North East South
CohenB Baseggio Smith WeinsteinJ Etter Garner Kolesnik WeinsteinH
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 2 3
1 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 9 7 6
K 10 6
8 7
5 3 2 Table Q 2
8 2
K 3 2
K J 10 9 6 4
54773 =
68559 =
Par NS -110 K 5 4
A Q J 9 5 3
Q 10
8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 136
Partscore
3 S -2 -100
Tie 104

35. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Paulissen Brink Jansma Berkowitz Wold Sontag Bates
2 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

J 3 2
6 5 4 2
8 6
10 9 7 4 Table K 9 4
K Q
K J 10 7 3 2
A 8
8AA79 69A68
33263 =
Par NS +420 A Q 10 8
3
A 9 4
J 6 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-7 136
Partscore
3 N +2 +200
+7 111

36. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Rodwell Lauria Meckstroth Nickell Nunes Katz Fantoni
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 3
A K J 5
J 9 7 2
K 9 6 Table J 8 7 2
9 8 6 3
10 8 5
A 3
78678 =
65754 =
Par NS +110 A Q 10 6
Q 2
K Q 6 4 3
J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 136
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
+6 117

37. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertens Brenner Bakkeren Figueiredo Chagas Muller Branco de Wijs
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 3 2
A K 9
A 6 2
9 4 3 Table Q 8 4
7 5 2
9 8 7 5
K J 6
78A98 =
65345 =
Par NS +420 A 7
J 10 6 4 3
Q J 10 4 3
8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-7 136
Partscore
3 S +1 +170
+7 124

38. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Zhao Duboin Fu Zhuang Versace WangW Lauria
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 3 2
A K 9
A 6 2
9 4 3 Table Q 8 4
7 5 2
9 8 7 5
K J 6
78A98 =
65345 =
Par NS +420 A 7
J 10 6 4 3
Q J 10 4 3
8

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 146
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
-10 124

39. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Zia Austberg Hamman Meckstroth Brogeland Rodwell Lindqvist
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 2 Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 9 3 2
A K 9
A 6 2
9 4 3 Table Q 8 4
7 5 2
9 8 7 5
K J 6
78A98 =
65345 =
Par NS +420 A 7
J 10 6 4 3
Q J 10 4 3
8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 146
Partscore
2 N = +90
+6 130

40. 2009 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Rubin Larsen Ekeblad Verhees Helness v.Prooijen Sontag
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

9 8
Q 6 5
A 10 2
K J 9 6 2 Table K Q 6
8 4 3 2
Q 7 3
10 7 5
9A997 ABA98
32335 =
Par NS +450 A J 10 4 3 2
K 9
8 5
A 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 152
Partscore
3 S +1 +170
-6 130

41. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Greco v.Prooijen Hampson Gitelman Ekeblad Moss Granovetter
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Dbl Rdbl 2 3 Dbl 2 3 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 6
K Q 10 6
K Q J 8
7 5 3 Table 9 8 5
8 5 4 3 2
A 9 2
Q 6
9B57B =
11861 =
Par NS +450 K 2
J 7
10 7 4 3
A J 9 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+6 158
Partscore
3 N +3 +230
-6 130

42. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul 3
K 4
A Q 9 8 3 2
A 10 7 3

West North East South West North East South
Levin YangD Weinstein ShiX Lair Grue Ozdil Cheek
2 3 Pass 3 NT 2 3 Pass Pass
Pass Pass Dbl AP Pass

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

10 7 6 5
A Q 8 6 5
K
K 9 6 Table J 9 2
J
J 10 6 5 4
Q 8 4 2
88987 =
54445 =
Par NS +140 A K Q 8 4
10 9 7 3 2
7
J 5

Three notrump
3 NT× S = +750
+13 171
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-13 130

43. 2009 USBC Round of 16B, Seg 3, Bd 42

S deals
Both vul K J 8 4 3
K 2
K 7 4
Q 10 2

West North East South West North East South
Cohler Weinstein Rosenberg Levin Katz Passell Jacobs Mahaffey
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

7 6
J 9 8 5 4
Q J 9 5 2
8 Table A 10 9 2
Q 10 7 6
A 3
K 7 5
A845A =
33963 33973
Par NS +500 Q 5
A 3
10 8 6
A J 9 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 181
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-10 130

44. 2009 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinJ Granovetter Gu Rubin Weichsel Lair Ekeblad Ozdil
1 Pass 1 2 2 Pass 2 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A
Q 10 8 6 3
A J 8 4
9 6 3 Table 7 6 5 4
5 2
K
K 10 8 7 4 2
AA795 =
33547 =
Par NS +430 K J 10 9 3 2
A 4
9 2
A Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 187
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
-6 130

45. 2009 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 58

S deals
Both vul K Q
8 2
Q 6 4
K 10 8 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Lair Grue Ozdil ShiX Levin YangD Weinstein
1 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT AP

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

J 9 7 6 2
Q 4
9 8 3 2
Q 9 Table 10 5
A J 10 7 6
K 7 5
A 5 4
8888B =
25542 =
Par NS +600 A 8 4 3
K 9 5 3
A J 10
J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+10 197
Partscore
1 NT N +4 +210
-10 130

46. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 36

N deals
Both vul A Q 10 7
Q 7
K J 7 6 5 2
3

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

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

K J 3 2
A J 5
9 8 4
K 9 7 Table 9 8 4
K 8 3 2
Q 3
10 6 5 4
AA9B8 =
23325 23315
Par NS +630 6 5
10 9 6 4
A 10
A Q J 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 197
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 135

47. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

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

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

K 8 6
Q 10 3
A 3 2
K 9 5 4 Table A 9 4 2
4
9 7 6 4
J 10 7 2
77975 77976
36337 =
Par NS +140 J 10 7 5
7 6 5
K Q 10 5
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 197
Partscore
3 N = +140
+8 143

48. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Zia Moss Hamman Gitelman Greco Freeman Hampson Nickell
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 3 3 Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 10
J 10 7 2
4
A K 10 8 3 Table 9 8 6 3 2
K Q 6 3
5
J 5 2
855A4 =
48838 =
Par NS +130 5 4
A 5 4
A Q J 9 7 2
Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 204
Partscore
4 S = +130
-7 143

49. 2008 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 64

N deals
N-S vul 8 4
Q J 7
A 7
J 10 9 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
McNay Lesniewski Stoltz Gawrys Fredin Tolliver Fallenius Horton
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 5 2
K 10 6 2
K 8 3
Q 4 Table K J 6
8 5 4
10 9 5 4 2
K 8
9776A =
46673 45673
Par NS +500 A 10 7 3
A 9 3
Q J 6
A 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 204
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+8 151

50. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 3, Bd 31

N deals
N-S vul A
A J 3
A Q 10 8 6 5
K 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Martel Compton Stansby Hamman Rodwell Berkowitz Meckstroth Cohen
1 2 Pass 1 2 Pass
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

K J 5 4
6 5
K 9 2
10 9 6 5 Table 9 8 6 3 2
K Q 9 7 4
7
A J
845A9 =
39534 39524
Par NS +100 Q 10 7
10 8 2
J 4 3
Q 7 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
+3 207
Partscore
4 N -2 -200
-3 151

51. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiM Helness Zhuang Helgemo Saelensminde Fu Brogeland Zhao
1 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

K 10 6 3 2
6 5 2
K
10 7 6 3 Table Q 9 5 4
10 8 4 3
A 4
A J 5
657A7 =
77535 78535
Par NS +130 A J 8
A K J
J 10 6 3
K Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 207
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+8 159

52. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 11

W deals
None vul 10
A J 9 5 4 2
K 5
A 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Jassem Rosenberg Martens Chmurski WeinsteinH Gawrys Garner
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 7 5 2
K 6 3
J 9 3 2
K Table J 8
Q 10 7
Q 10
Q 9 8 5 4 3
78998 =
55444 =
Par NS +140 A Q 6 4 3
8
A 8 7 6 4
J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 207
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+5 164

53. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 105

W deals
N-S vul 5 4
Q 10 8 6 5
J 9 3
J 10 4

West North East South West North East South
Bates Cohler Sontag Baze Bramley Smith Kranyak CohenB
1 Pass 1 3 NT 1 Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 2 3 (AP)

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

Q J 7
A K J 9
Q 10 6 4 2
8 Table 10 9 6 3 2
4 3
A 8 7
7 5 3
9585A =
47583 =
Par NS +300 A K 8
7 2
K 5
A K Q 9 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 218
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-11 164

54. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 51

N deals
E-W vul A 8 6
Q 8 7 5 4 2
10 2
A 2

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Berkowitz Rubin Cohen Casen Gitelman Krekorian Moss
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q J 9 5 4
10 9
Q 6 4 3
3 Table 3
K J 6
K 7
Q 10 9 8 7 6 4
76996 76986
47346 =
Par NS +140 10 7 2
A 3
A J 9 8 5
K J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 218
Partscore
2 N = +110
+5 169

55. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 21

S deals
N-S vul K Q 5 3
10 9 7
6
A K 7 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Cohler Meckstroth Baze Bramley Freeman Kranyak Nickell
1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 8 7
8 6 5
A Q 4 2
Q 10 8 Table J 10 9 4 2
K 4 3 2
8 5
J 3
988AA =
45533 =
Par NS +600 6
A Q J
K J 10 9 7 3
9 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 229
Partscore
2 S +3 +150
-11 169

56. 2007 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 64

E deals
E-W vul J 6 2
3
A 5 3
K 10 8 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Levin Lazard Weinstein Bramley Cohler Landen Baze Pratap
Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 9 7
K 10 9 5
K J 9 6
9 7 Table Q 10 5 3
Q J 6 2
Q 7 4 2
4
9756A =
46873 =
Par NS +400 A 8 4
A 8 7 4
10 8
A Q J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 236
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 169

57. 2006 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 70

S deals
N-S vul 8 6
A K J 9
A Q 9 7 5 3
4

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Katz Seamon Jacobs Garner Reisig WeinsteinH Garozzo
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass 2 NT 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Dbl Pass 2 3 (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10 9 5
10 8 3 2
8
A K Q J 5 Table K J 7 4
Q 6 5 4
J 10 4 2
7
877A8 =
55624 =
Par NS +130 A Q 3 2
7
K 6
10 9 8 6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT× S = +750
+12 248
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-12 169

58. 2006 WC Final, Seg 3, Bd 43

S deals
None vul Q 5
J
A K 9 8 6 2
J 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Lindkvist Helness Fredin Nystrom Sontag Bertheau Bates
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
3 A 4 4 A 6 8 2
2 K 10 8 10 A 3 J
Q A 8 J 6 A 5 2
7 4 Q 2 3 Q J 7
4 3 Q 3 A 4 2 3
9 7 5 A K 7 4 5
10 K 5 2 9 10 8 Q
6 3 J 7 8 tricks claimed
K 7 6 Q

A 9 4 3
8 7 6 5 3
Q 5 3
8 Table J 2
Q 10 9
J 10 7 4
A K 7 3
89678 =
54754 =
Par NS +140 K 10 8 7 6
A K 4 2
—
Q 10 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-2 248
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
+2 171

59. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

W deals
Both vul —
Q 8 3
A 9 7 6 5 4
Q J 10 5

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Duboin Soloway Bocchi Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell
2 Pass 3 3 NT Pass Pass 1 Dbl
Pass Pass Pass 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)

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

J 10 8 7 5 4 2
A J 4
3
8 4 Table K 9 3
K 10 7 6 5
K Q 8
6 2
75699 =
58744 =
Par NS +110 A Q 6
9 2
J 10 2
A K 9 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 248
Partscore
4 S -1 -100
+3 174

60. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 8

S deals
None vul 5
9 7
Q 9 4 2
A K J 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Fu Pessoa Zhao Castanheira Paz YangL Luis Dai
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl 2 Pass
3 4 AP

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

Q 6 4 2
K Q J 3 2
10 6 3
3 Table A 9 8
10 6 4
A J 8 5
9 5 4
8746A =
45862 46862
Par NS +130 K J 10 7 3
A 8 5
K 7
Q 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 248
Partscore
4 N = +130
+5 179

61. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 12

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

West North East South West North East South
Hobart Duboin Mittelman Bocchi Fantoni Carruthers Nunes Silver
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 5 4 3 2
—
A 10 3
Q 9 6 4 3 Table A J 8
K J 10 8 3 2
8 4 2
8
97789 97899
46544 =
Par NS +600 K 10 9 7
Q 7 6 5
J 7 6 5
7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 260
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 179

62. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 7, Bd 107

N deals
None vul 10 8 7
K
A 9 8 6 5 4
A 6 5

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

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

A K 6 5 4
A Q 6 4
10 3
7 4 Table J 3 2
10 9 2
J 7
Q 10 9 3 2
557A6 =
48636 =
Par NS +130 Q 9
J 8 7 5 3
K Q 2
K J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 260
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+7 186

63. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 11

W deals
None vul A J 3
A K Q 7 6 5
J
Q 7 3

West North East South West North East South
YadlinI Puczynski YadlinD Chmurski Kowalski HerbstO Tuszynski HerbstI
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Dbl 3 AP
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

4 2
9 4
A 10 8 4 2
A 10 8 2 Table K Q 9 6
J 8 3
Q 5 3
J 6 4
88856 88867
55576 =
Par NS +120 10 8 7 5
10 2
K 9 7 6
K 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 270
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
-10 186

64. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul 10 6
K Q 6 5 4
A 10 9 5 4
K

West North East South West North East South
Beriashvili v.Prooijen Abzianidze Brink Jansma Goshadze Verhees Chechelashvili
1 1 2 1 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

7 3
J 10 9 8 3
Q 6 2
J 8 3 Table A J 8 4 2
A 2
K J 3
10 9 6
7879A =
45543 =
Par NS +130 K Q 9 5
7
8 7
A Q 7 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 281
Partscore
3 N = +110
-11 186

65. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

W deals
E-W vul 6 4
7 5
A 8 3
Q 10 9 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss Passell Gitelman Brachman Hampson Lev Greco Molson
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 9
K J 8 4 3
Q J 10 9
6 5 Table J 8 7 5 3
A 10 6 2
5 2
K 8
8768A =
36743 =
Par NS +130 A K 10 2
Q 9
K 7 6 4
A J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 281
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+5 191

66. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Groetheim Hamman Aa Helgemo Rodwell Helness Meckstroth
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

10 9 6 2
Q 10 2
7
K Q 9 4 3 Table A 4
9 8 6 5
J 8 5 2
A J 5
787A6 =
65637 =
Par NS +130 J 7 5 3
A J
K Q
10 8 7 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 281
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 196

67. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 7, Bd 106

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

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Hamman Bocchi Soloway Duboin
1 Pass 3 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

J 9 4 3
A 10 9 3
10
A Q 7 4 Table A 7 5 2
J 8 6 4
8 5
J 9 2
744A6 844A6
59836 =
Par NS +130 K 6
K 7
A 9 6 2
K 8 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 281
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
+6 202

68. 2003 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 55

S deals
Both vul 10
9 8
A K J 4
A K J 9 8 4

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

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

Q 9 5
K J 10 4
10 6 5
10 7 6 Table A K 8 3 2
6 5 2
Q 7
Q 5 3
767BA 768BA
47523 =
Par NS +600 J 7 6 4
A Q 7 3
9 8 3 2
2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 291
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-10 202

69. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

S deals
Both vul 10 9 6 5 3 2
Q 3
Q 7 3
A Q

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Rekunov Saelensminde Khokhlov Dubinin Helgemo Krasnosselski Austberg
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 4
8 6 2
K J 6 5 2
9 8 7 Table Q 8 7
10 9 5
A 4
K 10 5 4 2
89876 =
54467 =
Par NS +140 K J
A K J 7 4
10 9 8
J 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 291
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
+5 207

70. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

S deals
Both vul 10 9 6 5 3 2
Q 3
Q 7 3
A Q

West North East South West North East South
MagnussonM Nab Ingimarsson Bertens Ramondt Thorvaldsson Maas JonssonT
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 4
8 6 2
K J 6 5 2
9 8 7 Table Q 8 7
10 9 5
A 4
K 10 5 4 2
89876 =
54467 =
Par NS +140 K J
A K J 7 4
10 9 8
J 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 291
Partscore
2 N = +110
+9 216

71. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

N deals
Both vul K J
A K J 7 4
10 9 8
J 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Lasut Villas-Boas Manoppo Campos Chagas Sakul Branco Karwur
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

Q 8 7
10 9 5
A 4
K 10 5 4 2 Table A 4
8 6 2
K J 6 5 2
9 8 7
89876 =
54467 =
Par NS +140 10 9 6 5 3 2
Q 3
Q 7 3
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 291
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+6 222

72. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 42

S deals
Both vul 10 9 6 5 3 2
Q 3
Q 7 3
A Q

West North East South West North East South
Strafner Fredin Simon Lindkvist Sundelin Wernle Sylvan Kriftner
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

A 4
8 6 2
K J 6 5 2
9 8 7 Table Q 8 7
10 9 5
A 4
K 10 5 4 2
89876 =
54467 =
Par NS +140 K J
A K J 7 4
10 9 8
J 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 291
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 230

73. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

S deals
None vul K 6 4 3 2
6
10 9 4
9 8 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Schwartz Sontag Casen Weinstein Larsen Levin Meltzer
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 9 8 7 5
J 8 2
Q 8 5
K 5 Table Q
Q 5 4
A J 7 6 2
Q 10 3 2
89969 =
44473 =
Par NS +140 A J
A K 10 9 7 3
K 3
A J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 298
Partscore
3 S = +110
-7 230

74. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Casen Cohen Schwartz Rosenberg WeinsteinH Zia Garner
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 8 3 2
K 9 7 3 2
10
A 3 2 Table A 7 4
J 10 5
Q 6 4 2
K 7 5
66597 =
67745 =
Par NS +110 K Q 5
Q
J 9 8 7 5 3
Q 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 298
Partscore
2 S = +90
+5 235

75. 2000 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 1

E deals
None vul 8 5
A K Q 9 8 3
J 7
J 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Zia Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth Freeman Levin Nickell Weinstein
1 Pass 1 Pass
1 NT 2 Pass 2 NT 1 NT 2 AP
Pass 3 NT Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

6
J 7 6 5 4
K 9 8
Q 10 6 4 Table K Q 10 7 3
2
Q 10 5 4
A 8 2
77966 =
66476 =
Par NS +140 A J 9 4 2
10
A 6 3 2
K 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT× S -2 -300
-10 298
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+10 245

76. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 61

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

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

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

10 8 4
J 6 5
A J 4 2
7 5 3 Table Q 3
9 8
Q 10 6 5
A K 10 4 2
78955 =
42478 =
Par NS +140 K 9 7 6 5
3 2
K 7 3
Q 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 308
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 245

77. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul K J 8 2
A Q J 9 4
8
Q 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Lesniewski Lair Szymanowski Schwartz Levin Whitman Weinstein Baze
1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7 6 5 4 3
8 7 2
Q
A 9 5 Table 9
K 10 6 5
K J 10 9 2
7 6 4
78878 =
54464 =
Par NS +110 Q 10
3
A 7 6 5 4 3
K J 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 308
Partscore
3 N -2 -100
Tie 245

78. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Lair Meckstroth Schwartz Becker Soloway Kamil Hamman
1 1 2 NT 1 1 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

6 5
Q 7
Q 9 6 3 2
Q 10 7 4 Table A J 10 7 2
K 6 4
10 4
K 3 2
97A67 =
46366 =
Par NS +620 K 9 4 3
8 2
K J 8 7
A 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 318
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 245

79. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul 7
J 10 5
K 7 5
K Q J 9 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Mari Rodwell Levy Meckstroth Hamman Mouiel Wolff Multon
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Pass 3 Pass
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 9 6 4 3
Q 8 7
A J 8
4 Table 8 5 2
A K 9 3
10 6 4 2
10 2
84569 =
59874 =
Par NS -140 A K 10
6 4 2
Q 9 3
A 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
Tie 318
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
Tie 245

80. 1997 USBC Playoff, Seg 5, Bd 65

E deals
None vul 8
6 5 4
A K Q 10 8 2
6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Katz Nickell Jacobs Glubok Hamman Lev Wolff
Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 3 4 AP

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

10 7 6
K 7 3
J 7
A Q J 7 2 Table A J 9 4 3 2
J 10 8
5 4
10 5
73785 73796
58647 =
Par NS +100 K Q 5
A Q 9 2
9 6 3
K 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+11 329
Partscore
4 N -2 -100
-11 245

Data 9ZA7 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore