Data 9ZA8 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

6-card suit, 23 HCP, poor spots

Found 50 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 4, Bd 58			West Berkowitz Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 2 6 Q 4	North Moss Pass 2 3 2nd A A 7 3 8	East Sontag Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 K 9 10 J	South Bathurst 2 2 3 NT 4th 4 7 5 4	West Greco Pass Pass Lead 2 2 8 J A J 6 Q 10	North Pszczola Pass 2 Pass 2nd A 3 5 8 K 4 6 8	East Hampson Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 9 J 4 4 7 9 10	South Seamon 1 2 4th 7 K K A 2 3 5 5
N deals Both vul	Q 7 6 4 2 8 5 3 2 A 5 Q 8
K 8 Q 9 7 4 Q 10 8 3 2 10 2		A 10 5 3 A J 10 6 J 6 9 7 3
76469 = 56874 = Par NS +110	J 9 K K 9 7 4 A K J 6 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200 = 0	Partscore   2 South -2   -200 = 0

2. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 66			West Dwyer Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 2 3 2 3	North Katz 1 3 2nd 2 Q Q A 4	East Ekeblad Pass Pass 3rd 8 K A 5 J	South Nickell Pass 2 3 NT 4th K A 6 3	West Levin Pass Pass Lead 10 6 2 5 3 Q 6	North Passell 1 2 2nd J 9 Q 2 4 A K	East Weinstein Pass All Pass 3rd Q J K 3 7 2 10	South Jacobus Pass 1 NT 4th A 7 A 7 5 8 4
S deals E-W vul	K 9 8 6 5 3 6 2 A K 7 A 10
Q A 10 7 5 Q 9 6 3 Q 9 8 2		A 10 4 9 8 4 3 10 5 K 7 6 5
8A586 = 43857 = Par NS +420	J 7 2 K Q J J 8 4 2 J 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +6 6	Partscore   2 North +2   +170  0

3. 2014 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58			West WeinsteinH Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 4 8 K J 6 5 9 A	North LallJ Pass 2 2 2nd 5 2 9 7 4 2 9 8 K	East Grabel Pass Pass Pass 3rd J Q A 2 3 2 5 4 Q	South WolpertG 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th K 3 10 7 3 6 6 A 8	West Wooldridge Pass Pass Lead 2 5 7 2 9 3 A	North Lee Pass 1 Pass 2nd A J 8 6 Q K 10	East Hurd Pass Pass Pass 3rd 6 K Q K 8 2 4	South Hamman 1 2 4th 4 3 3 4 9 2 7
N deals Both vul	Q 7 6 4 2 8 5 3 2 A 5 Q 8
K 8 Q 9 7 4 Q 10 8 3 2 10 2		A 10 5 3 A J 10 6 J 6 9 7 3
76469 = 56874 = Par NS +110	J 9 K K 9 7 4 A K J 6 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  6	Partscore   2 South +2   +130 +6 6

4. 2014 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51			West Sadek Pass Pass All Pass Lead A K J 10 9 2 Q	North HuW 2 2 2nd 2 8 2 6 5 7 7	East El Ahmady Pass Pass 3rd 5 7 Q 3 10 6 5	South WangYH 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th 6 4 3 3 4 J K	West LiY Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 2 Q K	North Piekarek 1 3 2nd 2 8 7 8	East LiL Pass Pass 3rd 9 7 3 5	South Smirnov 1 2 3 4th 6 5 K 4
S deals E-W vul	8 2 Q 8 5 3 2 Q 8 A Q J 4
A K J 3 10 6 4 K 9 4 2 10 6		Q 10 9 7 5 K J 9 7 9 8 3 2
64898 = 69535 = Par EW +100	6 4 A 7 A J 10 6 5 3 K 7 5
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  6	Partscore   3 South +1   +130 +6 12

5. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 17, Bd 13			West WolpertD Pass Pass All Pass Lead 3 Q 7 K 6 5 3 5 Q	North Camberos 2 3 2nd 2 8 4 10 2 10 3 4 4	East Korbel Pass Pass 3rd Q 2 A 9 3 7 6 K 2	South Pellegrini 1 NT 3 3 NT 4th A 10 J 9 8 10 4 A A	West Ravenna Pass Pass Lead 8 7 5 Q 6 2 3 10 3	North Thurston 1 NT Pass 2nd 4 4 4 5 8 J 10 J 6	East Alujas Pass Pass 3rd 2 A K 6 7 Q 3 K 9	South SmithJ 1 2 4th 9 10 A A 2 8 J 2 A
S deals Both vul	5 8 6 2 7 5 4 A K 6 5 3 2
A J 8 K 7 4 3 Q 10 8 9 8 4		10 4 3 2 Q 10 9 K J 6 2 J 10
97659 97759 46663 = Par NS +600	K Q 9 7 6 A J 5 A 9 3 Q 7
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +630 +12 18	Partscore   2 South -1   -100  12

6. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13			West FisherL Pass Pass Pass Lead 8 5 10 9 A	North Grue 2 3 Pass 2nd 6 A 3 6	East SchwartzRO Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 7 K J	South Moss 2 NT 3 NT 4th K 4 5 4	West Morgan Pass Pass Pass Pass Lead 4 A 8 Q J J 9 6	North Schwartz Pass 1 2 3 2nd A 9 10 J 4 3 6 6	East Amoils Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 7 3 K 2 5 K 10 K	South Graves 1 1 NT 2 4th 3 2 5 2 A 5 4 9
W deals Both vul	Q J 7 6 4 3 K Q 7 6 4 3 3
A 8 3 2 A J 10 10 9 10 7 6 2		10 4 K 9 8 J 5 2 K J 8 5 4
998A5 = 44528 = Par NS +500	K 9 5 Q 7 6 5 2 A 8 A Q 9
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 28	Partscore   3 North =   +110  12

7. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13			West Bocchi Pass Dbl Pass Lead 7 9 2 K 5 Q	North Kalita Pass 2 3 NT 2nd 3 A 3 2 3 2	East Madala 1 Pass All Pass 3rd K 6 J 7 J	South Nowosadzki 1 2 NT 4th A 10 Q 4 J	West Jagniewski Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 3 8 Q	North Gromov Pass 2 3 2nd 5 5 10 J	East Gawel Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 A K 2	South Dubinin 1 2 NT 4th Q 9 2
W deals Both vul	Q J 7 6 4 3 K Q 7 6 4 3 3
A 8 3 2 A J 10 10 9 10 7 6 2		10 4 K 9 8 J 5 2 K J 8 5 4
998A5 = 44528 = Par NS +500	K 9 5 Q 7 6 5 2 A 8 A Q 9
Three notrump 3 NT South +2 +660 +11 39	Partscore   3 North +1   +130  12

8. 2013 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49			West Grabel Pass Pass Lead 10 4 J 6 8 7 4	North LallH 1 3 Pass 2nd 2 K 5 9 3 5 J	East WeinsteinH Pass Pass Pass 3rd A A 2 Q 3 3	South Milner 2 3 NT 4th 6 3 10 2 4 5	West Compton Pass Pass Lead 7 Q 5 2 2 J 6	North Pollack 1 2 Pass 2nd 4 4 10 A K 3 9	East Wold Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 6 A 6 A 8 Q	South Feldman 2 3 4th A 9 2 8 5 10 7
N deals None vul	9 5 3 Q 7 5 2 K 6 4 A K 6
A J 6 K 10 9 8 3 Q 8 7 3 4		Q 8 7 4 2 A 4 J 10 5 10 9 2
64448 = 59884 = Par EW +140	K 10 J 6 A 9 2 Q J 8 7 5 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -150  39	Partscore   3 South =   +110 +6 18

9. 2012 Spingold Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43			West Ekeblad Pass Pass Pass Lead A 7 6 Q 3	North Platnick 1 1 3 NT 2nd 4 A A 7 8	East Weichsel Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 10 5 2 2	South Diamond Pass 1 1 NT 4th 5 4 5 9	West Hampson 1 Pass All Pass Lead 10 A 6 3 A 4	North ClerkinD Dbl 2 2nd 3 3 A 5 9 2	East Greco Pass Rdbl 2 3rd 6 4 2 K 10 9	South ClerkinJ Pass 2 3 4th J 6 3 4 7
E deals None vul	K 10 7 6 9 4 A K J 7 5 2 A
9 8 5 3 A K 6 2 6 4 10 7 6		A J 4 Q 10 3 10 9 Q J 5 3 2
978A6 = 45527 = Par NS +400	Q 2 J 8 7 5 Q 8 3 K 9 8 4
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 46	Partscore   3 North +1   +130  18

11. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 105			West Nickell Pass Pass All Pass Lead J A Q 2 Q 7 J 10 A	North Kranyak 2 3 2nd 2 4 7 6 4 5 8 6 3	East Katz Pass Pass 3rd 5 3 5 K 3 J 6 Q 5	South WolpertG 1 NT 2 NT 3 NT 4th 7 10 K 9 10 A 2 K 9	West LallJ Pass Pass Lead 5 3 K 2 5 10 J	North Meckstroth 1 NT 3 2nd 2 4 6 4 10 Q	East Bathurst Pass All Pass 3rd A 9 2 A Q 4	South Rodwell 1 2 4th 7 A 5 3 K 3
S deals E-W vul	K Q 7 — 8 7 4 2 A J 8 7 6 5
A 10 6 J 10 6 3 A Q J K 9 4		9 8 5 4 Q 9 5 9 6 5 3 10 3
76879 87879 46564 46554 Par NS +120	J 3 2 A K 8 7 4 2 K 10 Q 2
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 53	Partscore   3 North =   +110  21

12. 2012 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54			West Fleisher Pass Pass All Pass Lead 10 6 K 3 7 5 8 7 Q	North Stark Dbl 2 2nd Q 2 8 9 8 4 7 9 10	East Kamil 1 Pass Pass 3rd K J 4 A J 9 8 2 6	South Baseggio Pass 1 NT 3 NT 4th 3 A 2 5 A 3 4 6 9	West YangD 1 NT Pass Lead A 5 J K 4	North Levin 2 Pass 2nd 4 2 8 Q 5	East WeinsteinJ 1 2 Pass 3rd 5 7 A 4 9	South Weinstein Pass 3 4th 3 Q 2 2 6
E deals E-W vul	3 A Q K J 10 9 7 3 K J 5 4
Q 5 J 10 9 8 7 Q 5 2 10 8 2		A J 10 8 6 2 K 6 5 8 A 9 3
955BA 755AA 27722 = Par NS +400	K 9 7 4 4 3 2 A 6 4 Q 7 6
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -150  53	Partscore   3 North +2   +150 +7 28

13. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87			West Grue 1 Pass Lead J 3 3 7	North Nystrom 2 3 NT 2nd A 2 5	East LallJ Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 9 A	South Bertheau Pass 2 NT 4th 3 A 4	West Fredin 1 Pass Lead 6 7 3 5 K 5	North Hurd 1 Pass 2nd 9 4 Q 3 10 J	East Fallenius Pass Pass Pass 3rd A 2 A K 5 3	South Wooldridge Pass 2 4th 5 10 2 6 4
E deals Both vul	A 5 2 Q 6 5 K J 8 5 4 3 A
Q J 7 6 K 9 8 3 A 7 Q J 10		10 8 4 3 A 10 7 6 2 8 7 4 2
967A9 = 46534 = Par NS +600	K 9 J 4 2 Q 10 9 K 9 6 5 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +600 +10 63	Partscore   2 North +4   +170  28

14. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 10, Bd 30			West Barel Pass Pass All Pass Lead 7 Q J 9 8 3 J K A	North Stefanov 2 3 2nd 4 5 5 2 4 3 5 9 7	East Zack Pass Pass Pass 3rd K 6 4 2 6 7 7 A 3	South Aronov 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th A 2 10 4 2 5 6 8 9	West Mihov Pass Pass Lead 5 3 4 8 6 A J	North HerbstO 1 Pass 2nd 6 9 6 K 2 7 2	East Nanev Pass Dbl Pass 3rd 10 A K 4 Q 2 7	South HerbstI 1 2 4th Q 7 5 2 5 10 K
E deals None vul	Q 7 6 2 A 10 8 7 4 6 4 A 6
K 10 4 Q 9 5 3 2 7 5 K 9 5		A J 8 5 6 K 10 2 J 10 7 4 2
96895 = 36548 47548 Par NS +300	9 3 K J A Q J 9 8 3 Q 8 3
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 70	Partscore   2 South +2   +130  28

15. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 10, Bd 30			West Lauria Pass Dbl Pass Lead 2 4 J 6	North Amaral 1 2 3 NT 2nd Q 10 2 2	East Versace Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K J A Q	South Chagas 1 2 NT 4th A 5 6 7	West Villas-Boas Pass Dbl Pass Lead 5 8 4 3 A A 5 Q A Q	North Madala 1 2 2nd 6 9 6 K 2 9 3 7 5 7	East Campos Pass Pass 3rd 10 A K 4 J 4 K 7 6 8	South Bocchi 1 Pass 4th Q 4 2 2 3 2 6 3 10 K
W deals None vul	9 3 K J A Q J 9 8 3 Q 8 3
A J 8 5 6 K 10 2 J 10 7 4 2		K 10 4 Q 9 5 3 2 7 5 K 9 5
96895 = 47548 36548 Par NS +300	Q 7 6 2 A 10 8 7 4 6 4 A 6
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 77	Partscore   2 North +1   +110  28

16. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 10, Bd 30			West Muller Pass Pass Pass Lead 2 4 J 6	North Nabil 1 2 3 NT 2nd Q 2 Q 10	East de Wijs 1 Pass All Pass 3rd K Q A J	South Saaid 1 2 NT 4th A 5 6 7	West El Ahmady Pass Dbl Pass Lead 3 A J 5 2 J A	North Brink 1 2 2nd 7 5 7 9 4 Q	East Sadek Pass Pass 3rd 6 4 6 K 10 K	South Drijver 1 Pass 4th J 2 K 2 K A
W deals None vul	9 3 K J A Q J 9 8 3 Q 8 3
A J 8 5 6 K 10 2 J 10 7 4 2		K 10 4 Q 9 5 3 2 7 5 K 9 5
96895 = 47548 36548 Par NS +300	Q 7 6 2 A 10 8 7 4 6 4 A 6
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +7 84	Partscore   2 North =   +90  28

18. 2011 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13			West Chan Pass Pass Pass Lead A 8 K 6 Q 6 8 10	North Zia 1 2 3 NT 2nd 7 2 9 A 4 8 4 A	East Lee Pass Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 10 7 3 5 A 10	South Hamman 1 2 2 NT 4th 5 4 5 J 2 10 J	West Katz Pass Pass Lead A 8 4 8 7 K 6	North H-Welland 1 3 2nd 7 2 7 4 5 9 Q	East Nickell Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 2 10 A 10 Q 3	South Ivatury 1 2 4th 5 A 2 J 4 J
E deals Both vul	A Q 8 6 5 8 7 A 9 5 J 5 2
10 9 7 3 A K J 3 8 4 8 7 3		K J 2 9 6 4 2 10 2 K Q 10 6
865A6 866A6 56737 = Par NS +130	4 Q 10 5 K Q J 7 6 3 A 9 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  84	Partscore   3 South =   +110 +5 36

19. 2010 Spingold Rd of 32, Seg 2, Bd 32			West Melman 1 1 Pass All Pass Lead 2 5 6 A K 7 2 5 Q	North Jacobs Dbl Pass 2 NT 2nd 6 9 10 3 7 K 3 A Q	East Kowalski Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 Q J 8 5 A J 7 2	South Beatty Pass 1 NT 3 NT 4th 10 3 2 10 4 6 4 9 4	West Ferraro 1 NT Pass Lead Q J 4 5 2 6	North Kwiecien Dbl Pass 2nd 5 8 K A K 10	East Bocchi Rdbl Pass 3rd 7 2 A 6 8	South Ramer 3 4th 6 3 4 3 10
W deals E-W vul	K Q 7 6 A Q 8 2 8 6 K 8 5
A J 4 2 K 9 Q 7 3 2 Q J 4		9 8 3 10 6 4 3 10 A 10 9 7 2
76895 76896 66547 = Par NS +110	10 5 J 7 5 A K J 9 5 4 6 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  84	Partscore   3 South =   +110 +5 41

20. 2010 Rosenblum Rd of 64, Seg 2, Bd 27			West BessisT 2 Pass Lead 2 3 5 A	North Saurer Pass 3 Pass 2nd Q A 9 3	East BessisM Pass Pass Pass 3rd 7 6 10	South Fischer 1 NT 3 NT 4th 6 8 3	West Jokisch 2 Pass Lead 7 2 K 4 3 5 A	North Levy Pass Pass 3 2nd 6 10 4 6 A 9	East Kasimir Pass 2 All Pass 3rd 2 A 3 K 6 J	South Chagas 1 NT Pass 4th Q Q J 5 7 3
N deals None vul	3 Q 3 9 8 7 4 3 2 K Q 10 3
10 8 7 A J 10 8 4 2 Q A 9 6		A 9 5 4 2 7 5 J 10 J 8 5 2
766A7 = 36635 36735 Par NS +130	K Q J 6 K 9 6 A K 6 5 7 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -150  84	Partscore   3 North +1   +130 +7 48

22. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 9, Bd 2			West Aronov Pass Pass All Pass Lead 6 Q K J 8 7 3	North Smirnov 2 2 NT 2nd 10 K 2 2 3 9 6	East Stefanov Dbl Pass 3rd A 5 3 9 4 8 10	South Piekarek 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th 2 3 A 4 5 2 K	West Kirmse Pass Pass Lead 8 K A 5 5 J 3 4 2	North Karaivanov 1 Pass 2nd 2 2 2 6 6 6 8 7 9	East Gromoeller Dbl Pass 3rd 3 3 9 10 Q 5 Q 7 A	South Trendafilov 1 2 4th A A 3 K 4 10 7 Q 7
S deals E-W vul	K 9 4 2 A Q 6 5 5 3 10 4 3
Q 10 8 K 10 9 8 4 4 2 9 6 5		J 7 5 3 7 A 10 6 A Q J 8 7
879A6 = 36437 = Par NS +140	A 6 J 3 2 K Q J 9 8 7 K 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  86	Partscore   2 South +2   +130 +5 53

23. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 5, Bd 78			West Muller Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 3 A 5 J J 8	North Hamman 1 2 3 2nd 2 A 8 4 7 Q	East de Wijs Pass Pass Pass 3rd Q 7 2 K 3 K	South Zia 1 2 2 NT 3 NT 4th 6 4 3 2 A 4	West Meckstroth Pass Pass Lead K A 3 4 Q A 5	North Bakkeren 2 Pass 2nd 9 8 9 9 10 6 2	East Rodwell Pass Pass 3rd 3 2 J 6 5 7	South Bertens 1 2 4th A 3 2 J 4 5
S deals None vul	4 2 Q 7 6 5 4 2 10 9 K J 6
J 9 7 5 J 10 8 K Q 2 A 9 4		Q 10 8 3 K 9 3 J 8 5 3 7 2
86989 = 56454 = Par NS +140	A K 6 A A 7 6 4 Q 10 8 5 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  86	Partscore   2 South +1   +140 +5 58

25. 2009 Vanderbilt Rd of 16, Seg 3, Bd 47			West Brogeland Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 5 A K Q 10 2 8 J K	North Cheek Pass 2 2 NT 2nd 4 6 9 10 9 2 9 7 6	East Lindqvist 1 Pass Pass 3rd Q 5 7 J 7 5 3 A 4	South Grue 1 NT 2 3 NT 4th K 4 3 2 3 2 10 3	West Wold Pass Pass Pass Lead 10 4 6 9 5 J	North Duboin Pass 2 2nd A 3 8 K 3 5	East Bramley 1 Pass 3rd 2 K 7 3 A	South Sementa 1 Pass 4th 4 9 2 J 6
W deals E-W vul	J 7 5 8 5 4 3 7 4 A K 8 5
9 6 K Q 10 6 2 9 8 5 10 9 7		4 3 A 7 A Q 10 3 2 Q 6 3 2
7A657 = 53775 = Par NS +420	A K Q 10 8 2 J 9 K J 6 J 4
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 92	Partscore   2 South +2   +170  62

26. 2008 Spingold Rd of 64, Seg 4, Bd 55			West Weichsel Pass Pass Lead K 3 J 6 6 8 8 K	North Rothwarf 2 3 Pass 2nd 7 9 5 10 2 Q Q 7	East Ekeblad Pass Pass Pass 3rd 4 J 3 2 Q 6 K	South Goldstein 2 NT 3 NT 4th 5 A 4 5 A 6 5	West Hessel Pass Lead K J J 5 A Q	North Jansma 2 2nd A 9 A 2 4 10	East Quinn Pass 3rd 4 2 3 A 2 5	South Verhees Pass 4th 3 K 7 6 5 8
N deals Both vul	9 7 A 4 A Q 7 6 3 2 10 3 2
K Q 10 3 10 3 2 9 8 5 8 6 4		J 4 Q J 8 6 K 10 4 K Q 9 5
787A9 = 54534 = Par NS +130	A 8 6 5 2 K 9 7 5 J A J 7
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  92	Partscore   2 North +2   +130 +6 68

28. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qtrfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25			West Efraimsson 1 Pass All Pass Lead A	North Brink 2 3 2nd	East Morath Pass Pass 3rd	South Drijver 1 3 3 NT 4th	West Muller 1 Pass Lead 9 5 4 Q 9 6 2 K	North Upmark 2 2nd 3 3 2 A J 8 7 5	East de Wijs Pass 3rd Q Q A 5 A 4 10 6	South Cullin Pass Pass 4th 10 K 3 7 8 5 3 2
S deals E-W vul	8 3 10 8 7 K Q J 6 3 A K 9
A 10 5 K Q 6 4 2 8 7 2 Q 2		Q 9 6 4 2 9 A 10 9 5 4 10 3
8797B A797B 36452 = Par NS +430	K J 7 A J 5 3 — J 8 7 6 5 4
Three notrump 3 NT South +1 +430 +8 100	Partscore   2 North =   +90  71

29. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1			West Hamman Pass Pass Pass Lead 3 8 4 Q 3 7 9 5 10 10	North Willenken 1 3 Pass 2nd 2 4 2 5 6 5 8 K Q J	East Soloway Pass Pass Pass 3rd 10 A Q 8 K J 5 A 4 6	South Welland 2 NT 3 NT 4th J 2 K A J 10 A 2 7 6	West Sementa Pass Dbl Pass Lead A 3 4 8 3 7	North LallH 1 Pass Pass 2nd 2 K 2 3 4 5	East H-Welland 1 2 Pass 3rd 5 4 Q 4 A J	South Nickell 2 3 4th 6 J K K 2 10
W deals None vul	K 5 2 10 9 3 2 7 4 A K Q 5
Q 9 7 6 3 A 8 K 10 10 9 6 4		10 8 4 Q J 7 5 4 A 5 2 J 2
65687 75687 68746 = Par EW +100	A J K 6 Q J 9 8 6 3 8 7 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -50  100	Partscore   3 South +1   +130 +5 76

32. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 117			West Rodwell Pass Pass Lead K 3 Q	North Baze 3 NT 2nd 2 A K	East Meckstroth Pass Pass 3rd 8 4 A	South Cohler 1 NT Pass 4th 9 10 2	West Lazard 3 Pass Lead 4 Q J A 3 9	North Soloway 4 2nd 9 K 10 4 7 J	East Bramley 2 Pass 3rd J A 4 2 Q K	South Hamman Dbl Pass 4th A 2 10 6 10 8
E deals E-W vul	J 6 Q 9 2 A 2 Q 8 7 5 4 3
A 8 8 7 4 K Q J 6 5 3 10 2		K 10 9 7 5 2 J 10 6 8 7 4 K
B6B5B = 27282 = Par NS +460	Q 4 3 A K 5 3 10 9 A J 9 6
Three notrump 3 NT South +2 +460 +7 109	Partscore   4 North +1   +150  76

33. 2007 USBC Qtrfinal, Seg 8, Bd 106			West Casen 1 Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead 4 K 10 4 6 4 K 2	North Greco 1 2 2 3 2nd J A J Q 3 A 6 6	East Krekorian Pass Pass Pass Pass 3rd 8 5 Q 7 K 3 5 J	South Hampson 1 NT 2 2 NT 3 NT 4th 2 9 2 8 A 7 Q 3	West Grue 1 Pass Pass Lead 3 5 K 8 4 6 Q K	North Berkowitz 1 2 NT 2nd 2 4 A 4 Q 7 A	East Cheek Pass Pass 3rd 10 J 5 9 6 Q 6	South Cohen 1 NT Pass 4th J 3 9 7 8 A 7
W deals Both vul	A K 9 8 5 2 K Q 2 7 2 J 6
Q 10 4 9 4 3 A Q 9 3 A 9 4		J 6 3 A 7 6 10 8 5 10 8 7 3
78877 78987 65456 = Par NS +140	7 J 10 8 5 K J 6 4 K Q 5 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -200  109	Partscore   2 NT South =   +120 +8 84

34. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22			West Martel Pass Pass Pass All Pass Lead A 7 10 K J 9	North Krekorian 1 2 3 2nd 2 Q Q 4 2 8	East Stansby Pass Pass Pass 3rd J A K 10 6	South Casen 1 NT 2 NT 3 NT 4th 9 2 2 3 5	West Cohen 1 Pass Pass Lead J 7 A K Q J	North Rubin Dbl 2 2nd 4 8 4 5 6 10	East Berkowitz Pass Pass 3rd 3 K 2 3 5 6	South Ekeblad 2 Pass 4th 2 2 3 7 9 5
W deals E-W vul	K Q 3 2 A K Q J 8 2 2 Q 4
9 6 9 7 3 A K 5 3 K J 9 7		J 10 7 5 10 6 5 4 J 10 7 A 10
68866 = 44455 = Par NS +110	A 8 4 — Q 9 8 6 4 8 6 5 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  109	Partscore   2 North +1   +140 +6 90

35. 2006 USBC Rd of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8			West Morse 2 Pass Lead 6 4 3 7 7 4 A 8	North Baseggio Pass 3 NT 2nd 4 3 9 8 2 10 8 J	East Wolff 1 Pass 3rd 3 K J K K J 9 6	South Stark 1 NT Pass 4th 9 2 4 A 5 3 Q 5	West Nussbaum Pass Pass Lead 10	North Woolsey Pass 1 NT 2nd	East Saxe 1 Pass 3rd	South Stewart 1 Pass 4th
N deals None vul	Q 10 5 K 2 5 4 K 8 7 6 5 3
K 9 6 4 8 6 4 3 K 10 7 6 2 —		A J 8 7 A 10 9 5 3 Q 10 9 2
74368 74468 69974 69975 Par EW +140	3 2 Q J 7 A Q J 9 8 A J 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -2 -100  109	Partscore   1 NT North =   +90 +5 95

37. 2006 WC Qual, Rd 8, Bd 18			West Burn Pass Pass Lead 10 2 4 J 7 Q 3 2 6	North Mouiel 1 2 3 NT 2nd Q 6 6 Q 9 2 10 5 3	East Callaghan Pass Pass All Pass 3rd K 8 K A A 10 3 5 9	South Levy 1 NT 3 4th 3 A 8 7 5 J 7 9 8	West Lead	North 2nd	East 3rd	South 4th
N deals E-W vul	A Q A K 9 5 4 2 5 3 10 7 4
10 9 8 5 Q 10 3 A K 10 2 8 5		K J 4 2 8 7 Q J 9 7 J 9 6
95B5B = 18181 = Par NS +450	7 6 3 J 6 8 6 4 A K Q 3 2
Three notrump 3 NT South +3 +490 +8 117	Partscore   2 North +2   +170  97

38. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qual, Rd 2, Bd 19			West Shih Dbl Pass Lead 8 J Q 10 Q 2	North Pessoa Pass 3 NT 2nd 4 A 6 K 5 K	East Huang 2 All Pass 3rd 5 3 3 7 4	South Castanheira 1 NT 3 4th A 8 2 8 A	West Santos Dbl Pass All Pass Lead 3 2 6 A 8 A 2 4 Q	North YangH 1 Pass 2nd A 10 5 3 K 3 4 9 10	East Goncalves Pass 2 3rd 8 K 6 2 4 8 9 Q 6	South ChiuW 1 2 2 4th 4 7 Q 6 7 9 J 8 5
S deals E-W vul	K 10 7 4 3 K 6 4 Q 2 Q 4 2
A Q 5 2 Q 10 8 A 9 K 9 5 3		8 J 9 7 5 3 8 5 3 J 10 7 6
9A686 = 22737 = Par NS +420	J 9 6 A 2 K J 10 7 6 4 A 8
Three notrump 3 NT South = +400 +6 123	Partscore   2 North +1   +140  97

39. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53			West Hampson Pass Pass Lead 9 6 4 7 10 J A 9 6	North Rosenberg 1 3 NT 2nd 4 J 3 5 4 A 3 5 2	East Greco Pass Pass 3rd 6 K Q 9 8 Q 2 10	South Zia 2 NT Pass 4th Q A 2 8 8 7 4 J	West Versace Pass Lead 10 A 9 10 Q J J 5	North Moss 1 Pass 2nd 4 3 5 6 2 K A	East Lauria Pass Pass 3rd 2 2 K 2 4 A 10	South Gitelman 1 NT 4th Q 4 J Q 6 3 8
N deals N-S vul	A K 7 4 K 5 2 K 10 8 7 2 8
10 9 8 Q J 7 Q 6 5 3 K Q 10		J 6 3 2 A 10 9 4 J 4 J 6 3
78899 78697 55544 = Par NS +110	Q 5 8 6 3 A 9 A 9 7 5 4 2
Three notrump 3 NT South -3 -300  123	Partscore   1 NT South +1   +120 +9 106

40. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44			West Krekorian Pass Pass Lead Q 10 3 J 10 7 9 7 2	North Wooldridge 1 3 NT 2nd 7 2 6 Q 8 9 Q 6 4	East Casen Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 4 A K 2 3 5 A A	South Hurd 1 1 NT 4th 4 K 4 5 3 5 3 8 8	West Carmichael Pass Pass Lead 5 3	North Onstott 1 3 2nd 3 Q	East WhiteM Pass Pass All Pass 3rd 8 2	South Robison 1 1 NT 4th Q 4
E deals N-S vul	Q 7 2 A J 2 A 9 7 6 5 3 7
10 9 8 9 8 6 5 K 4 A K Q 2		J 6 5 4 Q 4 Q 10 8 10 8 5 3
879A7 = 55436 = Par NS +140	A K 3 K 10 7 3 J 2 J 9 6 4
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  123	Partscore   3 North +1   +130 +6 112

42. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 2, Bd 25			West Duboin Pass Pass Lead 2 7 3 A	North Brink 3 Pass 2nd J 2 10 4	East Bocchi 3 Pass Pass 3rd Q J Q 9	South v.Prooijen Pass 3 NT 4th K 6 A 6	West Jansma Pass Pass Lead 3 3 8 K J 9 5 4 A 2	North Versace 3 2nd 4 6 A 10 6 7 9 7 6 J	East Verhees 3 Pass 3rd 10 Q 2 7 4 5 5 10 9 Q	South Lauria Pass Pass 4th J A 3 2 8 3 2 8 5 K
E deals N-S vul	J 7 4 A J 2 K J 9 5 4 3 A
A 10 8 3 2 K 10 8 5 A 8 2 8		Q 9 7 6 3 10 6 K J 9 7 6 2
87696 97797 46546 = Par NS +600	K 6 5 Q 9 4 Q 7 Q 10 5 4 3
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  123	Partscore   3 North =   +110 +5 117

43. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 53			West Versace Pass Pass Lead 5 9 6 6 8	North Cohen 2 3 Pass 2nd 3 10 4 3 9	East Lauria Pass Pass Pass 3rd J K J Q 10	South Berkowitz 2 3 NT 4th K 3 A 2 6	West Becker 1 NT 2 Pass Lead Q 4 K 6 K	North Bocchi 1 Pass 2 4 2nd 2 9 4 3 A	East Schwartz Pass Pass 3 All Pass 3rd 5 10 5 9 4	South Duboin 1 Dbl Pass 4th 3 2 10 A 3
N deals N-S vul	J 6 3 A Q 9 3 K Q 8 7 6 2
K 8 4 K 8 6 A 10 7 6 5 A 10		10 7 5 10 7 4 2 Q J 8 4 4 3
6965A 8A66A 33673 = Par NS +620	A Q 9 2 J 5 3 K 9 2 J 9 5
Three notrump 3 NT South -1 -100  123	Partscore   4 North =   +130 +6 123