Data 9ZB1 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

6-card suit, 22 HCP, fair 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 Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Sher Kranyak Lo WolpertG Wooldridge Etter Hurd Kolesnik

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th

K 2
K J 8 4
K Q 10 6 5
10 6 Table Q 8 6
9 6 5 3
2
A 9 8 5 2
88566 88577
54866 44866
Par NS +100 J 5
A 7 2
J 7 4 3
K Q J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 13
Partscore
2 S -2 -200
-13 0

2. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 9

N deals
E-W vul J 10 8
A K 7 2
J 5 3
K 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Lo WolpertG Sher Kranyak Hurd Kolesnik Wooldridge Etter
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
1 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

A K 6 5 4 3
J 5 4
Q 2
A 4 Table 9
Q 10 9 6 3
10 7
Q 9 7 5 2
96596 =
46837 =
Par NS +400 Q 7 2
8
A K 9 8 6 4
J 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-3 13
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
+3 3

3. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
GordonM Stark Pratap Baseggio Campanile Berkowitz McAllister Sontag
1 2
Pass 1 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K J 8 5 4
4
Q J 7 4
J 10 4 Table A
A Q 10 7 3
10 8 5 3
8 3 2
88858 87858
44574 =
Par NS +120 10 7 2
6 2
A 6
A K Q 9 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 22
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-9 3

4. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Stewart Sontag Woolsey Cohen Pszczola Beatty Kwiecien
1 Pass
1 2 2 3 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 4 2
A 10 9 4 3
J 9 7 2
3 Table K Q 8 3
8 7 6
K 8 4 3
J 9
86659 =
57784 =
Par NS +120 10 7 5
K Q 5
A Q 5
8 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 32
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 3

5. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 3, Bd 42

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

West North East South West North East South
Madala Helgemo Bocchi Helness Nunes Versace Fantoni Lauria
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 7 3
7 5
A 9 6 3
10 8 4 Table Q 9 4 2
K 9 4 3
10 8 2
A 6
75769 =
68674 =
Par NS +110 K 10
A Q 6
7 4
K J 7 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 32
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+5 8

6. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Asbi Helgemo Tobing Helness Nunes Sakul Fantoni Karwur
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 1 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

Lead 2nd 3rd 4th Lead 2nd 3rd 4th
4 6 10 J Q
7 tricks won 9 tricks won

K 9 6 4
J 5 4 3
A 2
A Q 10 Table J 7 5 3
9
10 9 8 3
K 8 4 2
75976 =
68467 58467
Par NS +100 Q 8 2
A Q 8 7 6 2
Q J
7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 32
Partscore
3 S = +140
+6 14

7. 2013 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Gawel Amoils Jagniewski Morgan Bertheau Nowosadzki BessisT Kalita
3 Pass 3 NT 3 Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

A Q J 4
K J
J 9 8 5 2
Q 7 Table 10 5 3 2
8 5 4 2
10 7
A 10 2
74758 74858
68575 68565
Par NS -100 K 9 6
A Q 9 3
A K 6 3
8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+2 34
Partscore
3 N -3 -150
-2 14

8. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Lev Pszczola Cohler Seamon Sontag Passell Berkowitz Jacobus
Pass Pass Pass 1
1 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

8
K J 10 3
A K 9 6 5 2
K 7 Table K J 10 4 3 2
7 5 2
10 7
8 3
A777B =
36662 36562
Par NS +430 A Q
Q 9 8 4
Q J 8 4
10 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 41
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 14

9. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul 8 7 6
K
A K J 7 4 3
A 10 7

West North East South West North East South
Schermer Martel Chambers Zia Rosenberg LallH Willenken Milner
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 3 3 NT (AP) 2 3 3 Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

A J 9 5 2
Q J 3
8
J 8 6 5 Table K Q
10 9 8 6 4 2
Q 5 2
Q 9
75497 =
67846 =
Par NS +100 10 4 3
A 7 5
10 9 6
K 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
Tie 41
Partscore
4 N -2 -100
Tie 14

10. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Lusky Lauria Falk Versace Cayne Rogoff Seamon Parker
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 9 3 2
8 3 2
Q J 6 3
A Table A 7 4
A J 10 9 5
8 7 2
3 2
7555A 7566A
57763 =
Par NS +130 K 6
K Q 6 4
K 10 9
K J 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 48
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 14

11. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Fantoni v.Prooijen Nunes Helgemo Drijver Helness Brink
Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

6 5
A Q 8 5 3 2
8 7 2
J 4 Table Q 9 8 4
J 10 9 4
Q 9
A Q 2
584BB 594AB
44822 =
Par NS +400 K J 3 2
K 7 6
K 10
8 7 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-4 48
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
+4 18

12. 2012 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Matushko Hanlon Khokhlov McGann Carroll Gromov Garvey Dubinin
Pass Pass
2 3 3 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 2 3 Dbl
Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

6 5
A Q 8 5 3 2
8 7 2
J 4 Table Q 9 8 4
J 10 9 4
Q 9
A Q 2
584BB 594AB
44822 =
Par NS +400 K J 3 2
K 7 6
K 10
8 7 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-8 48
Partscore
4 N = +130
+8 26

13. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 82

W deals
N-S vul K 10
A J 10 4 3
5 3
A K 8 4

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Demuy Nunes L'Ecuyer Amoils Helgemo WolpertD Helness
1 NT Dbl Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 9 8
Q 7 6 5
A 10 8
6 3 Table Q 7 3 2
K 9 2
6 4
Q 10 7 5
76798 76797
57635 =
Par NS +110 6 5 4
8
K Q J 9 7 2
J 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-11 48
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+11 37

14. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

J 10 5
A Q 7
A 8 7 4
8 6 2 Table 8 4 2
K J 8 5
K 10 9 2
7 5
79769 =
22672 =
Par NS +140 Q 9
6 2
Q J 6
A Q J 10 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+6 54
Partscore
2 N +3 +200
-6 37

15. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Zack Kamil Barel Pachtman Levin Ginossar Weinstein
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass 3
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 4 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 5
A Q 7
A 8 7 4
8 6 2 Table 8 4 2
K J 8 5
K 10 9 2
7 5
79769 =
22672 =
Par NS +140 Q 9
6 2
Q J 6
A Q J 10 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+11 65
Partscore
4 S -1 -50
-11 37

16. 2011 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Wold Rodwell Bates Drijver Hamman Brink Zia
Pass 1 1 3 NT Pass 2 Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

7 4
A 10 7
A J 9 5
10 9 5 4 Table K 9 8 3 2
K 4
K 6 3
7 6 2
77966 =
66466 =
Par NS +140 A Q 10 6
8 2
10 7 4 2
K Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 65
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+8 45

17. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 11

N deals
None vul 7
J 6
J 8 7 4
A 10 9 7 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Klukowski Jacobs Markowicz Beatty El Ahmady Kowalski Sadek Melman
3 Pass 3 NT Pass 1 1
Pass Pass Pass Dbl 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 9 5
10 8 7 3 2
10 5 2
K 4 Table A K J 4
Q 5 4
Q 9 6 3
J 6
8867B =
55652 =
Par NS +400 10 8 6 3 2
A K 9
A K
Q 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 71
Partscore
3 N +3 +170
-6 45

18. 2010 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

W deals
Both vul Q 10 7 2
K 10 8 6
9 7 6
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Martel Gitelman Stansby Moss Diamond Weinstein Platnick Levin
1 NT Pass 2 Dbl 1 Pass 1 1 NT
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT Dbl AP

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

A 9 8 3
A 3
Q 10 2
Q 10 9 2 Table J 6 4
9 7 4 2
K J 8 5 3
J
76858 =
66585 =
Par NS +110 K 5
Q J 5
A 4
A K 8 6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
-7 71
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+7 52

19. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

S deals
None vul 8 7 3
—
J 8 5 4
K Q J 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Zia Ginossar Hamman Pachtman Willenken Rodwell Rosenberg Meckstroth
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5 4
K 8 3 2
K 10 7 3 2
A 9 Table A K 6 2
J 10 9 6 5
9 6
7 5
68469 78469
65964 =
Par NS -100 Q J 10 9
A Q 7 4
A Q
8 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 78
Partscore
3 S = +110
-7 52

20. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
von Arnim Karaivanov AukenS Rusev Popov Smirnov Skorchev Piekarek
2 Pass 2 1 1 Dbl
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
8 2 K A 10 3 5 J
10 2 K 6 Q 6 7 A
4 9 K 5 4 2 K A
7 8 Q J Q 6 8 J
3 6 5 A 10 2 4 J
4 8 10 Q Q K
3 5 A 7 9 tricks claimed
9 10 2 6
5 Q 8 7
4 9 3 3

A 7 6 5
5
9 8 6 4 3
A 8 2 Table Q J 9
Q 10 9 7 6
K J 10
J 6
86759 9785A
36583 =
Par NS +500 K 4 3 2
K 8 3
A Q 7 5
10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 88
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 52

21. 2010 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

S deals
None vul 8 7 3
—
J 8 5 4
K Q J 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Moss Helgemo Gitelman Helness Nunes Hampson Fantoni Greco
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

5 4
K 8 3 2
K 10 7 3 2
A 9 Table A K 6 2
J 10 9 6 5
9 6
7 5
68469 78469
65964 =
Par NS -100 Q J 10 9
A Q 7 4
A Q
8 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 88
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 57

22. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 36

S deals
Both vul K 4 3 2
K 8 3
A Q 7 5
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Pellegrini Multon Camberos Zimmermann Fantoni Villegas Nunes Angeleri
1 Pass
1 Dbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 9
Q 10 9 7 6
K J 10
J 6 Table A 7 6 5
5
9 8 6 4 3
A 8 2
9785A 86759
36583 =
Par NS +500 10 8
A J 4 2
2
K Q 9 5 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 88
Partscore
2 S -1 -100
+5 62

23. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

N deals
E-W vul A 10 9 3 2
K 5
8 7 5 4
8 7

West North East South West North East South
Zhuang Meckstroth WangW Rodwell Katz YangL Nickell Dai
Pass Pass 1 NT 2 Pass Pass
2 2 Dbl 3 Dbl Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT Pass Pass
Dbl AP

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

—
A Q 10 9 4
Q 9 6
K 9 6 4 2 Table K J 8 7 6 5
8 7 2
—
Q J 10 5
76393 76392
67A4A 6693A
Par NS -300 Q 4
J 6 3
A K J 10 3 2
A 3

Three notrump
3 NT× S -1 -100
-6 88
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 68

24. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 6

S deals
N-S vul K 10 8
A 10 9 8
Q 8 7 5 4 3
—

West North East South West North East South
Austberg Aronov Saelensminde Stefanov Danailov Brogeland Karakolev Lindqvist
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A Q 5 3
J 7 4
10 9
Q J 7 5 Table J 9 7 2
K 6 5
A 6
10 9 6 4
86AA7 =
46336 46325
Par NS +620 6 4
Q 3 2
K J 2
A K 8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 88
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+6 74

25. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Smith Meckstroth CohenB Rodwell Hamman Welland Zia Willenken
1 1
1 2 Pass 3 1 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 10 7 6
A 6 3
A 8 7
J 2 Table 8 5 2
K 10 8 2
10 5 2
K 8 6
878AA =
46533 =
Par NS +130 A K 9 4
—
K J 9 6 4 3
A 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 88
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
+7 81

26. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 7, Bd 99

W deals
N-S vul J 8 4 2
J 9 7
6
K 8 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Meckstroth Martel Rodwell Compton Cohen Hamman Berkowitz
3 Pass Pass 3 NT 2 Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 9 7 6 3
8 6 5 2
3
4 2 Table 5
A K 10 4
K Q 7 4 2
J 10 9
86699 8769A
46743 =
Par NS +130 A 10
Q 3
A J 10 9 8 5
A Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 98
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 81

27. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rodwell Martel Meckstroth Nickell Becker Freeman Strul
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2 3
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 4 AP

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

J 10 7 4 3
A K J 10
4
7 3 2 Table A Q 2
4 2
J 10 9 3
Q 8 6 4
66796 66896
77447 =
Par NS +110 —
Q 8 6 5 3
A K Q 8 5 2
K J

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 98
Partscore
4 S -2 -200
Tie 81

28. 2008 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

E deals
Both vul J 2
8 7
10 8 6
A K Q 9 3 2

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

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

A 10 3
A Q J 10 5
K J 7 2
10 Table Q 8 6
6 4 3
9 5 3
J 8 5 4
77558 77669
55764 55774
Par NS +110 K 9 7 5 4
K 9 2
A Q 4
7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-3 98
Partscore
2 S -1 -100
+3 84

29. 2006 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue LallJ Cheek Grainger LallH CohenB Chorush Smith
1 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 6
J 9 8
K 6 3
A 7 6 2 Table 10 9 8 3
K 3 2
9 4
Q 10 5 4
A8BB7 =
35225 35224
Par NS +650 A 7 5 4 2
A 7 5
10 2
K J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 108
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-10 84

30. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell BrancoP Freeman Branco Chagas Meckstroth Villas-Boas Rodwell
1 1 1 1
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

5 3 2
10 6
A 10
10 8 7 6 4 3 Table Q J 4
A 8 4 3
Q 7
K Q 5 2
589A5 588A5
64438 =
Par NS +140 K 10 6
Q 9 7 5 2
K 9 3
A J

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 108
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+5 89

31. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Sundelin Sadek Sylvan El Ahmady Nadim Fredin Hishmat Lindkvist
1 NT Pass
2 Pass 2 NT Pass
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5 3 2
10 6
A 10
10 8 7 6 4 3 Table Q J 4
A 8 4 3
Q 7
K Q 5 2
589A5 588A5
64438 =
Par NS +140 K 10 6
Q 9 7 5 2
K 9 3
A J

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 108
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+7 96

32. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Hampson Fantoni Greco Gitelman Duboin Moss Bocchi
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Dbl AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

—
Q 10 9 6
9 4 3
A 9 8 7 5 3 Table K J 10 5 3
A 5 3
Q J 8
J 6
88786 =
54556 55657
Par NS +120 7 6
K J 8 7
A K 10 6
K 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-13 108
Partscore
2 × N = +670
+13 109

33. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 11

S deals
None vul 4 3 2
A 4
A K 10 5 3 2
A 5

West North East South West North East South
Weinstein Caracci Levin Cuevas Marangunic Rosenberg Sanchez Zia
Pass 2
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

A K 9 6
K Q J 8 3
Q 7
J 4 Table 5
9 7 6 2
9 8 4
Q 10 9 6 2
99597 =
44836 =
Par NS +300 Q J 10 8 7
10 5
J 6
K 8 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 114
Partscore
3 S = +140
-6 109

34. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 9

W deals
N-S vul 6
A 9 8 7 2
9 8 4 2
K Q 2

West North East South West North East South
YadlinD Backstrom YadlinI Salomaa Koistinen Podgur Kiema Kalish
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

Q 10 9 5 3
Q 5 3
10 7 6
8 6 Table A 8 4 2
K J 4
K Q J 5
9 5
9586A =
47462 47562
Par NS +500 K J 7
10 6
A 3
A J 10 7 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
-7 114
Partscore
2 N = +110
+7 116

35. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Kowalski Townsend Tuszynski Gold HackettJA Chmurski HackettJU Puczynski
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 3 1 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 8 3
A K 9 6 5
Q J 4
8 2 Table Q 6 5 4
Q 10
10 9 8 7
J 7 5
9877A =
45652 =
Par NS +400 A 10 9 2
J 8 4 3 2
6 2
Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 121
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-7 116

36. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

N deals
Both vul A K Q 7 5 4
J 7 4
9
10 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Bocchi Boyd Duboin Versace Berkowitz Lauria Cohen
1 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 8
Q 10 6 5 2
10 6 3
J 3 2 Table 10 6 3 2
A
J 8 4 2
A K Q 8
77877 =
63556 =
Par NS +110 9
K 9 8 3
A K Q 7 5
7 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-9 121
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
+9 125

37. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul 7 4 2
A J 7
A K J 10 8 4
3

West North East South West North East South
Fantoni Torres Nunes Frances Ventin Duboin Fernandez Bocchi
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

J 6
10 6 5 4
7 6
K J 10 9 7 Table A K 9 8 3
Q 3
9 5 2
A 6 2
65794 66794
47638 =
Par NS +110 Q 10 5
K 9 8 2
Q 3
Q 8 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 129
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
-8 125

38. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 37

N deals
N-S vul K
Q 10 7 5 4
K 10 8 5
Q 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Stansby Rosenberg Martel Zia Fallenius Weichsel Welland Sontag
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass 2
1 NT Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 NT AP
Rdbl Pass 2 3 NT (AP)

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

5 4
A K 8
Q 9 7 4
K J 8 5 Table 9 7 6 3
9 3 2
A J
10 9 7 2
88785 87785
55558 =
Par NS +100 A Q J 10 8 2
J 6
6 3 2
A 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 129
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
+6 131

39. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 81

N deals
None vul K 10 9 6 4 2
3
8 7 6
A 9 4

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Levin Morse Weinstein Smith Doub Seamon Wildavsky
2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

A 5 3
10 9 5 4
A 4
J 8 7 2 Table Q 8
K J 8 7 6
10 3 2
K 5 3
896A8 =
44735 =
Par NS +140 J 7
A Q 2
K Q J 9 5
Q 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 135
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 131

40. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 17

E deals
None vul A Q 9 8 6 5
J 8
8 7 4
7 2

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Fallenius Cohen Welland Gitelman Zia Moss Rosenberg
1 1 NT 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

7 2
K 5 4 3
6 5 3 2
K 5 4 Table J 10 3
A 10 9 6
A J
Q 10 9 6
89686 =
33736 =
Par NS +140 K 4
Q 7 2
K Q 10 9
A J 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 146
Partscore
3 S -2 -100
-11 131

41. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul 8 7 6
J 8 4 2
—
A K Q 10 8 6

West North East South West North East South
Stewart Lipsitz Woolsey Ekeblad Molson Robinson Shenkin Boyd
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 NT AP

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

10 2
A K 6
Q J 9 6 4 3
5 2 Table A Q 9 4
Q 10 9 7
8 7 2
4 3
8875A =
55673 =
Par NS +130 K J 5 3
5 3
A K 10 5
J 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 146
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
+6 137

42. 2001 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Soloway Stansby Hamman Freeman Weichsel Nickell Sontag
2 Dbl Rdbl 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
2 Pass Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

J 10 6 4
4
7 6 5 3
10 8 7 6 Table A 8 5 3
A K Q 7
Q 9 8
Q 5
76777 66777
66456 66455
Par NS +90 Q 9 7
J 9 3
A K J 10 4 2
J

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 146
Partscore
3 N = +110
+7 144

43. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 2

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

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Helness Duboin Furunes Austberg Lauria Helgemo Versace
1 Dbl Rdbl 1 Dbl Rdbl
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 2
K 8 4 3
J 10 9
8 5 4 Table A K 9 4
J 9 2
K 6
Q 9 6 2
88898 98898
45545 =
Par NS +400 Q 8 5 3
A 10 7 5
7 4
K J 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 146
Partscore
2 N = +90
+4 148

44. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Reid Ju Newell Fu Zhuang Blackstock WangW Henry
Pass Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 4 3
K 10 5
J 9
K Q J 2 Table Q J 8 5
J 8 7 4 3
A 10 7
7
85698 85799
57644 =
Par NS +120 A K 2
Q 9 6
K Q 6 4 2
10 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 158
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 148

45. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 4, Bd 63

W deals
E-W vul J 10 4
J 7 3
Q J 10 6 3 2
4

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Campos Meckstroth Villas-Boas Branco Hamman Chagas Soloway
Pass 2 2 3 NT Pass Pass 1 2
Pass Pass Pass Dbl 2 2 2
Pass 3 AP

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

5 3
A 9 6 5
K 8 5
8 6 5 3 Table A Q 8 7 6 2
K Q 10 2
7
10 7
74499 =
59824 69824
Par NS -100 K 9
8 4
A 9 4
A K Q J 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-4 158
Partscore
3 N = +110
+4 152

46. 1999 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 88

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

West North East South West North East South
Furunes Chagas Helness Branco Campos Austberg Villas-Boas Helgemo
2 3 Pass 3 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 NT Dbl 4
Dbl AP

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

3
K J 10 9 6 4
A 9 7
5 3 2 Table K Q J 8 7 6
8
5 4 3
A 10 4
86688 =
46643 =
Par NS +120 A 4
Q 7 5 3 2
K Q 10 8 2
7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+14 172
Partscore
4 × S -3 -500
-14 152

47. 1998 Rosenblum Final, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

West North East South West North East South
Lanzarotti Chagas Buratti Branco Campos Sementa Villas-Boas Versace
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 Pass 2 Pass 1 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 3
J 9 8 7 5 2
J
9 5 2 Table A 9 8 6
K 4
Q 10 4 3 2
K J
96689 =
46643 46753
Par NS +500 Q J 5 2
A Q 10 3
K 6 5
Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 184
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 152

48. 1997 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
Passell Forrester Seamon Helgemo Rosenberg Burger Zia Cayne
1 2 2 3 NT 1 3 Pass Pass
Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10 3
A Q 10 9 8
A J
9 5 2 Table Q 8 7 6 4
J 7 6
8 5
K 4 3
655AA 856AA
58733 =
Par NS +130 A K 9
K 5 4 3
9 4 3
Q 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 184
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+6 158

Data 9ZB1 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore