Data 9Z18 Main

Notrump vs. 7-3 Minor

by Richard Pavlicek

Choice of Game

Found 31 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 Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 57

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

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek Lindqvist Smirnov Brogeland SchwartzRO Tokay FisherL Sementa
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 4
Pass 4 Pass 5
Pass 5 AP

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

Q 9 8 6 3
9 6 2
7 6 3
A 2 Table 10 5 4
Q J 5 4
—
Q J 9 7 6 4
C89C7 C79C7
14416 14316
Par NS +1440 A 7 2
A K 8 7
8 5 4
10 8 5

Notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+2 2
7-3 Minor
5 N +1 +620
-2 0

4. 2013 BB Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 29

S deals
Both vul A Q 6 3
10 5
—
J 9 8 7 6 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Buras Versace Narkiewicz Mazurkiewicz Duboin Jassem Sementa
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 5 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 5 2
K J 8 4
K J 8 7 6
K Table K J 8 4
A 6 3
9 5 4 2
5 4
9564A 9664A
47793 47792
Par NS +200 10 7
Q 9 7 2
A Q 10 3
A Q 10

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 2
7-3 Minor
5 N -1 -100
+5 6

9. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Platnick Schermer Diamond Greco Wold Hampson Bates
Pass 1 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 AP

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

Q 7 6 3
K J 9 7 6 2
10 6 3
— Table K 9 5 2
A
9 7 5 4 2
K J 10
7656B 6657B
67662 =
Par NS +600 J 10 8
Q 10 8 5 4 3
A
A 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-14 6
7-3 Minor
5 N = +600
+14 26

10. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 93

E deals
Both vul Q 10 8 4
6
8 5 2
A Q 8 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Beatty Hampson Jacobs Greco Platnick Bates Diamond Wold
Pass 1 Pass 3 NT
Dbl 2 2 3 4 Pass 4 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 5 Dbl 5
Dbl AP

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

A K J 9 2
9 8 7 5 4
9
K 9 Table 6 5 3
K Q 10 3
4 3
J 10 5 3
A66C8 =
36714 =
Par NS +1370 7
A J 2
A K Q J 10 7 6
4 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
-7 6
7-3 Minor
5 × S +1 +950
+7 33

13. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Greco Bramley Hampson Moss Chambers Gitelman Schermer
1 1 NT
2 3 NT 4 Pass
Pass 5 AP

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

J 4 3 2
Q 9
Q 10 5 4
Q 7 2 Table A 10 9 5
K 10 5 4
A J 8 6 2
—
94739 9473A
496A3 =
Par NS -100 K 8 7
A J 7 3
K 9 7
A J 8

Notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+11 18
7-3 Minor
5 N -2 -100
-11 33

19. 2009 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 44

S deals
E-W vul J 5 3 2
—
A K Q 10 6 4 3
10 6

West North East South West North East South
Greenberg Lindqvist Lee Brogeland Fantoni Ivatury Nunes H-Welland
1 1
1 2 3 Pass 1 2 2 NT 3
3 3 Pass 3 NT 3 5 AP
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

K 10
K 10 9 6 5 2
J 7
8 5 4 Table Q 8 7 4
Q J 7
8
K Q J 7 3
A84C5 =
23918 22817
Par NS +800 A 9 6
A 8 4 3
9 5 2
A 9 2

Notrump
3 NT× S +2 +750
+8 34
7-3 Minor
5 N = +400
-8 33

22. 2007 BB Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

E deals
E-W vul 6 4 2
10
9 6
A K J 10 9 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Holman Fantoni Cope Nunes Duboin Bosenberg Bocchi Eber
Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 1 4 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass 4 5
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

A Q 9 3
A K J 7
10 8 4 2
3 Table 8 7 5
Q 9 4 3 2
A J 3
8 5
54359 =
69A84 =
Par NS -300 K J 10
8 6 5
K Q 7 5
Q 7 2

Notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
+5 44
7-3 Minor
5 × N -2 -300
-5 33

23. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

E deals
Both vul J 9 7
8 5 3
A K J 9 5 3 2
—

West North East South West North East South
Bramley Rodwell Lazard Meckstroth Nickell Kranyak Freeman Deutsch
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 2 Dbl 3
Pass 3 NT AP 3 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

Q 8 5 3 2
A 9 2
—
K Q J 5 3 Table 10 6
K Q 10 6 4
Q 7 6
8 7 4
555A5 655A5
67838 67837
Par NS +130 A K 4
J 7
10 8 4
A 10 9 6 2

Notrump
3 NT S -4 -400
-7 44
7-3 Minor
5 N -1 -100
+7 40

28. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 6, Bd 85

S deals
N-S vul A Q 8
6 4 2
K 6 4 3
6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Becker Freeman Schwartz Nickell Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Rosenberg
3 NT 1
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 3
3 3 Pass 4
Pass 5 AP

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

J 7 6
A K Q 9 7 5 3
9 8
7 Table 10 9 3 2
8
A Q J 10 7 5
9 2
3634A =
37983 =
Par NS +100 K 5 4
J 10
2
A K Q J 10 8 4

Notrump
3 NT S -5 -500
-9 51
7-3 Minor
5 S -1 -100
+9 50

31. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Burger Bramley Cayne Lazard Garner Cohen WeinsteinH Berkowitz
Pass Pass
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 4 Pass 5 (AP)

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

K J 9 8 7 3
10 2
2
A 9 7 5 Table 5 2
K 9 5 3
Q 9
K 10 6 4 3
A58B5 =
38528 =
Par NS +630 A 10
8 7 6 4
J 7 3
Q J 8 2

Notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+2 57
7-3 Minor
5 N = +600
-2 50

Data 9Z18 Main Top Notrump vs. 7-3 Minor