Data 9Z87 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 24 HCP, fair spots

Found 117 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 2, Bd 31

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

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

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

J 8 6
J 10 5 3 2
J 8 6
J 9 Table K Q 5 4
9 4
10 3 2
A K 3 2
88889 =
55544 =
Par NS +120 10 3 2
A
A K 9 5
10 8 7 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 0
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 5

2. 2014 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 11

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

West North East South West North East South
McGarry Graves Levine Schwartz FisherL Ekeblad SchwartzRO Bakhshi
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Pass 1
3 Pass Pass Dbl Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 6
10 8 2
A 7 6
Q 10 8 5 3 Table Q J 4 3
K J 4 3
9 5 4
9 7
88788 =
54645 =
Par NS +120 A 9 8 5
9 6
10 3
A J 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 7
Partscore
2 N = +90
-7 5

4. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

N deals
E-W vul 10 6 4 3 2
9 6
K 9
6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Levin Bramley Weinstein Stansby Lee Katz Hamman Nickell
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A
J 10 8 4 3
8 5 3 2
J 9 7 Table K Q 8 7 5
Q 2
Q J 10 6 4
8
9885B =
45582 =
Par NS +400 J 9
A K 7 5
A 7
A K Q 10 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 13
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-6 9

5. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 84

E deals
Both vul A Q 8 3 2
8 4
A 10 3
5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Fleisher Moss Martel Rosenberg Hampson Willenken Greco
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

K 10 6 4
10 9 6 3 2
J 4
Q 2 Table J 7 5
A J 7
8 7 5 2
A 9 8
987AA 997AA
44533 44633
Par NS +600 9
K Q 5
K Q 9 6
K J 10 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 24
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-11 9

6. 2014 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

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

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

K Q 8 7 5
Q 2
Q J 10 6 4
8 Table A
J 10 8 4 3
8 5 3 2
J 9 7
9885B =
45582 =
Par NS +400 10 6 4 3 2
9 6
K 9
6 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 31
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 9

8. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 63

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

West North East South West North East South
Piekarek LiL Smirnov LiY HuW El Ahmady WangYH Sadek
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 10 9 4
J 5 4
10
A 6 3 2 Table 6 5
10 3 2
A 7 6 5 4 2
K J
97888 =
36344 36345
Par NS +400 A 7 2
K Q 8
Q J
Q 10 9 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 40
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 9

9. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Marcinski Rodwell L'Ecuyer Meckstroth Weinstein Maksymetz Levin Rogoff
1 1 NT 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 7 6 5
10 8 5
6 4
Q 6 4 Table 9 2
A 9
K 8 7 5
K J 10 9 7
88BA7 =
25225 =
Par NS +450 K 10 3
K Q 6
A Q 10 9
8 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 46
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-6 9

10. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Bathurst Zmudzinski Dwyer Balicki Buras Kranyak Narkiewicz WolpertG
1 1
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass 2 Dbl 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A Q J
K 10 9 3 2
J 10 3
J 6 Table 9 4 3
Q 7 5
Q 9 5 4 2
4 3
8966A 9A76A
33663 =
Par NS +420 10 8 7 6
A J 4
K 6
A 10 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 53
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 9

11. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Nunes Forrester Fantoni Robson Gold Helgemo Bakhshi Helness
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 4 AP

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

J 6 2
Q 10 7 3
Q 9 5 4
9 2 Table Q 8 3
A 9
A J 10 7 2
6 4 3
7997A =
44463 =
Par NS +140 A 7
J 8 4 2
K 8 6
J 10 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 53
Partscore
4 N +1 +150
+8 17

12. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 24

E deals
None vul K J 10
K 5
10 8 7 4
Q 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Eber Brink Bosenberg Drijver v.Prooijen Gower Verhees Apteker
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 7 4 3
A J 4
K Q J 3
9 3 Table 8 6 5
10 7 3
9 6 5
K 10 7 4
89989 99999
44444 =
Par NS +400 A 9 2
Q 9 8 6 2
A 2
A J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 60
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-7 17

13. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 24

E deals
None vul K J 10
K 5
10 8 7 4
Q 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Rizzo Brum Lambardi Chagas Campos Camberos Villas-Boas Pellegrini
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 7 4 3
A J 4
K Q J 3
9 3 Table 8 6 5
10 7 3
9 6 5
K 10 7 4
89989 99999
44444 =
Par NS +400 A 9 2
Q 9 8 6 2
A 2
A J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 60
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+5 22

14. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 8

W deals
None vul K 4
K 9 8
A 10 7 5 2
J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Versace Gromoeller Lauria Rehder Smirnov Bocchi Piekarek Madala
Pass 1 1 Dbl 1 1 1 1
1 Pass Pass 2 2 Pass Pass Dbl
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

8 6 3
J 7
K J
A Q 9 7 6 5 Table Q 10 9 7 2
10 6 4 2
9 8 3
K
77997 =
35436 =
Par NS +140 A J 5
A Q 5 3
Q 6 4
8 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 60
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+5 27

15. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 8

W deals
None vul K 4
K 9 8
A 10 7 5 2
J 10 3

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Kaku WolpertG Takayama ChenD Levin Furuta Weinstein
1 1 1 2 1 1 Dbl 2
Dbl Pass 2 2 NT Dbl 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 6 3
J 7
K J
A Q 9 7 6 5 Table Q 10 9 7 2
10 6 4 2
9 8 3
K
77997 =
35436 =
Par NS +140 A J 5
A Q 5 3
Q 6 4
8 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 60
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+5 32

17. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Amoils FisherL Morgan SchwartzRO Brogeland BessisT Lindqvist Bertheau
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

Q 8 6 5 2
Q 6 4
10 8 5
7 6 Table A 10 7
K 8 2
Q 9 4 3
K 8 4
87A9A 8798A
46343 36343
Par NS +420 J 9 3
7 5
A K J 2
Q 9 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 60
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+5 37

18. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

E deals
Both vul 7 5 2
K 6 2
Q 10 9 4 2
10 7

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Balicki Lindqvist Zmudzinski Bramley FisherL Stansby SchwartzRO
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 3 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 NT AP 3 Pass Pass 4 (AP)

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

A 8 4
J 10 9 4
J 8 6
9 6 4 Table Q 10 6 3
Q 8 7 5
3
K Q J 8
A87B8 =
34625 35625
Par NS +630 K J 9
A 3
A K 7 5
A 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 70
Partscore
4 S = +130
-10 37

19. 2013 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 62

E deals
None vul Q 9 7 5 2
K
A Q 8 3 2
J 8

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Balicki Lindqvist Zmudzinski Bramley FisherL Stansby SchwartzRO
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl 1 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 10 3
A 7 5 3
6 5
K 10 5 Table 8 6
Q J 9 4 2
10 7
Q 6 3 2
784A6 =
64937 =
Par NS +100 A 4
10 8 6
K J 9 4
A 9 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 77
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 37

20. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

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

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

K Q 10
10 8 6 2
7 6
7 6 5 3 Table 8 6
K 7 5 3
Q 10 2
K Q J 9
9A6A7 =
43636 =
Par NS +620 J 5 4 3
A J
A J 9 5 4
A 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 87
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-10 37

21. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

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

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

Q 8 3
A 5 2
K Q 7 6 2
6 2 Table J 7 5
J 10 8
9 4 3
Q J 10 8
89979 8A989
53454 =
Par NS +420 A K 2
Q 9 7 4 3
A J 8
A 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 94
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 37

22. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul 8 7
A Q 8 7 2
A Q 10 5
7 6

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

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

K 6 5 4
K 10 6
7
A K 8 4 3 Table Q 10 3
J 5 3
9 8 6 4 2
9 2
97997 =
45446 =
Par NS +600 A J 9 2
9 4
K J 3
Q J 10 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 105
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-11 37

23. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 108

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

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

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

A K 8 3 2
8 6
K 9 8 4
J 5 Table J 10
Q 5 4 2
7 2
Q 10 7 4 2
98998 A8A98
35335 =
Par NS +630 Q 7
K 10 9 7
A Q 10 5 3
A 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 117
Partscore
4 S -1 -100
-12 37

24. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 74

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Bathurst LallJ Dwyer Kranyak Wooldridge WolpertG Hurd
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 3 4 AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 4
Q 10 6 4 3
6 2
K 8 5 3 Table J 9 7 2
A 7 5 2
7
A 10 9 4
88495 =
55948 =
Par NS -140 A 10 6
K 9 8
Q J 9 8 5
Q 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 117
Partscore
4 S = +130
+6 43

25. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

E deals
Both vul A Q 9 2
4
J 9 5
A K 8 7 2

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

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

J 7 4
10 8 5
Q 10
J 9 5 4 3 Table K 10 6 3
A Q 7 6 3 2
K 8 4
—
975A9 97599
45834 35834
Par NS +500 8 5
K J 9
A 7 6 3 2
Q 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 127
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 43

26. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

E deals
Both vul A Q 9 2
4
J 9 5
A K 8 7 2

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

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

J 7 4
10 8 5
Q 10
J 9 5 4 3 Table K 10 6 3
A Q 7 6 3 2
K 8 4
—
975A9 97599
45834 35834
Par NS +500 8 5
K J 9
A 7 6 3 2
Q 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 127
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 48

27. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 19

S deals
E-W vul 7 5 3
10 9
A Q J 4 2
J 4 2

West North East South West North East South
BlanchardS Pszczola BlanchardB Seamon GordonM Hurd Pratap Wooldridge
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

Q 10 9 4
Q 8 7 3 2
9 6
A 7 Table J 8 6 2
K J 5
K 8
9 6 5 3
766A9 =
47733 =
Par NS +130 A K
A 6 4
10 7 5 3
K Q 10 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 127
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 53

28. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Kamil Grue Fleisher Zia Becker Martel Spector
Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

K Q 10
10 8 6 2
7 6
7 6 5 3 Table 8 6
K 7 5 3
Q 10 2
K Q J 9
9A6A7 =
43636 =
Par NS +620 J 5 4 3
A J
A J 9 5 4
A 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 137
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
-10 53

29. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 20

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Lee Diamond Kaplan Robinson Greco Boyd Hampson
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass 2 Pass
2 Dbl 2 3 (AP)

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

K 3 2
8 7 2
K Q 10
J 10 5 4 Table J 9 8 6 4
Q J 6 4
8
K 8 3
87797 =
56645 =
Par NS +120 A 10 7
A 9 5
A 5 4 3
A 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 137
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 58

30. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 61

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

West North East South West North East South
LiJ Steinberg Fu Korbel Todd HuangS Fisher WangY
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q 6 5 4 3
Q 9 2
8 5
K Q 7 Table A J 10 7 2
J 10 7
10 4 2
J 4
96AA9 =
37323 =
Par NS +620 K 9
K 8 5
A 9 3
10 9 8 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 147
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
-10 58

31. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 26

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

West North East South West North East South
Lorenzini Karpov Rombaut Laanemae Naber Bompis Luks Quantin
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

5 3 2
K 9 6 4 3
5 3
Q 8 2 Table Q 9 7 4
J 10
J 9 2
A K 10 4
896A7 897A7
53626 =
Par NS +140 J
A Q 8 5
K 7 4
9 7 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 157
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 58

32. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 30

N deals
None vul 9 8 3
K 6 5 3 2
A 10 3
J 5

West North East South West North East South
Lindermann Rombaut TerraneoC Lorenzini Bompis Purkarthofer Quantin Fucik
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 5 4
A Q 7
8 5 4
Q 10 9 Table J 6
9 4
K J 6 2
8 6 4 3 2
98976 =
44457 45457
Par NS +400 A Q 7 2
J 10 8
Q 9 7
A K 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 164
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-7 58

34. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 44

W deals
N-S vul 10 8 7 3
K 10 9
J 6 3
K 8 7

West North East South West North East South
Charlsen Matushko Hoftaniska Khokhlov Khiuppenen Tundal Kholomeev Groetheim
2 Pass 2 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K Q J 5 2
7 2
10 7 5
Q 6 5 Table 6
A Q J 8 3
9 4
J 10 9 3 2
88796 87785
45647 =
Par NS +120 A 9 4
6 5 4
A K Q 8 2
A 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 164
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 64

35. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul A 8
10 9 8 7 4
J 7 5 4
K 4

West North East South West North East South
Liran Upmark Friedlander Nystrom Cullin Lengy Bertheau Bareket
1 Pass 1 1 NT 1 Pass 1 Dbl
2 3 NT AP 2 2 AP

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

K 3 2
—
Q 10 3 2
A Q 10 9 6 2 Table 7 6 5 4
K Q 5 2
9 6
8 7 5
79A95 =
34348 34347
Par NS +420 Q J 10 9
A J 6 3
A K 8
J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 164
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+5 69

36. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul J 10 7 6 4
A 10 4
K 8
A J 5

West North East South West North East South
Buras Hamman Narkiewicz Zia Rodwell Balicki Meckstroth Zmudzinski
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 5
Q 9 7
J 7 6
9 8 4 3 2 Table K 9 3 2
K 6 5 2
10 9 4
K 6
99798 98798
34645 44645
Par NS +600 Q 8
J 8 3
A Q 5 3 2
Q 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 174
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 69

37. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 30

N deals
None vul 9 8 3
K 6 5 3 2
A 10 3
J 5

West North East South West North East South
Narkiewicz Tislevoll Buras Ware Cornell Balicki Bach Zmudzinski
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 5 4
A Q 7
8 5 4
Q 10 9 Table J 6
9 4
K J 6 2
8 6 4 3 2
98976 =
44457 45457
Par NS +400 A Q 7 2
J 10 8
Q 9 7
A K 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 181
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-7 69

39. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

West North East South West North East South
Zagorin Rodwell Bathurst Meckstroth Katz v.Prooijen Nickell Verhees
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10
K 10 5 4 3
7 5 4
8 6 2 Table Q 8 7 5 4
9 6
A K 3
K 9 5
888AA =
44433 =
Par NS +130 K 9 6
A J 8 7 2
J 2
A Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 181
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+6 75

40. 2012 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 14

W deals
None vul A J 8 3
6 5 4
10 5
K J 10 6

West North East South West North East South
Fu Welland Delmonte AukenS Konow Bertheau Schaltz BessisT
1 Pass Pass 1 NT 1 NT Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Rdbl 3 AP

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

10 9 4
K Q 8 3 2
A K Q
5 2 Table Q 7 6 5 2
10 7
8 6 4
9 8 7
8669A =
56743 =
Par NS +130 K
A J 9
J 9 7 3 2
A Q 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 181
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+5 80

41. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 8, Bd 108

E deals
N-S vul K Q J 7
K 10
A 9 6 3 2
9 3

West North East South West North East South
Pollack WeinsteinH Feldman Garner Demirev Woolsey Lee Stewart
Pass 1 Pass Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3
Dbl 3 AP

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

3 2
J 7 6 5 4
K 7 5
A 10 8 Table A 10 9 5
8 3
10
K J 7 6 5 2
687A5 =
54528 =
Par NS +130 8 6 4
A Q 9 2
Q J 8 4
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 181
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 85

42. 2012 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

N deals
Both vul 9 4
10 9 6 3 2
Q J 10 2
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Lev LallJ Pszczola Bathurst Kranyak Passell WolpertG Jacobus
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 5 2
4
K 9 8 5
Q 10 9 8 3 Table J 10 8 7
A Q J 8 7
7 6
J 2
87887 =
56556 =
Par NS +120 A K 6 3
K 5
A 4 3
K 7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 181
Partscore
2 S = +110
+9 94

43. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Upmark Greco Nystrom Bathurst Moss Zagorin Gitelman
Pass Pass
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Dbl 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

6 3
A K 4 3
A 10 3
6 5 4 3 Table K 10 4
10 8 7 6 5
9 5 4
Q 2
6A59A 8A59A
43833 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 5
Q J 2
J 7 2
K J 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-9 181
Partscore
2 N +3 +200
+9 103

44. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Bertheau Multon Cullin Zimmermann Nunes Bathurst Fantoni Zagorin
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 2
J 10
J 10 7 6 5 3
8 5 Table 8 6 5 4
A 7 5
K 9
A 6 4 2
99A69 A9A69
34373 =
Par NS +630 A J 3
Q 9 3
A Q 8
J 10 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 191
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 103

45. 2012 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Lusky Amoils Falk Friedland Grue Dahl Cheek
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass Dbl Rdbl 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

6 3
A K 4 3
A 10 3
6 5 4 3 Table K 10 4
10 8 7 6 5
9 5 4
Q 2
6A59A 8A59A
43833 =
Par NS +620 Q 9 5
Q J 2
J 7 2
K J 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-9 191
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
+9 112

46. 2012 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

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

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

Q 8 6 4
A 10 9 7
7
K 5 4 3 Table 9 7
Q J 6 4
A 8 5
9 8 7 6
886A5 =
55737 54737
Par NS +130 J 10 3 2
K 3 2
K Q 10 6
Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 201
Partscore
2 S = +110
-10 112

47. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 5, Bd 68

E deals
Both vul K J
A Q 10 4
J 9 4
9 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Wooldridge Brink Hurd LallJ Verhees Grue v.Prooijen
Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 5 3 2
9 3
10 6 3 2
A 7 3 Table A 10 8 7 4
K 8 6 2
5
Q J 8
74898 74897
49445 =
Par NS -140 9 6
J 7 5
A K Q 8 7
K 10 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 201
Partscore
3 N = +140
+10 122

48. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Baldursson LallJ JonssonT Grue Hurd Jorgensen Wooldridge Einarsson
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 6 2
J 8 4
A 10 6 5
10 8 2 Table K 7 3
A 9 7 6
K J
7 6 5 4
88888 88788
45555 =
Par NS +120 Q 9
K 10 5 3
8 4 3
Q J 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 201
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 128

50. 2011 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

E deals
N-S vul 10 4
Q 3 2
A J 10 9 5
Q 7 6

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

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

K 8 6 2
A J 6 5
Q 7 3
10 5 Table Q 3
10 9 8
K 8
J 9 8 4 3 2
98796 A87A6
34537 =
Par NS +630 A J 9 7 5
K 7 4
6 4 2
A K

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 211
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-10 128

51. 2011 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 95

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

West North East South West North East South
Platnick Bramley Diamond Welland Schermer Gitelman Chambers Moss
1 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9
9 8 7 5 3
9 2
A 8 7 6 3 Table A K 10 7 2
J 6
J 7 5
Q J 10
A88A6 =
34436 =
Par NS +430 Q J 8 6 5
K 4
A K 8
5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 217
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-6 128

52. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 46

W deals
None vul K J 10 2
6 4
A Q 3
10 9 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Ivatury Rodwell H-Welland Chan Zia Lee Hamman
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
1 Dbl 2 3 NT (AP) 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 2 AP

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

A
J 10 9 3 2
8 5
Q J 8 6 3 Table Q 9 7 6 3
A Q 5
10 6 4
7 2
895A7 =
44736 =
Par NS +140 8 5 4
K 8 7
K J 9 7 2
A K

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 223
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 128

53. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

W deals
Both vul A 8 7 3
J 2
A Q 3 2
Q 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Cheek Levin Grue Weinstein Stansby Delmonte Martel Bakhshi
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 6 4 2
Q 10 7 4
K 9 8
K 9 Table Q J
K 6 5 3
J 6 5 4
J 6 3
9978A =
44653 =
Par NS +600 K 9 5
A 9 8
10 7
A 10 8 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 233
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-10 128

54. 2010 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 14

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Bompis Sontag Pilon Zaleski Larsen Faigenbaum Meltzer
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 5
A K 5 4 2
Q 4
10 6 5 Table 6 4 2
J
7 3 2
A Q 9 8 4 2
A9995 =
33437 =
Par NS +430 Q J 7
10 9 3
K J 8 6 5
K J

Three notrump
3 NT S -5 -250
-5 233
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
+5 133

55. 2010 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul 10 3 2
A 5
K 9 3
K 8 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Etter Greco Kolesnik Jackson Diamond Sher Platnick
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 5
Q 10 6 3
A 8 7 5 4
10 9 Table K Q 7 4
J 8 7 4
10 6
Q J 2
98689 =
45754 =
Par NS +600 A 9 8 6
K 9 2
Q J 2
A 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 243
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-10 133

58. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Soulet Feldman Lebel Hertz Bramley Mauberquez Demirev
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 AP

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

K 5 4
Q J 9 8 7 6
5
9 6 3 Table A 9 7 2
10 3
K 9 8 4
Q J 8
886A9 =
45733 =
Par NS +130 Q 8 6 3
A K 5 4
J 7 3
A 10

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 243
Partscore
3 S = +110
+7 143

59. 2010 USBC Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 41

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

West North East South West North East South
Milner Chorush Cohler Koneru Gerstman BlanchardB Landen BlanchardS
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 2 AP

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

9 8 7 3 2
J 4 2
K Q 9 6 3
— Table A Q
9 8 3
J 10 5
Q J 9 5 3
A7A5A A7B5A
15273 25273
Par NS +450 K 10 4
7 5
A 7 4
A K 10 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 250
Partscore
2 N = +110
-7 143

60. 2010 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul Q 7 2
A 9 8 6
J 9 2
A K 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel BessisM Stansby BessisT Helness Levin Helgemo Weinstein
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 2
1 Pass 2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 6 4 3
10 7
K Q 10 8 6
6 Table K 9 5
J 5 3 2
4 3
Q 10 4 3
64858 74858
58575 =
Par NS -110 10 8
K Q 4
A 7 5
J 9 8 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 262
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 143

61. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 5, Bd 79

N deals
N-S vul A 8 5
8 5 4 3
9 8 2
A Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Sementa Zia Duboin Hamman Meckstroth Nunes Rodwell Fantoni
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10 2
J 10 9 2
K 4 3
K 3 2 Table K Q 7 6
Q 7 6
J 10 6 5
8 5
A888A =
35553 =
Par NS +630 9 4 3
A K
A Q 7
J 10 9 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 271
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-9 143

62. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Gromoeller Stefanov Kirmse Aronov Karaivanov Piekarek Trendafilov Smirnov
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl Pass
Pass Rdbl Pass 2 2 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

8 7 6 5 4
K J 8 2
7 6 2
A Table 10 3
A 7 6 3
9 3
K J 10 8 7
77486 77586
46747 =
Par NS +90 A J
Q 9 4
K Q J 10 5
5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 283
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
-12 143

63. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

E deals
E-W vul J 8 5 4 3
6 4
A 10
A J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Muller Rodwell de Wijs Meckstroth Zia Bakkeren Hamman Bertens
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7
10 9 7
K J 8 4
10 9 7 3 Table K Q 6 2
K Q 5 3
7 6 2
Q 4
AA99A =
33443 =
Par NS +430 A 10
A J 8 2
Q 9 5 3
K 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 283
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 149

64. 2009 USBC SemifinalB, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

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

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

10 8 5
Q J 9 6 4
5
K Q 7 3 Table K Q 7 6 2
8
Q J 6 3 2
10 9
87998 87999
46444 56444
Par NS +140 A 9 4 3
A K 7 3
A 9
8 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 296
Partscore
3 × S -1 -200
-13 149

65. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 31

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Greco Platnick Freeman Diamond Nickell
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

6
K 8 6 5 3 2
9 4 3 2
A J Table J 10 8 7 3
9
A 7 6
K 10 8 4
87667 =
46666 =
Par NS +120 4 2
Q J 7 4
K Q J 10 8
6 3

Three notrump
3 NT× S = +550
+12 308
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
-12 149

66. 2009 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Hampson Sadek Greco Platnick Jacobs Diamond Katz
Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 5 4 3
10 5 4 3
6 5 3
J 10 Table 9 8 7
Q 7 6
A J 10 7
A 7 2
98789 88789
45553 =
Par NS +600 K
A K 8 2
K 9 4
K 9 6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 319
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-11 149

67. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

S deals
None vul A K 8 2
10 9 5
A Q 9 7 6
6

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Moss Ekeblad Gitelman
Pass Pass
Pass 1 1 2 Pass 1 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 7 6 4
A
J 3
10 9 8 5 4 Table Q 5 3
Q J 7 6 3
K 4
K 7 3
A79B7 979B7
35426 =
Par NS +430 J
K 8 4 2
10 8 5 2
A Q J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 326
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 149

68. 2008 WC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

E deals
None vul Q 10 7 6 3
8 4
Q 2
K Q J 10

West North East South West North East South
Sandqvist Piekarek Malinowski Smirnov Wladow Gold Elinescu Townsend
1 2 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 2 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

8 2
10 3 2
J 10 6
A 9 7 6 4 Table A 5 4
Q J 9 7 5
A 4 3
3 2
7A687 =
53656 =
Par NS +420 K J 9
A K 6
K 9 8 7 5
8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 326
Partscore
2 N = +110
+5 154

69. 2008 WC Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 9

S deals
E-W vul K 10 6 3 2
A K 6
6 3
A 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Kolata Rodwell Kandemir Bedir Hamman Goksu Compton
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 7
8 7 5
Q J 10 5 4
J 9 4 Table Q J 8 5
J 10 4 2
A 8 7
8 7
9997B =
34462 =
Par NS +400 9 4
Q 9 3
K 9 2
K Q 10 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 332
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-6 154

70. 2008 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Smith Balicki CohenB Welland Gromov Glubok Dubinin
1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 5
3 2
K 10 6 4 3
9 8 5 2 Table K 10 6 4 2
Q 10 7
A 5 2
K J
88A79 =
55364 =
Par NS +420 A Q 8 3
K 6 5
Q J 9 8
10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 332
Partscore
3 N +2 +200
+6 160

71. 2008 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Shugart Rodwell Brogeland Delmonte Zia Demuy Hamman
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

A Q 8 6
J 7 4
J 4
10 9 8 5 Table 4 3
K 8 6 2
A 10 9 5
J 7 2
89787 =
44545 44555
Par NS +140 K J 10 2
Q 5
K Q 7 3 2
K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 332
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
+5 165

72. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 52

E deals
Both vul K 8
A Q J 6 2
K
K Q J 8 2

West North East South West North East South
Martel Weinstein Stansby Levin Jacobs Cohen Katz Berkowitz
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 AP

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

Q 3
K 10 8 5 4
Q J 7
9 7 5 Table A 9 7 5
9 7
A 8 5 3
10 6 3
89889 =
54554 54553
Par NS +140 J 10 6 4 2
3
10 9 6 4 2
A 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 342
Partscore
2 N = +110
-10 165

73. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 43

E deals
None vul Q 10 7 6 3
Q 9 3
A K J 10
4

West North East South West North East South
Welland Meckstroth Willenken Rodwell Compton WeinsteinH Hamman Garner
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

9 5 4
A 6
Q 6 5 4
Q 10 5 2 Table A K 2
J 10 5 2
9 7 3
9 7 3
9A988 9A998
33444 33344
Par NS +420 J 8
K 8 7 4
8 2
A K J 8 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 348
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
-6 165

74. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 55

S deals
Both vul Q J 7 6
J 3
J 9
9 6 5 4 2

West North East South West North East South
Groetheim Bertens Tundal Bakkeren Brink Helness Drijver Helgemo
1 1
Dbl 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 2
K 8 7 6
A Q 6 3
7 3 Table 10 9 5
Q 9 5 4
8 7 4
Q 10 8
89789 8978A
44653 54654
Par NS +140 A 4 3
A 10 2
K 10 5 2
A K J

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+13 361
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -100
-13 165

76. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

E deals
Both vul A J 5 4
Q J 7 6 3
A 6 5
5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Wojewoda Meckstroth Assemi Kowalski Hamman Tuszynski Soloway
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

K Q 9 2
K 9 4
9 7 4
8 4 2 Table 6 3
A 5 2
10 8 3
K J 9 7 6
AA9A8 =
33435 =
Par NS +630 10 8 7
10 8
K Q J 2
A Q 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 371
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-10 165

77. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 5, Bd 65

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Hurd Cayne Wooldridge Becker Reisig Schwartz Garozzo
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

A 6 4 3
8 4 3 2
Q J 10 3
2 Table 10 9 7
Q J 7 6
K 9 5 2
K 9
9876B =
35662 =
Par NS +400 J 8 2
A K
8 7 4
A J 8 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 377
Partscore
2 S +3 +150
-6 165

78. 2006 USBC Final, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Gitelman Garner Moss Hampson Katz Greco Jacobs
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 9 7 4
9 6 5
Q 6
A Q 10 5 Table Q 8 3
K 8 4
J 10 3 2
J 7 6
77887 =
65456 =
Par NS +110 A K 5
J 7 3
K 5
K 9 4 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 377
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+8 173

79. 2006 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 57

W deals
N-S vul K J 10 5 3
Q 10 7
9 4 3
8 6

West North East South West North East South
Casen Nussbaum Krekorian Ospeck Saxe El Ahmady SmithT Sadek
Pass Pass Pass 1 1 Pass 1 1 NT
1 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

4
A 9 6 4 3
A Q 8
9 5 4 2 Table A 9 7 6
5 2
10 6 5
Q 10 7 3
98675 =
44768 =
Par NS +300 Q 8 2
K J 8
K J 7 2
A K J

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+13 390
Partscore
1 NT S -2 -200
-13 173

80. 2006 WC Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Nystrom Lev Bertheau Gawrys Shenkin Jacobus Mahaffey H-Welland
Pass 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass Pass
2 Dbl 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5 3
J 6 4 3 2
Q 10 6 4
Q 4 Table 9 8 7 6
A Q 10 5
J 2
A 10 5
8968A =
44743 =
Par NS +140 K J 4 2
K 8 7
A 8 3
K 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 390
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 179

82. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

S deals
None vul K Q 8 4 2
A Q 8 5
10 5 3
7

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Bertheau Duboin Nystrom Lindkvist Lauria Fredin Versace
2 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

J 9 3
10 9 7
9 4 2
Q 9 3 2 Table A 7 6 5
J 6 4 3
A 8
A 6 5
988A8 =
44424 44524
Par NS +400 10
K 2
K Q J 7 6
K J 10 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 397
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-7 179

84. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul A
A J 7 6 5
K J 10 7
10 9 2

West North East South West North East South
Schwartz Rubin Becker Ekeblad Greco Krekorian Hampson Casen
1 Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

Q 7
K Q 9 8
A 8 6 5
A 7 4 Table J 9 5 4 3
10 4 2
9 4 2
8 3
9879A =
44542 =
Par NS +400 K 10 8 6 2
3
Q 3
K Q J 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 397
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
+5 188

86. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 4

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

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

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

K J 2
A Q 10 3
6 3
K Q 8 2 Table 10 9 6 4
9 7 5
J 7 4 2
9 7
98899 =
44544 =
Par NS +600 A 8 3
6
K Q 9 8
J 10 6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 407
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 192

87. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 11, Bd 4

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

West North East South West North East South
Rombaut Sundelin Palau Sylvan Lindkvist Multon Fredin Quantin

10 9 6 4
9 7 5
J 7 4 2
9 7 Table K J 2
A Q 10 3
6 3
K Q 8 2
98899 =
44544 =
Par NS +600 Q 7 5
K J 8 4 2
A 10 5
A 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 417
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 192

88. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 7

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

West North East South West North East South
YadlinD MadsenL YadlinI MadsenM Clemmensen HerbstI Graversen HerbstO
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 6 4
K 7 6 2
J
J 10 6 4 Table Q 8
A Q 8
10 6 5 3
8 7 5 3
98796 =
45546 =
Par NS +600 A 7 2
J 5
K Q 9 8 7
A K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 426
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-9 192

89. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 12, Bd 7

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

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

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

K 10 6 4
K 7 6 2
J
J 10 6 4 Table Q 8
A Q 8
10 6 5 3
8 7 5 3
98796 =
45546 =
Par NS +600 A 7 2
J 5
K Q 9 8 7
A K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 436
Partscore
1 NT S +2 +150
-10 192

90. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 10

W deals
Both vul 10 2
3 2
A Q 10 9 5
7 5 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Panelewen Palau Karwur Rombaut Multon Asbi Quantin Tobing
Pass Pass 1 NT Dbl Pass Pass 1 Dbl
2 Pass Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1 NT Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 2 2 NT AP

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

9 8 7 6 3
10 9 7 6 5 4
3
Q Table Q 5
A K
K J 8 7 2
J 10 6 2
97679 87679
46654 =
Par NS +600 A K J 4
Q J 8
6 4
A K 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 446
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-10 192

91. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 29

N deals
Both vul J 6 4 3
J 8 7 4
K 8 7
7 3

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Demuy Meckstroth WolpertG Spector Nickell Feldman Freeman
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 9 7 5
K 6
6 4 3
Q 9 4 2 Table 10 8
A 10 9 5 2
Q J
J 8 6 5
997A6 =
44537 =
Par NS +600 A Q 2
Q 3
A 10 9 5 2
A K 10

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 455
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-9 192

92. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 23

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Wolff Rodwell Lazard Weinstein Freeman Levin Nickell
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 7 6
5 4
J 10 8 6
A 7 4 3 Table 8 5
A K 9 8
Q 9 7 4
Q 8 5
89967 =
43465 43475
Par NS +140 A K J 4 3
Q J 6 2
5 3
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 455
Partscore
3 S = +140
+8 200

93. 2004 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 76

S deals
E-W vul A 10 9 6
7 2
7 2
A 9 8 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Lazard Meckstroth Wolff Rodwell Nickell Levin Freeman Weinstein
1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 8 4 2
K 9
9 4 3
J 4 2 Table 7 5 3
Q J 10 8
A 10 8 6
Q 5
8898A =
44452 =
Par NS +140 K
A 6 5 4 3
K Q J 5
K 10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 461
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-6 200

94. 2004 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 8

S deals
None vul 9 5
K Q 9 6 4
5 4
K 9 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Boyd Freeman Robinson Schwartz Hamman Becker Soloway
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

7 6 4 2
J 5
A 10 6 3 2
10 8 Table Q 8 3
A 10 8 3
8 7
A J 7 4
88887 87777
55555 =
Par NS +120 A K J 10
7 2
K Q J 9
Q 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 471
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
-10 200

95. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 8, Bd 118

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

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

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

A 10 8 7 6
K 7
K Q 10 8 6
10 Table Q 9
J 6 5 2
J 7 2
7 5 4 2
8695A =
47383 37383
Par NS +140 J 3 2
Q 4 3
A 4
A K J 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 471
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+5 205

96. 2003 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 110

S deals
None vul K 10 8
K 8 5 3 2
K 10 5 4
Q

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Jacobus Garner Wold Greco Welland Hampson Fallenius
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

Q 5 4
Q 10
Q 9 8 3
J 9 8 7 Table A 7 6 3 2
A J 7 4
7
10 5 3
878A8 86898
56534 =
Par NS +130 J 9
9 6
A J 6 2
A K 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 478
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 205

97. 2002 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 64

N deals
N-S vul K 8 6 5 2
Q 10 8
A 4 3
A 8

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Schwartz Nickell Becker Berkowitz Rodwell Cohen Meckstroth
1 2 2 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

7 4
K 9 6 5 4 3
6 5
7 6 4 Table A 10 9 3
J
K Q 9
K 10 9 5 2
78696 =
55746 =
Par NS +110 Q J
A 7 2
J 10 8 7 2
Q J 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 478
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+7 212

99. 2002 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 89

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Becker Moss Schwartz
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

6 3
A Q 5 4 3
10 4 2
7 6 2 Table 10 9 5 4
J 8 2
A 5
A J 10 5
796A8 =
43634 =
Par NS +140 Q 7 2
9 7
J 6 3
K Q 9 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 485
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 212

101. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

W deals
N-S vul A J 6
J 10 8
A Q 10
J 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Jorgensen Zmudzinski Armannsson Balicki Tuszynski Thorvaldsson Jassem JonssonT
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl
1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

10 5 4 2
6 5 3
K 6
9 7 6 5 Table K 8 3
Q 9 7 4
J 5 4
A K 10
99998 98898
44445 44545
Par NS +600 Q 9 7
A K 2
9 8 7 3 2
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 498
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-10 212

102. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Allegrini Zmudzinski Palau Balicki Tuszynski Chemla Jassem Levy
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 9 6 4
9 4
10 8 4
Q 6 3 Table A Q 2
K Q 6 2
9 7 6 5 3
5
86869 86859
47473 =
Par NS +120 J 8 7
J 5 3
A K J
A J 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-5 498
Partscore
1 NT S -1 -100
+5 217

103. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

E deals
N-S vul Q 9 7
A K 2
9 8 7 3 2
Q 4

West North East South West North East South
Furunes Hallberg Helness SimpsonC Liggins Saelensminde Callaghan Brogeland
Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl Rdbl 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 3
Q 9 7 4
J 5 4
A K 10 Table 10 5 4 2
6 5 3
K 6
9 7 6 5
98898 99998
44545 44445
Par NS +600 A J 6
J 10 8
A Q 10
J 8 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 509
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-11 217

104. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 18

W deals
N-S vul A J 6
J 10 8
A Q 10
J 8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Simon WeinsteinH Strafner Garner Katz Wernle Jacobs Kriftner
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 Dbl 1 NT
1 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 5 4 2
6 5 3
K 6
9 7 6 5 Table K 8 3
Q 9 7 4
J 5 4
A K 10
99998 98898
44445 44545
Par NS +600 Q 9 7
A K 2
9 8 7 3 2
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+9 518
Partscore
1 NT S +3 +180
-9 217

105. 2000 Olympiad Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 21

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

West North East South West North East South
Amaral Lasut Branco Manoppo Panelewen Brenner Tobing Chagas
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 10 9 6 4
9 4
10 8 4
Q 6 3 Table A Q 2
K Q 6 2
9 7 6 5 3
5
86869 86859
47473 =
Par NS +120 J 8 7
J 5 3
A K J
A J 9 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 518
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 222

106. 2000 Spingold Final, Seg 3, Bd 47

W deals
E-W vul J 6 5 4
K J 10 7 3
5 2
K J

West North East South West North East South
Martel Lindkvist Stansby Fredin Moss Sontag Gitelman Weichsel
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Dbl 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 2
6 5 4
K Q 7 6 4
10 4 Table A 10 3
A 8 2
J 3
Q 9 8 5 3
9AA87 8AA87
33355 =
Par NS +420 K Q 8
Q 9
A 10 9 8
A 7 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 518
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 227

108. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 79

E deals
E-W vul K Q J 6
A K J 7
Q 6 4
J 4

West North East South West North East South
Becker Rosenberg Kamil Zia Martel Boyd Stansby Robinson
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

5
10 4 3
K 9 8 5 2
K 9 5 2 Table 10 7 4 3 2
Q 6 5
A 7 3
A 3
77747 =
55596 =
Par NS -110 A 9 8
9 8 2
J 10
Q 10 8 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 525
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
-7 230

110. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 120

N deals
None vul 10
J 7 4 3 2
A Q 9
K Q J 4

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

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

Q 7 2
Q 9 8 5
5 4
A 10 7 5 Table K J 8 6
K 10
J 8 3 2
6 3 2
98999 =
44434 =
Par NS +400 A 9 5 4 3
A 6
K 10 7 6
9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 532
Partscore
2 N = +110
-7 233

111. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Becker Wolfson Kamil Silverman Martel Woolsey Stansby Stewart
Pass Pass
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP 2 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)

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

7 5
8 4 3
K Q 8 6 3 2
J 3 Table K 10 8 4
J 7 6 5
10 9
A Q 4
8995A 88859
54483 44483
Par NS +140 Q 3
K 10 9
A J 5 4
10 9 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 532
Partscore
2 N = +110
+7 240

112. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 42

S deals
Both vul 9 8 7 2
8 3 2
K J 4
8 7 4

West North East South West North East South
Fredin Branco Lindkvist Chagas Villas-Boas Fallenius Campos Nilsland
2 NT 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 1 1 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 6 5
Q 9 7
9 8 7 5
Q 6 5 Table J 4 3
A J 10 5 4
10 6 3
A 9
78779 =
64654 65654
Par NS +110 A K 10
K 6
A Q 2
K J 10 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 543
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
-11 240

113. 1998 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

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

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

10 7 5
A K 6 2
6
Q J 8 5 2 Table A 8 4 3 2
9 4 3
Q 10 5
10 4
76797 =
57546 =
Par NS +110 K Q
J 5
J 9 8 4 2
A K 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 543
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+7 247

114. 1998 USBC Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

S deals
E-W vul 8 6 2
Q
K J 10 9 3
A Q 7 5

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Passell Soloway Seamon Cohen Nickell Berkowitz Freeman
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 4 3
10 9 8 7 5
A 6
4 2 Table 10 5
A 6 3
7 5 4 2
K 9 8 6
87688 =
45744 =
Par NS +120 A J 9 7
K J 4 2
Q 8
J 10 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 553
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
-10 247

115. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 36

W deals
Both vul 6 5 3 2
A Q
Q J 8 7 4
Q 9

West North East South West North East South
Helgemo Lauria Helness Versace Duboin Aa Bocchi Groetheim
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

9 7
8 7 4 3 2
A 3 2
K J 6 Table K J 10 8
6 5
10 9
A 8 5 3 2
878A5 =
45538 =
Par NS +130 A Q 4
K J 10 9
K 6 5
10 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 563
Partscore
3 N = +140
-10 247

116. 1997 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Zmudzinski Fallenius Balicki Moss Dunitz Baze Baqai Golias
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 5 4 2
J 8 7 3
K 6 4
K 5 Table 9
10 4 2
A J 7 2
Q 10 9 7 4
99866 =
44577 =
Par NS +400 8 6 3
K Q 6
10 9 8 3
J 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 570
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
-7 247

117. 1996 Olympiad Final, Seg 6, Bd 92

W deals
N-S vul A 8 4
Q 10 7 6 2
A 6
9 8 5

West North East South West North East South
Szwarc Sakul Multon Karwur Manoppo Mouiel Lasut Levy
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Pass Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 9 3 2
J 9 4
Q 9 7 3
Q 10 Table J 10 6
8 5 3
K 4
A J 6 3 2
97998 =
46245 =
Par NS +600 K 7 5
A K
J 10 8 5 2
K 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 580
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 247

Data 9Z87 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore