Data 9Z88 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

5-card suit, 24 HCP, poor spots

Found 123 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 50

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

West North East South West North East South
SchwartzRO Tokay FisherL Sementa Piekarek Lindqvist Smirnov Brogeland
1 2 Dbl 1 1 Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 6 3 2
K 10 4 3
6 3
K 2 Table 7 5
7
A 10 8 7 5 2
Q 10 7 6
87757 =
56586 =
Par NS +120 J 9
A Q J 6 5
Q 9 4
8 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
Tie 0
Partscore
2 S -1 -50
Tie 0

2. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul 9 3 2
8 7 5
J 4 3 2
K 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Nickell Ekeblad Katz Meckstroth Kamil Rodwell Coren
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

10 8 4
Q 6 2
K 6 5
A 5 4 2 Table A J 7 5
10 9
Q 10 9 8
10 8 3
77977 =
66466 =
Par NS +140 K Q 6
A K J 4 3
A 7
Q J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 10
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
-10 0

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

N deals
E-W vul 9 3 2
8 7 5
J 4 3 2
K 9 6

West North East South West North East South
Diamond GordonM Platnick Pratap Seamon Greco Pszczola Hampson
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

10 8 4
Q 6 2
K 6 5
A 5 4 2 Table A J 7 5
10 9
Q 10 9 8
10 8 3
77977 =
66466 =
Par NS +140 K Q 6
A K J 4 3
A 7
Q J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 20
Partscore
2 NT S -1 -50
-10 0

4. 2014 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 17

W deals
None vul Q 8 6 3
J 8 7 5 2
4
Q J 3

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

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

A J 10 5
9 4
J 7
K 8 5 4 2 Table K 9 7
A 6 3
9 6 5 3 2
10 9
86986 76986
57457 =
Par NS +140 4 2
K Q 10
A K Q 10 8
A 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+8 28
Partscore
3 S = +110
-8 0

5. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 86

W deals
E-W vul J 9 4 3
8 6 3
A K 7 2
J 7

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Kamil Katz Coren Ekeblad Rodwell Dwyer Meckstroth
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass 1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT 2 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 7
A 2
9 4
A Q 8 5 3 2 Table 8 6 2
10 7 5
J 10 8 3
10 9 6
58985 79996
44447 =
Par NS +140 A 10 5
K Q J 9 4
Q 6 5
K 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-7 28
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
+7 7

7. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

W deals
Both vul Q 6 2
Q 7 3
10 9 5 4 2
A 9

West North East South West North East South
Forrester Helness Robson Helgemo Zimmermann Bakhshi Multon Gold
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Dbl 2
3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

10 7 5 4
A K 5 4
6
10 8 7 5 Table J 9 8
10 9
A 8
K J 6 4 3 2
56894 =
57549 =
Par NS +110 A K 3
J 8 6 2
K Q J 7 3
Q

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+13 41
Partscore
3 S -2 -200
-13 7

8. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 19, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Syed Tobing Nonoo Asbi George Basiony Karwur Maci
1 Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 3 3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 (AP)

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

5 3
A 9 8 3 2
Q
K J 7 6 4 Table K J 8 7
Q 10 6 5
10 8 6 3
10
794A8 894A9
34834 =
Par NS +140 A Q 10
K 7 4
9 5 4
A 9 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 51
Partscore
3 S = +140
-10 7

9. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 73

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

West North East South West North East South
Buras Muller Narkiewicz de Wijs v.Prooijen Zmudzinski Verhees Balicki
1 1
Pass 1 1 Pass Pass 1 1 1 NT (AP)
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 7
10 9
10 8 7 6
K 10 9 2 Table J 8 3 2
K Q J 5 4
—
J 8 7 4
85584 =
57859 =
Par NS -100 A 9 6
A 3 2
A K Q J 4
Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 51
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 12

10. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 68

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiH Madala Lian Bocchi Sementa ShiZ Duboin Ju
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Dbl 2 1 Dbl Pass 1
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
3 3 AP

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

J 9 8
10 9
A 8
K J 6 4 3 2 Table 10 7 5 4
A K 5 4
6
10 8 7 5
56894 =
57549 =
Par NS +110 Q 6 2
Q 7 3
10 9 5 4 2
A 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 61
Partscore
3 S = +110
-10 12

12. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 15, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Helness Gromoeller Helgemo Rehder Piekarek Multon Smirnov Zimmermann
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 3
K 2
J 10 9 8 2
A Q 5 4 Table Q 9 8 6
Q J 10 7
7 5 3
J 2
88869 =
55554 =
Par NS +120 A K
8 5 4 3
K Q 4
K 10 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 61
Partscore
2 S = +110
+6 18

14. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Cheek Sontag Grue Becker Pszczola Spector Seamon
1 Pass Pass Dbl 1 Pass Pass Dbl
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
6 2 Q 8 Q 8 9 4
10 J K 4 10 J K 2
6 tricks won A 7 5 8
4 3 Q 5
4 2 A 3
10 tricks claimed

A 6 3
A K 9 6 5 3
Q 4
9 3 Table J 9 5
Q 10
10 9 7
8 7 6 5 2
69698 =
63725 =
Par NS +140 K 10 8 4
J 8
A J 6
A K Q J

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-8 61
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
+8 26

15. 2013 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 16

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

West North East South West North East South
Lev Levin Cohler Weinstein Katz Passell Nickell Jacobus
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 10 9
K 9 8 4
Q 6 4
Q 10 9 Table K 2
10 7 6
J 9 8 7 2
K 7 6
89768 89769
54674 =
Par NS +140 A 8 5
Q 5 2
A K 5
A J 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 67
Partscore
2 NT S +2 +180
-6 26

17. 2013 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 14

N deals
None vul A K 10 6 2
K J 7 5 3
K 5
7

West North East South West North East South
GordonM LallJ Pratap Hamman BlanchardB Sontag BlanchardS Berkowitz
1 Pass 1 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 7 5 4
9 6 4
A 6 4
J 5 2 Table Q J 8
A Q 2
10 9 7
Q 10 9 4
89A98 89998
54334 =
Par NS +420 3
10 8
Q J 8 3 2
A K 8 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 73
Partscore
3 N +1 +170
-6 26

18. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 10

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

West North East South West North East South
Gitelman Willenken Moss Rosenberg Zia Cheek Martel Grue
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 10 8
K
9 8 7 6 3
K J 9 4 Table 5 3 2
J 10 9 7 5
10 5 2
A 2
98778 =
44665 =
Par NS +600 J 7 6
A Q 6 3
Q
Q 10 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 73
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 32

19. 2013 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Kamil Grue Fleisher Cheek Spector Rosenberg Becker Willenken
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 7 5 4
10 8 7
10 9
Q 10 5 2 Table K 9 8
A
A J 8 3
J 8 7 6 4
87995 =
36348 =
Par NS +140 A 10 6
K Q 6 2
K Q 6
K 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 80
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-7 32

21. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 9

E deals
N-S vul J 8
A J 6
J 8 2
A 8 7 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Rosenthal Welland Silverstein AukenS BildeM Upmark BildeD Nystrom
Pass 1 Pass 1
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 9 5 2
9 8 4 2
K 10 5
10 Table 4
K 10 3
Q 9 6 4
K J 6 4 2
77656 =
66777 =
Par NS +90 K Q 7 6 3
Q 7 5
A 7 3
Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 82
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
+7 39

22. 2013 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 9

E deals
N-S vul 9 2
K J 4 2
A K 10 8 4
5 2

West North East South West North East South
Brink BildeM Drijver BildeD Welland Zagorin AukenS Bathurst
Pass 1 Pass 1
2 2 Pass 3 3 Dbl Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 8 3
8
J 9 7
K Q J 10 8 Table A 10 7 6 4
Q 10 7 6 5
3
6 3
948A6 =
39537 =
Par NS +100 K 5
A 9 3
Q 6 5 2
A 9 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 92
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-10 39

23. 2013 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 56

S deals
None vul A 2
9 8 3
A 9 8 4 2
J 5 4

West North East South West North East South
BildeM Fallenius BildeD Fredin Nystrom AukenS Upmark Welland
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)

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

10 9 7 6 4
K 7 5 2
Q 7
Q 3 Table 8 3
A Q 10
K 10 5 3
10 9 6 2
87778 =
56655 =
Par NS +120 K Q J 5
J 6 4
J 6
A K 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 92
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 45

24. 2013 Vanderbilt Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 40

N deals
None vul K 6 4 2
8 3 2
Q 9
A K 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Boyd Zmudzinski Robinson Balicki Dubinin Woolsey Gromov Stewart
1 Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

J 10 8 5 3
Q 10 6
K 8
10 8 7 Table A 7
A J 9
10 6 4 3
J 9 3 2
97898 =
45445 =
Par NS +400 Q 9
K 7 5 4
A J 7 5 2
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 99
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 45

25. 2012 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul A J 7 3 2
K 5
A 5 3
A 5 2

West North East South West North East South
AkerO Versace Kokten Zaleski Madala Cengiz Bocchi Kuru
Pass Pass
1 1 AP

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

9
Q 9 6 4 3
K J 8 7 2
J 7 Table K Q 8 6 5
A 10 8
10
10 9 8 3
77567 =
65876 =
Par NS -110 10 4
J 7 2
Q 9 6 4
K Q 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 99
Partscore
1 N = +80
+9 54

26. 2012 WC Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul J 7
K Q 10 5 2
7 3
K 9 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Madala Palazzo Bocchi Fornasari Camberos Duboin Pellegrini Sementa
3 Pass Pass 3 NT 2 Pass 2 3
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

K Q 8 6 5 4 3
8 3
9 8 5
Q Table A 9
A 9 4
10 4 2
J 10 8 4 3
559A8 =
68234 =
Par NS +140 10 2
J 7 6
A K Q J 6
A 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-8 99
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+8 62

27. 2012 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Weinstein Brink Levin Katz Zagorin Nickell Bathurst
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 (AP)

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

Q 10 6 4
K 8
A J 6 5
10 8 2 Table 9 5 3
A Q 9 3 2
10 9 8 3
6
78559 =
55773 =
Par NS +110 8 7
J 5 4
Q 7 2
A K Q 9 7

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 106
Partscore
3 S = +110
-7 62

29. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
ShiX Fleisher Gu Kamil Weinstein Stark Levin Baseggio
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 9 4
J
Q 6 3
K J 10 9 7 Table K 8 6 2
Q 10 9 8 2
K 7
6 2
85796 =
48647 58647
Par NS +100 Q 5
A 7 6 5
A 10 9 5 4
Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 118
Partscore
2 NT S +1 +150
-10 62

30. 2012 USBC Final, Seg 5, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Moss Meckstroth Gitelman Hampson Hamman Greco Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 6 4
K 9 7 3
J 7 4
K 9 2 Table 8 5 3
A J 10 2
K 10 8 3
J 8
8A68A =
53642 =
Par NS +420 K 7
Q 8
A Q 9 5 2
A Q 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 118
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
+5 67

31. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 27

N deals
None vul 5
A 5
J 5 4 3 2
K Q 10 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell LallJ LallH Hamman Milner Zia
1 3 3 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

8 3
7 6 4
K Q 9 7 6
J 8 6 Table Q J 10 9 7 6 4
K 10 9
10
A 4
96A8B =
27252 =
Par NS +420 A K 2
Q J 8 3 2
A 8
9 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+10 128
Partscore
3 S -1 -50
-10 67

32. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

W deals
None vul A 4 3
Q 7 5 4 2
6 3
A 8 3

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Rosenberg Bathurst Willenken Bramley WolpertG Compton Kranyak
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 AP

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

Q 8 7
K J 10 6
10 9 4 2
4 2 Table J 9 2
A 8
K J 8 5
J 10 7 5
99969 =
43464 43474
Par NS +400 K 10 6 5
9 3
A Q 7
K Q 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 134
Partscore
1 N +3 +170
-6 67

33. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul Q 9 5
5 3 2
Q 9 8 5 4
7 4

West North East South West North East South
LallJ Eber Grue Bosenberg Donde Zagorin Stephens Bathurst
Pass Pass 2 NT Pass Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A 10 7 2
4
7 6 2
Q 10 6 5 3 Table K 8 4
K 10 9 8 6
A 10 3
8 2
77886 77887
56546 66546
Par NS +110 J 6 3
A Q J 7
K J
A K J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 141
Partscore
3 S = +110
-7 67

34. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 4, Bd 28

N deals
E-W vul Q 9 5
5 3 2
Q 9 8 5 4
7 4

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

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

A 10 7 2
4
7 6 2
Q 10 6 5 3 Table K 8 4
K 10 9 8 6
A 10 3
8 2
77886 77887
56546 66546
Par NS +110 J 6 3
A Q J 7
K J
A K J 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 141
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+6 73

35. 2011 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 46

S deals
None vul J 9 6 5
8 2
A J 9
K 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Versace Verhees Lauria v.Prooijen Ginossar Duboin Pachtman Sementa
1 NT 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
2 9 K 4 Q 2 7 3
7 J Q 2 5 8 9 J
7 J 6 8 A 10 2 3
8 9 3 5 4 K 3 8
3 Q 5 A 9 K 10 5
2 8 J Q 4 8 J Q
10 5 3 4 7 9 K 4
6 3 10 A A
A 10 6 4 8 tricks claimed
5 7 K 7

Q
K Q 10 5
10 7 5 2
Q 9 7 6 Table A 10 8 7 4 3
9 7
K 6 3
10 8
78767 78867
65565 65566
Par NS +110 K 2
A J 6 4 3
Q 8 4
A J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 141
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+7 80

36. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 85

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenthal Cohen Silverstein Wolfson Garner LevinJ WeinsteinH Meyers
1 2 Dbl 1 2 2 NT
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 4 Pass 4 (AP)

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

9 8
J 8 6 5
10 9 7
A Q 10 7 Table K 10 7 5 2
K 9 7 4 3
K 3
2
75499 85488
47944 =
Par NS -140 Q 6 3
A Q 10 2
8 4 2
K 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 153
Partscore
4 N -1 -100
-12 80

37. 2011 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

W deals
Both vul J 7 5
A K Q J
J 7 2
J 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Kranyak Greco WolpertG Hampson Moss CohenB Gitelman Smith
1 Dbl 1 2 NT 1 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

A Q 6
9 4 2
A K 10 3
10 8 6 Table K 10 8 2
8 7 5
9 6 5 4
5 3
76858 =
47474 =
Par NS +110 9 4 3
10 6 3
Q 8
A K Q 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 153
Partscore
2 N = +110
+7 87

38. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 79

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

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH Meyers Garner LevinJ Silverstein Wolfson Rosenthal Cohen
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

Q 5
A 5 4 2
9 4
A 9 6 5 3 Table 10 8 7 6
Q 10 7
A 8 2
10 8 4
88896 88796
45547 =
Par NS +120 A J 4 2
K 9 6
K J 5
Q J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 153
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
+8 95

39. 2011 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

S deals
Both vul A K Q J
8 3
J 5
Q 8 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Levin Cheek Weinstein Grue Delmonte Kamil Amoils Fleisher
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 1 2
Pass 3 NT AP Dbl 3 AP

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

8 7
10 9 7 6 5 2
Q 9 6
A 4 Table 10 9 6 5 3
Q J
A K 8 4
9 7
9757A =
45863 =
Par NS +500 4 2
A K 4
10 7 3 2
K J 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 164
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-11 95

40. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 5

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

West North East South West North East South
Seamon Amoils Cayne Delmonte Cheek Versace Grue Lauria
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 8 6 2
J 10 9
A Q 10 8 2
K Table 10 5
Q 6 5 4 3 2
3
J 9 8 4
78478 78488
64855 =
Par NS +110 A Q 7 4 3
A K
K 9 6
A Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 164
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+6 101

41. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

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

West North East South West North East South
Bakkeren Hampson Bertens Greco Gitelman Muller Moss de Wijs
1 Pass Pass 2 1 Pass Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 10 8 6 2
A K 6 3
K 10
9 4 Table J 3
10 9 7
J 7 6 2
Q 10 5 2
88899 =
45543 =
Par NS +120 A 9 4
8 5 4
8 4
A K J 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 176
Partscore
2 NT N -1 -100
-12 101

42. 2011 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Katz Martel Nickell Stansby Levin Rodwell Weinstein Meckstroth
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 10 2
J 7 5
J 3
J 10 9 2 Table K 9 8
K 10 3 2
9 6 5 4
Q 5
87788 =
56645 =
Par NS +120 7 3
A 8 6
K 8 2
A K 8 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 176
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+5 106

43. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 22

S deals
N-S vul K Q 2
7 5 4
Q 6 4
Q J 10 8

West North East South West North East South
Beatty Melman Jacobs Kowalski Ramer Ferraro Kwiecien Bocchi
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 3 3 (AP)

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

10 9 8 4 3
A 10 2
10 7
6 3 2 Table 7 5
8 3
A J 9 8 5 2
A K 9
57858 =
46475 =
Par NS +110 A J 6
K Q J 9 6
K 3
7 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+12 188
Partscore
3 S -1 -100
-12 106

44. 2010 Spingold Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

E deals
Both vul 8 3
5 4 2
K 10 8 7 6
A Q J

West North East South West North East South
Brogeland Nunes Saelensminde Fantoni Meltzer Becker Larsen Strul
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

Q 9 7 2
A 10 9 7 3
A 2
3 2 Table J 10 6
Q 8
Q J
10 9 8 7 5 4
87796 978A7
36526 =
Par NS +600 A K 5 4
K J 6
9 5 4 3
K 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 199
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
-11 106

45. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Morgan Zia Harris Landen Meckstroth Gerstman Rodwell
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

10 9 5
A J 5
Q 10 8 5
8 7 3 Table A 7 6 4
Q 10 8 7 4
K 9
6 4
56579 =
66864 =
Par NS +110 K 2
K 6
J 7 6 4 3
K Q 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -4 -200
-7 199
Partscore
3 S = +110
+7 113

46. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul 7 6
7 6 4 2
J 4
A Q 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Mihai Meckstroth Weinstock Rodwell Hamman Micescu Zia Lungu
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 8 3 2
J 10 9
9 3 2
4 3 Table A 9 5
A 8 3
A 10 5
J 8 7 5
8798A =
46343 46443
Par NS +140 K J 4
K Q 5
K Q 8 7 6
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+11 210
Partscore
1 S +1 +90
-11 113

47. 2010 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

E deals
N-S vul K J 9 8
A K 7 5
5 3
8 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Morgan Meckstroth Harris Chorush Hamman Koneru Zia
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

10 7
J 8 6
A K 2
J 10 9 6 4 Table Q 5 4 2
10 3 2
J 10 6
A 7 5
89A96 89996
54347 =
Par NS +620 A 6 3
Q 9 4
Q 9 8 7 4
K Q

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-10 210
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+10 123

48. 2010 Rosenblum Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 10

N deals
Both vul 7 6
7 6 4 2
J 4
A Q 10 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Fu Moreira Zhao Magalhaes Rodrigues Pszczola Nader Lev
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 8 3 2
J 10 9
9 3 2
4 3 Table A 9 5
A 8 3
A 10 5
J 8 7 5
8798A =
46343 46443
Par NS +140 K J 4
K Q 5
K Q 8 7 6
K 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 220
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 123

49. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Krekorian BessisM Casen BessisT Helness Sadek Helgemo El Ahmady
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 7 6
8 2
10 7 6 5
K 9 7 2 Table J 10 5 2
Q J 10 6
Q 3
Q J 10
88997 =
55445 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 8 4 3
A 9 3
9 4
A 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 220
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+8 131

50. 2010 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Fallenius Quantin Fredin Bompis Pilon Nystrom Faigenbaum Bertheau
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 7 6
8 2
10 7 6 5
K 9 7 2 Table J 10 5 2
Q J 10 6
Q 3
Q J 10
88997 =
55445 =
Par NS +140 Q 9 8 4 3
A 9 3
9 4
A 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 220
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
+9 140

52. 2009 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 6

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

West North East South West North East South
Rubin Platnick Ekeblad Diamond Gitelman v.Prooijen Moss Jansma
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 AP

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

A 7 5 4
Q 9
K 9 2
J 9 3 2 Table K J 9 6
10 8 5 2
10 8 5
Q 6
979A9 =
45433 =
Par NS +400 Q 10 8
A J 7 4 3
Q J 6
K 8

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 227
Partscore
3 S = +140
-7 143

53. 2009 USBC Round of 32, Seg 1, Bd 4

E deals
Both vul K 9 8 6
K 8 7 5
A Q 6
7 4

West North East South West North East South
Chambers Rowntree Schermer Walker Prahin Meltzer Heitzman Larsen
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Dbl Rdbl Pass 1 1 NT Dbl
1 NT Dbl 2 Pass Pass Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 Dbl 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

Q 2
A Q 10 6
10 9 8 5
9 8 3 Table J 10 7 5 4
9 3
J
A Q 10 6 5
97996 =
46447 =
Par NS +600 A 3
J 4 2
K 7 4 3 2
K J 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 227
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
+6 149

55. 2009 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 116

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

West North East South West North East South
Doub Willenken Wildavsky Welland Garner Robinson WeinsteinH Boyd
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Pass Pass

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

A K 7 5
Q 8
Q 7 4 2
10 7 3 Table 10 8 3
A 7 2
10 3
J 9 8 6 2
87996 =
55347 =
Par NS +140 Q J
K 10 9 5
K J 9 6 5
Q 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 227
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
+7 160

56. 2009 USBC Round of 16B, Seg 3, Bd 45

E deals
Both vul J 7 6 4
9 5 4
9 6 4
A 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Levin Rodwell Weinstein Cheek Hamman Grue Zia
Pass 2 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1 1 NT (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 3
K J 8 7 2
10 3
K Q 10 3 Table K 9 8 5 2
10
K 8 2
J 9 8 2
87896 =
46537 56547
Par NS +120 A Q
A Q 6 3
A Q J 7 5
7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 237
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 160

57. 2009 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 48

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

West North East South West North East South
El Ahmady Versace Sadek Lauria Fantoni Weinstein Nunes Levin
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 9 6 4 3
Q 9 5
K J
J 10 4 Table J 10
J 3 2
10 9 8 7 2
K Q 7
97989 =
45454 =
Par NS +400 K 8 5
10 6
Q 6 4 3
A 9 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 243
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-6 160

59. 2009 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 46

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

West North East South West North East South
Gerstman Lauria Sutherlin Versace Fantoni Gerard Nunes Feldman
1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 3
3 Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 9 7 5 4 2
—
4 3
K Q J 5 Table K
Q J 10 6 5 3
9 2
10 9 7 4
857A5 857B5
58627 =
Par NS +400 Q J 8 3
9 4
A Q J 7 5
6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 250
Partscore
3 N = +110
-7 164

60. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

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

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

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

7 5 2
K 10 9 7 5
K 9 7
Q 8 Table Q 8 6
Q 3
10 5 4
K J 10 5 4
8B8B8 =
22524 42525
Par NS +450 A 9
J 8 6 4 2
A J
A 9 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+6 256
Partscore
2 N +3 +200
-6 164

61. 2008 WC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

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

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Skrzypczak Nickell Gierulski Martens Rodwell Jassem Meckstroth
Pass 1 1 1 NT Pass 1 NT Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass

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

A J 4 3
J 7 5
9 7 6
10 9 5 Table Q 9 6 5
K 10 9 8 4
A 2
J 6
966AA =
37732 37632
Par NS +600 10 7 2
Q 6 2
Q 4 3
A 7 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 266
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
-10 164

63. 2008 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

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

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

A 8 7 3 2
4 3 2
7
K J 6 3 Table K Q 10 6
10 9 5
K 10 5
10 4 2
65997 =
67446 =
Par NS +140 J 5
Q 8 7
8 4 3 2
A 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 266
Partscore
3 N = +110
+6 170

64. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Garner LewisP WeinsteinH LewisL Krekorian Willenken Casen Welland
1 1 NT
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 6 2
8 4 3 2
10 5
K J 10 5 Table J 10 5
Q 6
A K 8 6
Q 9 8 7
99996 =
44436 =
Par NS +600 A K Q 7
J 10 9 5
J 7
A 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 266
Partscore
2 S = +110
+7 177

66. 2008 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 56

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

West North East South West North East South
WangJ Wold Ao Passell Landen SchwartzA Pratap Lo
1 Pass 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

9 3 2
A Q 10 6
K J 10 9 2
5 Table Q J 7 6
8 3
8 5 3
K 9 8 6
7786A 9797A
46463 46353
Par NS +400 K 10 8 5 4
7 5
A Q 6
J 7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 266
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+5 182

68. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 20, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Drijver Rodwell Brink Meckstroth Nickell Bakkeren Freeman Bertens
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

8 4 2
A 9 6
A J 10 8 6
9 7 Table A K 10 3
10 3
9 4 2
8 6 4 3
67959 =
46474 =
Par NS +140 Q J 9 6
J 8 7 4
K 7 3
J 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 266
Partscore
3 S = +140
+7 193

69. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 67

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

West North East South West North East South
Bakkeren Tundal Bertens Groetheim Brogeland de Wijs Saelensminde Muller
1 1
1 2 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl 1 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

K 6 5
7
K Q 7 6 3 2
10 8 7 Table 10 9 8 3
A K 4 2
10 9 8
J 6
87959 97A59
45383 =
Par NS +420 Q 4 2
J 9 8
A J
A K Q 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 272
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
-6 193

70. 2007 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul K 8 6 4
K J 9 2
J 10 5
7 5

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Balicki Meckstroth Zmudzinski Gromov LallH Dubinin Nickell
Pass Pass 1 1 NT Pass Pass 1 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

10 7 3
10 6
8 7 4 2
K 10 9 3 Table A Q J 2
A 8 7 5
Q 9 6
6 2
86867 =
57575 =
Par NS +120 9 5
Q 4 3
A K 3
A Q J 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 272
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 201

71. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Sementa LallH H-Welland Wrang Meckstroth Nilsson Rodwell
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 AP
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

3
9 8 5 3 2
6 2
K 10 9 4 2 Table Q J 10 9 5 4
A
A Q 10 8 3
5
97878 87878
46555 46554
Par NS +400 2
Q J 7 4
K J 9 5 4
Q J 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 279
Partscore
2 N = +90
-7 201

72. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Lazard Soloway Bramley Hamman Rodwell Baze Meckstroth Cohler
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 1 NT AP
1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 7 5 3 2
10 7 6 3
K 6 4
A Table 4
J 9
A J 10 3
10 9 8 7 4 2
87866 88866
55567 =
Par NS +120 A 10 9 6
4 2
Q 8 5 2
J 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 286
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
-7 201

73. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 59

N deals
None vul A 10 9 6
4 2
Q 8 5 2
J 6 3

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

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

4
J 9
A J 10 3
10 9 8 7 4 2 Table K 7 5 3 2
10 7 6 3
K 6 4
A
88866 87866
55567 =
Par NS +120 Q J 8
A K Q 8 5
9 7
K Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 293
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-7 201

74. 2007 Vanderbilt Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 49

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

West North East South West North East South
Bykov Soloway Kodayam Hamman Meckstroth Kowalski Rodwell Tuszynski
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 3 2 NT 3 3 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

Q J 6 4
Q 10 8 6
8
A 10 7 5 Table 10 9 8 7 3 2
J 3
K Q 10
J 9
668A8 =
67535 =
Par NS +130 A 5
A 5
A 9 4 3 2
K 6 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 293
Partscore
4 S = +130
+7 208

75. 2006 USBC Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 47

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

West North East South West North East South
Jacobs Soloway Katz Hamman Meckstroth Zia Rodwell Rosenberg
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1
Dbl 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT
Pass Pass Dbl AP

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

10
Q 6 5
K 10 4 3 2
K 10 6 5 Table Q J 8 6 3
9 8 7 4
A J
8 2
78878 =
55454 =
Par NS +110 K 9
A K J 10 2
8 6
A Q 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT× S -1 -200
-7 293
Partscore
2 S = +90
+7 215

76. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 80

N deals
N-S vul Q 5 3 2
Q
A 9 5 2
A 6 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Seamon Hurd Cayne Levin Willenken Weinstein Baze
1 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 AP

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

10 9 4
10 4
10 8 4
K Q 9 4 3 Table A J 6
K 8 7 6 5
Q 7 3
J 8
9A998 99998
43435 =
Par NS +620 K 8 7
A J 9 3 2
K J 6
10 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-7 293
Partscore
1 N +3 +170
+7 222

77. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 55

N deals
Both vul J 7 6
10
A K 6 2
9 6 4 3 2

West North East South West North East South
Larsen Krekorian Meltzer Casen Martel Feldman Stansby Bramley
Pass Pass 1
Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

5 4 3
Q 9 6
Q 10 9 5 4
J 7 Table A Q 10 8
A J 5 3
8 7 3
10 5
9887B 9787B
44452 44462
Par NS +600 K 9 2
K 8 7 4 2
J
A K Q 8

Three notrump
3 NT S +3 +690
+11 304
Partscore
3 S +3 +170
-11 222

78. 2006 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 35

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

West North East South West North East South
Versace Verhees Lauria Jansma Lesniewski Fantoni Weichsel Nunes
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 2 1 Dbl Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8 3
A Q 6 5 3 2
8
A 7 3 Table 10 6 5 4 2
10 7
J 10 9
K 10 6
97688 97689
46734 =
Par NS +400 7
K J 8
Q 7 5 4 3
Q 9 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 312
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
-8 222

79. 2006 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 3, Bd 33

S deals
None vul A 4 3 2
6 2
A 3 2
K 10 7 2

West North East South West North East South
Wold Zhuang Passell ShiM YangL Berkowitz Dai Cohen
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K Q 8 7
Q 8
J 10 8 6
9 8 4 Table 9 6 5
A K 10 3
9 7 4
J 6 5
88989 =
55454 =
Par NS +140 J 10
J 9 7 5 4
K Q 5
A Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 312
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+5 227

81. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Greco Meckstroth Hampson Rubin Hamman Ekeblad Soloway
Pass Pass
1 Dbl Pass 1 NT 1 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q J 10 5 3
K Q 10 7 3
K 7
K Table 9 8 7
6 5 4
Q 6 4
10 9 4 2
A76AA =
36622 26622
Par NS +430 A K 4 2
8 2
J 5 3
J 8 6 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 319
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 231

82. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 6, Bd 18

N deals
E-W vul Q 8 3
Q 10 5
Q J 9 8 2
8 6

West North East South West North East South
Greco Meckstroth Hampson Rodwell Hamman Ekeblad Soloway Rubin
Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass 1 NT
Dbl 1 1 1 NT 2 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 10 5 2
A J 9 6 3
A 7 5
K Table 9 7 6 4
8 4
10 3
J 10 9 4 3
95797 =
37636 =
Par NS +400 A J
K 7 2
K 6 4
A Q 7 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+10 329
Partscore
3 N -1 -50
-10 231

83. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 18, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Verhees Meckstroth Jansma Rodwell Hamman Muller Soloway de Wijs
Pass Pass 1 Pass
Pass 1 2 Dbl 1 NT Dbl 2 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Dbl Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 AP

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

K Q 10
10 8 6
J 8 7 4
7 6 2 Table A J 9 7 2
J 4 2
—
K J 10 8 4
858A5 857A5
38338 =
Par NS +130 8 5 3
A 9 5
9 6 5 2
Q 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+10 339
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-10 231

84. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 3, Bd 37

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

West North East South West North East South
Palazzo Moss Fornasari Gitelman Ekeblad Mooney Rubin Monsegur
1 Dbl Pass 3 NT 1 NT 2 Pass 2
Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass

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

10 8 6 2
A 8
A Q 2
A 10 3 2 Table 9 7 4
9 7 3 2
9 8 4
Q 9 6
88987 99997
44446 =
Par NS +400 Q 5
J 6 5
K J 10 7 6
K J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+8 347
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
-8 231

85. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 24

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Chokshi Bocchi Venkataraman Satyanarayana Fantoni Nadar Nunes
Pass Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 NT AP
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

J 10 3 2
9 5 3
A J
10 8 5 2 Table K 7 5
A 10 8 6
K 9 7 6
6 4
87799 =
45544 =
Par NS +120 A Q 6
K Q 7 4 2
3 2
K Q 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-6 347
Partscore
1 NT N +3 +180
+6 237

86. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul A K Q 6
4 2
8 7
K Q 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Versace Rodwell Lauria Duboin Hamman Bocchi Soloway
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 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
Q 2 A 6 Q A 2 7
3 9 2 7 5 2 K 4
5 2 K 4 6 8 J A
11 tricks won 10 Q 3 8
8 K 9 4
7 K 9 4
J
11 tricks claimed

J 8 5 3
Q 9
6 5 4 2
A 10 2 Table 10 9 2
A 8 7 5 3
K Q 10 3
4
9877A =
34663 =
Par NS +400 7 4
K J 10 6
A J 9
J 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 354
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
-7 237

87. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 21, Bd 15

W deals
E-W vul A K Q 6
4 2
8 7
K Q 7 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Venkataraman Dagher Chokshi El Kourdy Sadek Tewari El Ahmady Gupta
Pass 1 1 2 NT Pass 1 1 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 8 5 3
Q 9
6 5 4 2
A 10 2 Table 10 9 2
A 8 7 5 3
K Q 10 3
4
9877A =
34663 =
Par NS +400 7 4
K J 10 6
A J 9
J 9 8 5

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+6 360
Partscore
1 NT S +4 +210
-6 237

88. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 39

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

West North East South West North East South
Wooldridge Casen Hurd Krekorian Onstott WhiteM Robison Carmichael
Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
2 2 2 3 NT (AP) 2 2 Dbl 2
Dbl Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

A Q 9 7 2
Q 10 9 8 5
4
5 4 Table 10 6 4
A 6
K J 7 6 5
10 6 3
74479 74779
69664 =
Par NS -140 K J 8
7 4 3 2
A Q
K J 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 360
Partscore
3 S = +110
+9 246

89. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Hampson Lev Greco Ekeblad Milner Rubin Jacobus
1 Pass
Dbl Rdbl Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K 7 4 2
K Q 9 2
Q 8 6 2
J Table Q 9 5
10 8 4
K 7 5
10 9 8 4
8888A 8889A
55543 =
Par NS +130 A 8 3
3
A 10 9 4 3
Q 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 370
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 246

90. 2005 USBC Round of 16, Seg 6, Bd 82

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

West North East South West North East South
Robinson Cheek Boyd Grue Wold Bramley Passell Feldman
1 1 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

J 10 6
A 7 5 4
K 10 8
K J 7 Table K 9 5 2
9 6 3 2
J 4 2
10 4
8879A 887AB
55532 =
Par NS +600 4
K J 10 8
A 6 5 3
A 8 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 380
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 246

91. 2005 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 98

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

West North East South West North East South
Rosenberg Robinson Zia Boyd Feldman Welland Bramley Fallenius
1 NT Dbl 1 Dbl
2 Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

10 8 6 3
J 9 8 6
9 8
Q 5 3 Table K 2
K 10 5
K 10 6
K J 10 8 4
87696 =
44646 45647
Par NS +120 A Q J
7 3 2
A Q J 7 4
A 9

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 380
Partscore
2 N = +110
+9 255

92. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

S deals
Both vul K 9 5 2
J 9 7 4 3
A 8
9 2

West North East South West North East South
Eisenberg Onstott Coren Robison Casen MossM Krekorian Sementa
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 8
A Q 10 5
K 6 5
J 10 8 5 Table J 10 6 3
K 8 6
10 7 4 3
7 6
8988A =
54543 =
Par NS +140 A 7 4
2
Q J 9 2
A K Q 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 380
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+5 260

93. 2005 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 1, Bd 3

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

West North East South West North East South
Lanzarotti CohenS Buratti Compton Onstott Berkowitz Robison Cohen
1 1 2 1 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 6 4
2
A 10 5 3
8 5 4 2 Table 9 3 2
A 10 9 8 4
K Q 6
10 7
97879 =
46564 45564
Par NS +400 10 8 7
K 7 5 3
2
A K J 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+7 387
Partscore
2 NT N +1 +150
-7 260

94. 2005 Vanderbilt Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 45

S deals
Both vul K 9 5 2
J 9 7 4 3
A 8
9 2

West North East South West North East South
Wold Berkowitz Passell Cohen Lanzarotti El Ahmady Buratti Sadek
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q 8
A Q 10 5
K 6 5
J 10 8 5 Table J 10 6 3
K 8 6
10 7 4 3
7 6
8988A =
54543 =
Par NS +140 A 7 4
2
Q J 9 2
A K Q 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 387
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
+8 268

96. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 3, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul 9 8 6 4
J 7
K Q 4 2
7 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Islam Bocchi Talukder SahaN Versace Haque Lauria
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 1 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 4 AP

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

K Q 7 5 2
10 4 3
J 8 3
K 8 Table A 3
Q 9 8 5
10 9 6 5
J 9 5
8788A =
45553 =
Par NS +130 J 10
A K 6 2
A 7
A Q 10 6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 387
Partscore
4 S = +130
+6 278

98. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Koistinen Graversen Kiema Clemmensen MadsenM Backstrom MadsenL Salomaa
1 Pass 1 2
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 9 6
7 6 3
7 6 4 3
10 7 Table 8 3
A 10 9 8 2
K J 9
A J 8
9978A 9878A
34553 =
Par NS +400 K 2
K 5 4
Q 10 8
K Q 6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 393
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 278

99. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
Welland Chidiac Fallenius Baroudi Eidi Zia Harfouche Rosenberg
1 2 1 Pass
2 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 AP

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

Q J 9 6
7 6 3
7 6 4 3
10 7 Table 8 3
A 10 9 8 2
K J 9
A J 8
9978A 9878A
34553 =
Par NS +400 K 2
K 5 4
Q 10 8
K Q 6 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 399
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 278

100. 2004 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Salomaa MadsenM Backstrom MadsenL Clemmensen Koistinen Graversen Kiema
1 1 NT 1 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass Pass Pass
Pass 3 NT AP

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

—
K 10 4 3 2
10 5 3
Q 10 7 4 2 Table Q 10 7 6 4 3
Q J
K Q 6
J 8
89797 =
44645 44646
Par NS +140 K 9
9 6
A J 8 4
A K 9 6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+14 413
Partscore
2 S -3 -300
-14 278

101. 2004 Spingold Final, Seg 2, Bd 24

S deals
None vul 7 6
J 10 3
K 9 7 2
A 10 8 7

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

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

K 9 4 3
9 6 5 4
A 6 5
J 9 Table Q 10 8
Q 8 2
J 10 8 4 3
K 3
8777A =
45663 =
Par NS +130 A J 5 2
A K 7
Q
Q 6 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 413
Partscore
1 NT N +1 +120
+5 283

103. 2004 USBC Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 90

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

West North East South West North East South
Meckstroth Stansby Rodwell Martel
1 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 5
J 9 8 2
K J 5
Q 10 8 7 Table J 10 8 6
10 5
A 10 9 4 2
4 2
79969 89969
44474 =
Par NS +140 3 2
A K Q 7 3
Q 7 6
K 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 413
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+6 289

105. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

E deals
None vul 9
J 4 3
A 9 7 4 3
A 6 5 4

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Pratap Soloway Landen Wolff Meckstroth Morse Rodwell
Pass 1 NT Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)

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

J 10 8 3
Q 9
K J 5
K Q 10 2 Table A 7 6 5
10 8 6 5
10 8 2
7 3
87888 =
56444 =
Par NS +120 K Q 4 2
A K 7 2
Q 6
J 9 8

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 413
Partscore
2 S = +110
+6 295

106. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Semifinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

E deals
Both vul 7 6 3
K 5 4
K 10 3
A K Q 7

West North East South West North East South
Saelensminde Bocchi Brogeland Duboin Lauria Helness Versace Helgemo
1 1
2 Dbl Pass Pass
2 3 AP

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

Q J 10 4 2
Q 9 6 3 2
2
5 4 Table K 9
A 10 7
A 9 7 4
9 8 6 3
944A8 =
39934 =
Par NS +200 A 8 5
J 8
Q J 8 6 5
J 10 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+11 424
Partscore
3 S = +110
-11 295

107. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 69

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

West North East South West North East South
Stamatov Aa Gunev Groetheim Saelensminde Trendafilov Brogeland Karaivanov
1 1 Pass 2 1 1 Pass 2
Dbl Pass Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 7
J 2
A K Q 9 7
Q 9 8 3 Table A 6 4 3
10 8 6 3
6 4
10 7 4
79866 89877
44466 =
Par NS +140 J 8
A 9 7 5
J 10 5 3
A K 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 430
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 295

108. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 14

S deals
None vul A 10 5 4 2
J 8 2
A 6
K 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Fruewirth Hamman Delmonte Soloway Freeman Thomson Nickell Richman
1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 7
K 10 9 4
K Q 2
10 3 2 Table K Q 6 3
Q 6
J 8 5 3
9 8 5
88989 =
55454 =
Par NS +140 J
A 7 5 3
10 9 7 4
A Q J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 430
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+5 300

109. 2003 Spingold Final, Seg 1, Bd 8

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

West North East South West North East South
Balicki Larsen Zmudzinski Meltzer Sontag Fallenius Weichsel Welland
1 Pass 1 1 NT
Pass Pass Pass

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

A J 8 5
A 8
J 4
Q 10 9 8 5 Table 10 3 2
Q 9 7 6
Q 10 7 3 2
4
77778 77878
66564 =
Par NS +110 K Q 7 6
K 4
K 9 8
A K J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 430
Partscore
1 NT S = +90
+5 305

111. 2002 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 52

S deals
Both vul K 8 5
K J 8 6
J
A Q 9 7 6

West North East South West North East South
Pszczola Meckstroth Gawrys Rodwell Hamman Mohan Soloway Lev
1 Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 NT AP

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

A 4 2
Q 10 5 2
7 5
K 10 5 2 Table J 10 9 3
A 9
Q 8 6 4 2
4 3
88988 88889
55454 55444
Par NS +140 Q 7 6
7 4 3
A K 10 9 3
J 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+11 444
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
-11 305

112. 2001 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 10

E deals
Both vul Q
Q 8 6 5 3
Q 8 4 3
K 9 7

West North East South West North East South
Meltzer Saelensminde Larsen Brogeland Helgemo Martel Helness Stansby
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 1 Dbl 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

A K 10 8 3
J 9 4
7 5
J 8 5 Table 9 7 5 4
A 10 7
J 10 2
Q 10 3
759A9 =
67433 =
Par NS +140 J 6 2
K 2
A K 9 6
A 6 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 456
Partscore
3 N -1 -100
-12 305

113. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 14, Bd 12

S deals
E-W vul J 4 2
Q 4
K Q 6 2
J 10 9 8

West North East South West North East South
Alibhai Coenraets Jafferji Jeunen Carcassonne Mehta Labaere Nagri
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 2 Pass Pass
Dbl Pass 2 NT 3 (AP)

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

9 6
A 9 8 5
A J 9 8
7 6 4 Table 10 8 7
J 10 6 2
4 3
A Q 5 3
89687 =
43746 43756
Par NS +140 A K Q 5 3
K 7 3
10 7 5
K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 462
Partscore
3 S = +140
-6 305

114. 2000 Olympiad Playoff, Seg 2, Bd 23

E deals
Both vul 9 7 3
J 10 8 5 2
K J 8
4 2

West North East South West North East South
Cohen SimpsonC Berkowitz Hallberg Burn Garner Callaghan WeinsteinH
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 Pass 2 NT (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

K J 6
A 9 7 6
7 3
J 9 6 3 Table A 10 5 4
K 4
10 9 5 2
10 8 7
77886 =
66556 =
Par NS +110 Q 8 2
Q 3
A Q 6 4
A K Q 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 462
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 313

115. 2000 Olympiad Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 11

E deals
None vul A J 9 7
10 2
Q 3
K J 8 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Hallberg Bocchi SimpsonC Duboin Lauria Fawcett Versace Liggins
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

K 10 4 3
A 7
K 8 7 6 4
10 3 Table Q 6
Q 6 5 4 3
10 9 5
Q 9 4
99879 =
44554 =
Par NS +400 8 5 2
K J 9 8
A J 2
A 7 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 469
Partscore
3 S = +110
-7 313

116. 2000 Olympiad Qualifying, Rd 1, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul 5
K Q 6 5
A K Q 4 2
A 6 4

West North East South West North East South
Mittelman Campos Kokish Villas-Boas Branco Hanna Chagas Lebi
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 Dbl 3 Pass 1 Dbl 3 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass Dbl Pass 4 (AP)

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

Q 9 7 6 4 2
A J 4
9 8
K J Table K 10 8 3
9 7 3 2
5
Q 10 9 2
757A8 =
48434 =
Par NS +130 A J
10 8
J 10 7 6 3
8 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 469
Partscore
4 S = +130
+8 321

117. 2000 USBC Final, Seg 4, Bd 60

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

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

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

A 7
K 9 3 2
A 8 6
J 9 7 6 Table J 9 8 6 5
5 4
K 10 9
10 8 3
87888 =
55445 =
Par NS +120 K 2
10 7
J 7 4 3
A K 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 479
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
-10 321

119. 1999 USBC Semifinal, Seg 5, Bd 62

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

West North East South West North East South
Woolsey Zia Stewart Rosenberg Wolfson Kamil Silverman Becker
1 NT 1
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

A 10 8 3 2
J 5 4
5 4 3
10 7 Table K 7 5
10 8 7
A Q 9
Q 9 4 3
76898 76888
67334 67534
Par NS +110 9 6 4
K Q 9 6 3
K 10
A 8 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 479
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
+6 330

120. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

E deals
None vul A Q
9 8 3
6 5 3 2
K 10 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Cayne Bramley Burger Lazard WeinsteinH Berkowitz Garner Cohen
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
2 3 NT AP Dbl 1 NT AP

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

K 10 4 2
A K Q 6
J
9 7 4 2 Table J 9 6
J 10 7 5
10 8 7
J 8 5
987B9 =
24612 =
Par NS +400 8 7 5 3
4 2
A K Q 9 4
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 485
Partscore
1 NT N +2 +150
-6 330

121. 1998 USBC Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 40

E deals
None vul A Q
9 8 3
6 5 3 2
K 10 6 3

West North East South West North East South
Soloway Stansby Hamman Martel Kamil Rodwell Becker Meckstroth
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Dbl 2 Pass 2 Dbl Rdbl Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass Pass 3 (AP)

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

K 10 4 2
A K Q 6
J
9 7 4 2 Table J 9 6
J 10 7 5
10 8 7
J 8 5
987B9 =
24612 =
Par NS +400 8 7 5 3
4 2
A K Q 9 4
A Q

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 491
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-6 330

122. 1997 Bermuda Bowl Final, Seg 1, Bd 14

S deals
None vul J 7 3 2
J 3 2
A K 10 6 5
4

West North East South West North East South
Wolff Multon Hamman Mouiel Levy Meckstroth Mari Rodwell
1 NT 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 NT Pass 3
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

10 4
A Q 6 5 4
Q J 8
10 9 6 Table A 9 8 5
10 9 8
7 3
Q J 7 3
896A8 =
44635 =
Par NS +140 K Q 6
K 7
9 4 2
A K 8 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 491
Partscore
2 S +1 +110
+5 335

123. 1997 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 59

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

West North East South West North East South
Levin Pavlicek Weichsel Katz Weinstein Cohen Stewart Berkowitz
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 2 Pass
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

A 7
A 9 8 3
10 9 3
Q J 9 6 Table Q 10 9 8 6 4
10 7 4
K 8 6
7
8689A 9689A
57543 47543
Par NS +400 K 5 3 2
Q 6
A Q 5 2
K 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 498
Partscore
3 N = +110
-7 335

Data 9Z88 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore