Data 9ZA8 Main

Three Notrump vs. Partscore

by Richard Pavlicek

6-card suit, 23 HCP, poor spots

Found 50 comparisons in 40,069 deals from 72 major events 1996-2014.
First and last, and all swings of 5+ IMPs in between, are shown here.
Deals are rotated as needed to align comparison criteria to N-S.

1. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul Q 7 6 4 2
8 5 3 2
A 5
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
Berkowitz Moss Sontag Bathurst Greco Pszczola Hampson Seamon
Pass Pass 2 Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 8
Q 9 7 4
Q 10 8 3 2
10 2 Table A 10 5 3
A J 10 6
J 6
9 7 3
76469 =
56874 =
Par NS +110 J 9
K
K 9 7 4
A K J 6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
Tie 0
Partscore
2 S -2 -200
Tie 0

2. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 66

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

West North East South West North East South
Dwyer Katz Ekeblad Nickell Levin Passell Weinstein Jacobus
Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 AP

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

Q
A 10 7 5
Q 9 6 3
Q 9 8 2 Table A 10 4
9 8 4 3
10 5
K 7 6 5
8A586 =
43857 =
Par NS +420 J 7 2
K Q J
J 8 4 2
J 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+6 6
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-6 0

3. 2014 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 4, Bd 58

N deals
Both vul Q 7 6 4 2
8 5 3 2
A 5
Q 8

West North East South West North East South
WeinsteinH LallJ Grabel WolpertG Wooldridge Lee Hurd Hamman
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 8
Q 9 7 4
Q 10 8 3 2
10 2 Table A 10 5 3
A J 10 6
J 6
9 7 3
76469 =
56874 =
Par NS +110 J 9
K
K 9 7 4
A K J 6 5 4

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

4. 2014 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 51

S deals
E-W vul 8 2
Q 8 5 3 2
Q 8
A Q J 4

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

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

A K J 3
10 6 4
K 9 4 2
10 6 Table Q 10 9 7 5
K J 9
7
9 8 3 2
64898 =
69535 =
Par NS -100 6 4
A 7
A J 10 6 5 3
K 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 6
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+6 12

5. 2013 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 17, Bd 13

S deals
Both vul 5
8 6 2
7 5 4
A K 6 5 3 2

West North East South West North East South
WolpertD Camberos Korbel Pellegrini Ravenna Thurston Alujas SmithJ
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 3 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A J 8
K 7 4 3
Q 10 8
9 8 4 Table 10 4 3 2
Q 10 9
K J 6 2
J 10
97659 97759
46663 =
Par NS +600 K Q 9 7 6
A J 5
A 9 3
Q 7

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +630
+12 18
Partscore
2 S -1 -100
-12 12

6. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul Q J 7 6
4 3
K Q 7 6 4 3
3

West North East South West North East South
FisherL Grue SchwartzRO Moss Morgan Schwartz Amoils Graves
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 AP

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

A 8 3 2
A J 10
10 9
10 7 6 2 Table 10 4
K 9 8
J 5 2
K J 8 5 4
998A5 =
44528 =
Par NS +500 K 9 5
Q 7 6 5 2
A 8
A Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 28
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 12

7. 2013 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 13

W deals
Both vul Q J 7 6
4 3
K Q 7 6 4 3
3

West North East South West North East South
Bocchi Kalita Madala Nowosadzki Jagniewski Gromov Gawel Dubinin
Pass Pass 1 1 Pass Pass Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass 3 AP

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

A 8 3 2
A J 10
10 9
10 7 6 2 Table 10 4
K 9 8
J 5 2
K J 8 5 4
998A5 =
44528 =
Par NS +500 K 9 5
Q 7 6 5 2
A 8
A Q 9

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 39
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-11 12

8. 2013 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 49

N deals
None vul 9 5 3
Q 7 5 2
K 6 4
A K 6

West North East South West North East South
Grabel LallH WeinsteinH Milner Compton Pollack Wold Feldman
1 Pass 2 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)

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

A J 6
K 10 9 8 3
Q 8 7 3
4 Table Q 8 7 4 2
A 4
J 10 5
10 9 2
64448 =
59884 =
Par NS -140 K 10
J 6
A 9 2
Q J 8 7 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-6 39
Partscore
3 S = +110
+6 18

9. 2012 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 43

E deals
None vul K 10 7 6
9 4
A K J 7 5 2
A

West North East South West North East South
Ekeblad Platnick Weichsel Diamond Hampson ClerkinD Greco ClerkinJ
Pass Pass Pass Pass
Pass 1 Pass 1 1 Dbl Rdbl 2
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT Pass 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

9 8 5 3
A K 6 2
6 4
10 7 6 Table A J 4
Q 10 3
10 9
Q J 5 3 2
978A6 =
45527 =
Par NS +400 Q 2
J 8 7 5
Q 8 3
K 9 8 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 46
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
-7 18

11. 2012 USBC Semifinal, Seg 7, Bd 105

S deals
E-W vul K Q 7
—
8 7 4 2
A J 8 7 6 5

West North East South West North East South
Nickell Kranyak Katz WolpertG LallJ Meckstroth Bathurst Rodwell
1 NT 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 NT Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 6
J 10 6 3
A Q J
K 9 4 Table 9 8 5 4
Q 9 5
9 6 5 3
10 3
76879 87879
46564 46554
Par NS +120 J 3 2
A K 8 7 4 2
K 10
Q 2

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 53
Partscore
3 N = +110
-7 21

12. 2012 USBC Round of 16, Seg 4, Bd 54

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

West North East South West North East South
Fleisher Stark Kamil Baseggio YangD Levin WeinsteinJ Weinstein
1 Pass 1 Pass
Pass Dbl Pass 1 NT 1 NT 2 2 3 (AP)
Pass 2 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 5
J 10 9 8 7
Q 5 2
10 8 2 Table A J 10 8 6 2
K 6 5
8
A 9 3
955BA 755AA
27722 =
Par NS +400 K 9 7 4
4 3 2
A 6 4
Q 7 6

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 53
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+7 28

13. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 6, Bd 87

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

West North East South West North East South
Grue Nystrom LallJ Bertheau Fredin Hurd Fallenius Wooldridge
Pass Pass Pass Pass
1 2 Pass 2 NT 1 1 Pass 2 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

Q J 7 6
K 9 8 3
A 7
Q J 10 Table 10 8 4 3
A 10 7
6 2
8 7 4 2
967A9 =
46534 =
Par NS +600 K 9
J 4 2
Q 10 9
K 9 6 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 63
Partscore
2 N +4 +170
-10 28

14. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 30

E deals
None vul Q 7 6 2
A 10 8 7 4
6 4
A 6

West North East South West North East South
Barel Stefanov Zack Aronov Mihov HerbstO Nanev HerbstI
Pass 1 NT Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 1 Dbl 2 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

K 10 4
Q 9 5 3 2
7 5
K 9 5 Table A J 8 5
6
K 10 2
J 10 7 4 2
96895 =
36548 47548
Par NS +300 9 3
K J
A Q J 9 8 3
Q 8 3

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 70
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
-7 28

15. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 30

W deals
None vul 9 3
K J
A Q J 9 8 3
Q 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Lauria Amaral Versace Chagas Villas-Boas Madala Campos Bocchi
Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Dbl 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 8 5
6
K 10 2
J 10 7 4 2 Table K 10 4
Q 9 5 3 2
7 5
K 9 5
96895 =
47548 36548
Par NS +300 Q 7 6 2
A 10 8 7 4
6 4
A 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 77
Partscore
2 N +1 +110
-7 28

16. 2011 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 10, Bd 30

W deals
None vul 9 3
K J
A Q J 9 8 3
Q 8 3

West North East South West North East South
Muller Nabil de Wijs Saaid El Ahmady Brink Sadek Drijver
Pass 1 1 1 Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Dbl 2 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A J 8 5
6
K 10 2
J 10 7 4 2 Table K 10 4
Q 9 5 3 2
7 5
K 9 5
96895 =
47548 36548
Par NS +300 Q 7 6 2
A 10 8 7 4
6 4
A 6

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+7 84
Partscore
2 N = +90
-7 28

18. 2011 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 13

E deals
Both vul A Q 8 6 5
8 7
A 9 5
J 5 2

West North East South West North East South
Chan Zia Lee Hamman Katz H-Welland Nickell Ivatury
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 3 AP
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 7 3
A K J 3
8 4
8 7 3 Table K J 2
9 6 4 2
10 2
K Q 10 6
865A6 866A6
56737 =
Par NS +130 4
Q 10 5
K Q J 7 6 3
A 9 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 84
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 36

19. 2010 Spingold Round of 32, Seg 2, Bd 32

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

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

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

A J 4 2
K 9
Q 7 3 2
Q J 4 Table 9 8 3
10 6 4 3
10
A 10 9 7 2
76895 76896
66547 =
Par NS +110 10 5
J 7 5
A K J 9 5 4
6 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 84
Partscore
3 S = +110
+5 41

20. 2010 Rosenblum Round of 64, Seg 2, Bd 27

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

West North East South West North East South
BessisT Saurer BessisM Fischer Jokisch Levy Kasimir Chagas
Pass Pass 1 NT Pass Pass 1 NT
2 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 2 Pass 2 Pass
Pass 3 AP

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

10 8 7
A J 10 8 4 2
Q
A 9 6 Table A 9 5 4 2
7 5
J 10
J 8 5 2
766A7 =
36635 36735
Par NS +130 K Q J 6
K 9 6
A K 6 5
7 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -150
-7 84
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+7 48

22. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 9, Bd 2

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

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

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

Q 10 8
K 10 9 8 4
4 2
9 6 5 Table J 7 5 3
7
A 10 6
A Q J 8 7
879A6 =
36437 =
Par NS +140 A 6
J 3 2
K Q J 9 8 7
K 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 86
Partscore
2 S +2 +130
+5 53

23. 2009 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 5, Bd 78

S deals
None vul 4 2
Q 7 6 5 4 2
10 9
K J 6

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

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

J 9 7 5
J 10 8
K Q 2
A 9 4 Table Q 10 8 3
K 9 3
J 8 5 3
7 2
86989 =
56454 =
Par NS +140 A K 6
A
A 7 6 4
Q 10 8 5 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 86
Partscore
2 S +1 +140
+5 58

25. 2009 Vanderbilt Round of 16, Seg 3, Bd 47

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

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

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

9 6
K Q 10 6 2
9 8 5
10 9 7 Table 4 3
A 7
A Q 10 3 2
Q 6 3 2
7A657 =
53775 =
Par NS +420 A K Q 10 8 2
J 9
K J 6
J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 92
Partscore
2 S +2 +170
-6 62

26. 2008 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 55

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

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Rothwarf Ekeblad Goldstein Hessel Jansma Quinn Verhees
2 Pass 2 NT 2 Pass Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass

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

K Q 10 3
10 3 2
9 8 5
8 6 4 Table J 4
Q J 8 6
K 10 4
K Q 9 5
787A9 =
54534 =
Par NS +130 A 8 6 5 2
K 9 7 5
J
A J 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 92
Partscore
2 N +2 +130
+6 68

28. 2007 Bermuda Bowl Quarterfinal, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Efraimsson Brink Morath Drijver Muller Upmark de Wijs Cullin
1 Pass
1 2 Pass 3 1 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 10 5
K Q 6 4 2
8 7 2
Q 2 Table Q 9 6 4 2
9
A 10 9 5 4
10 3
8797B A797B
36452 =
Par NS +430 K J 7
A J 5 3
—
J 8 7 6 5 4

Three notrump
3 NT S +1 +430
+8 100
Partscore
2 N = +90
-8 71

29. 2007 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 1

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

West North East South West North East South
Hamman Willenken Soloway Welland Sementa LallH H-Welland Nickell
Pass 1 Pass 2 NT Pass 1 1 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Dbl Pass 2 3 (AP)

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

Q 9 7 6 3
A 8
K 10
10 9 6 4 Table 10 8 4
Q J 7 5 4
A 5 2
J 2
65687 75687
68746 =
Par NS -100 A J
K 6
Q J 9 8 6 3
8 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -50
-5 100
Partscore
3 S +1 +130
+5 76

32. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 8, Bd 117

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

West North East South West North East South
Rodwell Baze Meckstroth Cohler Lazard Soloway Bramley Hamman
Pass 1 NT 2 Dbl
Pass 3 NT AP 3 4 AP

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

A 8
8 7 4
K Q J 6 5 3
10 2 Table K 10 9 7 5 2
J 10 6
8 7 4
K
B6B5B =
27282 =
Par NS +460 Q 4 3
A K 5 3
10 9
A J 9 6

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +460
+7 109
Partscore
4 N +1 +150
-7 76

33. 2007 USBC Quarterfinal, Seg 8, Bd 106

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

West North East South West North East South
Casen Greco Krekorian Hampson Grue Berkowitz Cheek Cohen
1 1 Pass 1 NT 1 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 2 Pass 2 NT AP
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

Q 10 4
9 4 3
A Q 9 3
A 9 4 Table J 6 3
A 7 6
10 8 5
10 8 7 3
78877 78987
65456 =
Par NS +140 7
J 10 8 5
K J 6 4
K Q 5 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 109
Partscore
2 NT S = +120
+8 84

34. 2007 USBC Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 22

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

West North East South West North East South
Martel Krekorian Stansby Casen Cohen Rubin Berkowitz Ekeblad
Pass 1 Pass 1 NT 1 Dbl Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 AP
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

9 6
9 7 3
A K 5 3
K J 9 7 Table J 10 7 5
10 6 5 4
J 10 7
A 10
68866 =
44455 =
Par NS +110 A 8 4
—
Q 9 8 6 4
8 6 5 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-6 109
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
+6 90

35. 2006 USBC Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 8

N deals
None vul Q 10 5
K 2
5 4
K 8 7 6 5 3

West North East South West North East South
Morse Baseggio Wolff Stark Nussbaum Woolsey Saxe Stewart
Pass 1 1 NT Pass 1 1
2 3 NT AP Pass 1 NT AP

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

K 9 6 4
8 6 4 3
K 10 7 6 2
— Table A J 8 7
A 10 9 5
3
Q 10 9 2
74368 74468
69974 69975
Par NS -140 3 2
Q J 7
A Q J 9 8
A J 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -100
-5 109
Partscore
1 NT N = +90
+5 95

37. 2006 WC Qualifying, Rd 8, Bd 18

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

West North East South West North East South
Burn Mouiel Callaghan Levy
1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 2 Pass 3
Pass 3 NT AP

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

10 9 8 5
Q 10 3
A K 10 2
8 5 Table K J 4 2
8 7
Q J 9 7
J 9 6
95B5B =
18181 =
Par NS +450 7 6 3
J 6
8 6 4
A K Q 3 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +3 +490
+8 117
Partscore
2 N +2 +170
-8 97

38. 2005 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 2, Bd 19

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

West North East South West North East South
Shih Pessoa Huang Castanheira Santos YangH Goncalves ChiuW
1 NT 1
Dbl Pass 2 3 Dbl 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass 2 2 (AP)

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

A Q 5 2
Q 10 8
A 9
K 9 5 3 Table 8
J 9 7 5 3
8 5 3
J 10 7 6
9A686 =
22737 =
Par NS +420 J 9 6
A 2
K J 10 7 6 4
A 8

Three notrump
3 NT S = +400
+6 123
Partscore
2 N +1 +140
-6 97

39. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 4, Bd 53

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

West North East South West North East South
Hampson Rosenberg Greco Zia Versace Moss Lauria Gitelman
1 Pass 2 NT 1 Pass 1 NT
Pass 3 NT AP Pass Pass Pass

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

10 9 8
Q J 7
Q 6 5 3
K Q 10 Table J 6 3 2
A 10 9 4
J 4
J 6 3
78899 78697
55544 =
Par NS +110 Q 5
8 6 3
A 9
A 9 7 5 4 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -3 -300
-9 123
Partscore
1 NT S +1 +120
+9 106

40. 2005 Spingold Semifinal, Seg 3, Bd 44

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

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

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

10 9 8
9 8 6 5
K 4
A K Q 2 Table J 6 5 4
Q 4
Q 10 8
10 8 5 3
879A7 =
55436 =
Par NS +140 A K 3
K 10 7 3
J 2
J 9 6 4

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 123
Partscore
3 N +1 +130
+6 112

42. 2004 Olympiad Final, Seg 2, Bd 25

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

West North East South West North East South
Duboin Brink Bocchi v.Prooijen Jansma Versace Verhees Lauria
3 Pass 3 Pass
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A 10 8 3 2
K 10 8 5
A 8 2
8 Table Q 9
7 6 3
10 6
K J 9 7 6 2
87696 97797
46546 =
Par NS +600 K 6 5
Q 9 4
Q 7
Q 10 5 4 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-5 123
Partscore
3 N = +110
+5 117

43. 2004 Vanderbilt Final, Seg 4, Bd 53

N deals
N-S vul J 6 3
A Q 9
3
K Q 8 7 6 2

West North East South West North East South
Versace Cohen Lauria Berkowitz Becker Bocchi Schwartz Duboin
2 Pass 2 1 Pass 1
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 1 NT Pass Pass Dbl
2 2 3 Pass
Pass 4 AP

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

K 8 4
K 8 6
A 10 7 6 5
A 10 Table 10 7 5
10 7 4 2
Q J 8 4
4 3
6965A 8A66A
33673 =
Par NS +620 A Q 9 2
J 5 3
K 9 2
J 9 5

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 123
Partscore
4 N = +130
+6 123

44. 2003 Bermuda Bowl Qualifying, Rd 7, Bd 15

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

West North East South West North East South
WuCH Freeman Huang Nickell Soloway WuS Hamman Yen
1 Pass 2 2 Pass 2
3 Pass Pass 3 3 Pass Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP)

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

A 2
J 7 3
Q 8
K Q 9 8 7 4 Table K 10 9 5
Q 10 8
9 7 5 3
6 3
98AA6 =
34336 34326
Par NS +620 6
K 5 4 2
A J 10 6 4 2
A 2

Three notrump
3 NT S +2 +660
+11 134
Partscore
3 S +2 +150
-11 123

45. 2001 Spingold Round of 64, Seg 4, Bd 58

S deals
Both vul Q 7 5
A K 8
K 9 7 6 5 2
6

West North East South West North East South
RosenbergD Chemla Fleisher Forrester Shugart Willenken Robson Silverstein
Pass Pass
Pass 1 2 Dbl Pass 1 2 Dbl
3 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) 3 Pass Pass Dbl
Pass 3 AP

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

J 9 4
10 9 7 4
A 10
7 5 4 2 Table A 8 6 2
5 3
Q 8
K Q J 10 8
779B6 =
36227 35227
Par NS +600 K 10 3
Q J 6 2
J 4 3
A 9 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -1 -100
-6 134
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+6 129

46. 2000 Olympiad Quarterfinal, Seg 1, Bd 4

N deals
Both vul K 4 3
5
J 6 3
A K J 10 9 3

West North East South West North East South
Kwiecien Thorvaldsson Pszczola JonssonT MagnussonM Zmudzinski Ingimarsson Balicki
1 Pass 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 2 Pass 2 NT Pass 2 Pass 3 (AP)
Pass 3 NT AP

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

A 9
K J 8 3
K 8 7 5
8 5 4 Table 10 7 5 2
A 10 9 2
10 4 2
Q 7
7966A 8968A
54753 53753
Par NS +140 Q J 8 6
Q 7 6 4
A Q 9
6 2

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 134
Partscore
3 N +2 +150
+8 137

47. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul J 5 2
6
K 4 2
A K 10 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Freeman Berkowitz Nickell Cohen Jacobs Hamman Katz Soloway
1 2 Pass 3 NT 1 2 Pass 2 NT
Pass Pass Pass Pass 3 AP

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

A K 10 4
7 4 3 2
A 10 8 7
Q Table 8 7 6 3
K 9 8 5
J 9
9 8 2
9668A =
36653 =
Par NS +600 Q 9
A Q J 10
Q 6 5 3
J 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 144
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 137

48. 2000 USBC Semifinal, Seg 1, Bd 3

W deals
N-S vul J 5 2
6
K 4 2
A K 10 6 4 3

West North East South West North East South
Levin Meltzer Weinstein Larsen Sontag Casen Weichsel Schwartz
1 2 Pass 2 1 2 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 3 AP

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

A K 10 4
7 4 3 2
A 10 8 7
Q Table 8 7 6 3
K 9 8 5
J 9
9 8 2
9668A =
36653 =
Par NS +600 Q 9
A Q J 10
Q 6 5 3
J 7 5

Three notrump
3 NT S = +600
+10 154
Partscore
3 N = +110
-10 137

49. 1998 Rosenblum Semifinal, Seg 2, Bd 29

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

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

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

K 10 6
K 10 7 6 2
J 8
Q 10 5 Table J 7 3 2
J 9 3
K 5
K 9 4 2
85485 86585
57857 =
Par NS +120 A Q 4
Q 8 5 4
Q 10 2
A 7 3

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-7 154
Partscore
2 N = +90
+7 144

50. 1997 Spingold Round of 16, Seg 1, Bd 4

E deals
Both vul 8 5 2
A 10 8 6 2
9
A Q J 3

West North East South West North East South
Weichsel Jacobs Levin Smith Stewart Berkowitz Weinstein Cohen
Pass 1 Pass 1
Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 1 Pass 2
Pass 3 Pass 3 NT (AP) Pass 2 NT AP

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

J 10 9
K J 4
A 8 6
9 6 4 2 Table A 7 4 3
Q 9 7 5
Q 10 7
10 5
778A9 =
56533 =
Par NS +130 K Q 6
3
K J 5 4 3 2
K 8 7

Three notrump
3 NT S -2 -200
-8 154
Partscore
2 NT N = +120
+8 152

Data 9ZA8 Main Top Three Notrump vs. Partscore