Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session April 4, 2024
Scores after 14 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  1   57.05   95.85  A   3                0.75(A)  Linda Spangler - Bill Ream
  2   51.60   86.69  C        4/5    3    0.28(C)  Bill Sandars - Opie White
  3   50.32   84.54  C                             Stephen Bennett - Verlyn Stahlecker
  4   40.07   67.31  C                             Gayle McCarron - Peggy Falconer
  5   40.39   67.85  B                             Milton Birmingham - Kay Jones
  6   51.60   86.69  B        4/5         0.25(B)  Jane Hopkins - Mary Alice Giordano
  7   54.81   92.08  B  4/5   1/2         0.75(B)  Randy Eads - Millie Williams
  8   59.61  100.15  A   2                1.05(A)  Billy Leeper - Mary Orock
  9   45.83   77.00  C                             Jim Atteberry - Michael Blanchard
 10   54.81   92.08  C  4/5   1/2    1    0.75(B)  Michael Tiernan - M B Howard
 11   54.49   91.54  C   6     3     2    0.44(B)  Lynn Long - Cynthia Benton
 12   28.52   47.92  C                             Laura Nash - Ginger Kennedy
 13   50.96   85.62  A                             David Branch - Gary Neisler
 14   45.83   77.00  B                             Wiltie Creswell - Gloria Fields
 15   64.42  108.23  A   1                1.50(A)  Pat Cassidy - Greg Resz

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	J 8 5
♥	5 2
♦	8 7 6 2
♣	K 6 5 2

♠	4 3
♥	A K Q J 7 4
♦	Q 10 9
♣	Q 10

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 9
♥	9 6 3
♦	A J 4
♣	A J 9 7

♠	K Q 7 6 2
♥	10 8
♦	K 5 3
♣	8 4 3

EW 6♥; EW 5N; E 3♠; E 4♦; EW 4♣; W 2♠; W 3♦;
Par −980: EW 6♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	5		450	6.00	0.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	12-Nash-Kennedy
3 NT	E	5		460	5.00	1.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♥	W	6		480	3.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Ream	8-Leeper-Orock
4 ♥	W	6		480	3.00	3.00	4-McCarron-Falconer	14-Creswell-Fields
4 ♥	W	6		480	3.00	3.00	15-Cassidy-Resz	11-Long-Benton
3 NT	E	6		490	1.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	10-Tiernan-Howard
6 ♥	E	6		980	0.00	6.00	7-Eads-Williams	13-Branch-Neisler

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 10 8 2
♥	J 2
♦	Q J 9 3
♣	9 7 4

♠	4 3
♥	A 10 9 8 7
♦	A K 6 4 2
♣	A

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 9
♥	Q 6 4 3
♦	10 8 7
♣	K 8 3

♠	K 7 6 5
♥	K 5
♦	5
♣	Q J 10 6 5 2

EW 3♥; EW 2N; NS 2♠; EW 2♦; NS 1♣;
Par −140: EW 3♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♥	W	−2	100		6.00	0.00	15-Cassidy-Resz	11-Long-Benton
4 ♥	W	−1	50		4.50	1.50	5-Birmingham-Jones	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♥	W	−1	50		4.50	1.50	7-Eads-Williams	13-Branch-Neisler
2 ♥	W	3		140	2.50	3.50	2-Sandars-White	10-Tiernan-Howard
3 ♥	W	3		140	2.50	3.50	4-McCarron-Falconer	14-Creswell-Fields
4 ♥	W	4		420	0.50	5.50	1-Spangler-Ream	8-Leeper-Orock
4 ♥	W	4		420	0.50	5.50	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	12-Nash-Kennedy

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A J
♥	A Q 6 5 3
♦	K Q 7 4 3
♣	5

♠	Q 10 7 4 3
♥	9 7
♦	6 2
♣	A 10 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	6 5 2
♥	K 10 8
♦	8
♣	K Q J 8 4 3

♠	K 9 8
♥	J 4 2
♦	A J 10 9 5
♣	9 7

NS 4♥; NS 5♦; NS 1N; EW 2♣; EW 1♠;
Par +420: NS 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	5	450		3.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Ream	8-Leeper-Orock
4 ♥	N	5	450		3.50	2.50	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	12-Nash-Kennedy
4 ♥	N	5	450		3.50	2.50	4-McCarron-Falconer	14-Creswell-Fields
4 ♥	N	5	450		3.50	2.50	5-Birmingham-Jones	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♥	N	5	450		3.50	2.50	6-Hopkins-Giordano	15-Cassidy-Resz
4 ♥	N	5	450		3.50	2.50	7-Eads-Williams	13-Branch-Neisler
5 ♦	S	5	400		0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	10-Tiernan-Howard

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	K J 10 8 2
♥	Q 6 5 2
♦	J 9 8 7
♣	—

♠	A 9 6 5
♥	J 8
♦	A K 2
♣	9 8 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 4
♥	A K 4
♦	6 5 4
♣	A K Q 6 4

♠	7 3
♥	10 9 7 3
♦	Q 10 3
♣	J 10 7 5

EW 3N; EW 5♣; W 3♠; E 2♠; W 2♥; W 3♦; E 2♦; E 1♥;
Par −600: EW 3N=; EW 5♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♣	W	5		150	5.50	0.50	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	12-Nash-Kennedy
2 ♣	W	5		150	5.50	0.50	4-McCarron-Falconer	14-Creswell-Fields
3 NT	W	3		600	4.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Ream	8-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	E	4		630	2.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	10-Tiernan-Howard
3 NT	W	4		630	2.00	4.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 NT	W	4		630	2.00	4.00	7-Eads-Williams	13-Branch-Neisler
4 NT	W	5		660	0.00	6.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	15-Cassidy-Resz

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10 7 5 3
♥	K 8 7 6 5 4 2
♦	—
♣	J 4

♠	K 6 4
♥	J 10 3
♦	8 3 2
♣	10 6 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q J 9 2
♥	A
♦	A Q J 10 5
♣	8 2

♠	8
♥	Q 9
♦	K 9 7 6 4
♣	A K Q 9 7

NS 4♥; EW 2♠; EW 1N; EW 1♦;
Par +300: EW 4♠×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	4	620		6.00	0.00	7-Eads-Williams	12-Nash-Kennedy
5 ♠	W	−2	100		5.00	1.00	2-Sandars-White	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 ♥	N	−1		100	4.00	2.00	4-McCarron-Falconer	13-Branch-Neisler
3 ♣	N	−2		200	3.00	3.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	10-Tiernan-Howard
4 ♠	E	4		420	2.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Ream	14-Creswell-Fields
5 ♥×	N	−2		500	1.00	5.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	8-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠×	E	4		590	0.00	6.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	11-Long-Benton

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J 8 5
♥	K J 10 6 2
♦	Q 8 5 3
♣	6

♠	A K Q 2
♥	8 3
♦	K 10
♣	Q J 10 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9 6
♥	Q 9 7 4
♦	J 9 7 2
♣	9 2

♠	7 4 3
♥	A 5
♦	A 6 4
♣	A K 8 5 3

NS 2♥; NS 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par +110: NS 1♥+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	N	2	110		6.00	0.00	4-McCarron-Falconer	13-Branch-Neisler
2 ♥	S	−1		50	3.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Ream	14-Creswell-Fields
2 ♥	S	−1		50	3.00	3.00	2-Sandars-White	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 ♥	N	−1		50	3.00	3.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	8-Leeper-Orock
2 ♥	S	−1		50	3.00	3.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	10-Tiernan-Howard
2 ♥	S	−1		50	3.00	3.00	7-Eads-Williams	12-Nash-Kennedy
3 ♠	S	−3		150	0.00	6.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	11-Long-Benton

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 8 6 3
♥	7 6 3 2
♦	Q 6 3
♣	7 5

♠	K J 9 2
♥	A Q 9 4
♦	10 9 7
♣	6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	10 5
♥	K J 5
♦	J 5
♣	A K Q J 10 8

♠	Q 7 4
♥	10 8
♦	A K 8 4 2
♣	9 3 2

EW 4♥; EW 4♣; EW 2♠; EW 1N; EW 1♦;
Par −620: EW 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♣	E	−1	100		6.00	0.00	7-Eads-Williams	12-Nash-Kennedy
2 ♣	E	4		130	4.50	1.50	6-Hopkins-Giordano	10-Tiernan-Howard
2 ♣	E	4		130	4.50	1.50	15-Cassidy-Resz	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 ♣	E	5		150	3.00	3.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	11-Long-Benton
3 ♥	W	5		200	2.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Ream	14-Creswell-Fields
3 NT	E	4		630	0.50	5.50	4-McCarron-Falconer	13-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	E	4		630	0.50	5.50	5-Birmingham-Jones	8-Leeper-Orock

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	8 5
♥	A K J 5 2
♦	J 9
♣	A Q J 8

♠	A 4 3
♥	9 6 3
♦	A K Q 10 5
♣	6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 9
♥	Q 10 8 7
♦	6 4 2
♣	K 7 5

♠	Q J 7 6 2
♥	4
♦	8 7 3
♣	10 9 3 2

EW 2N; EW 2♦; NS 2♣; EW 1♥;
Par −100: NS 3♣×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♥	N	1	80		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Ream	14-Creswell-Fields
3 ♣	N	−1		50	5.00	1.00	7-Eads-Williams	12-Nash-Kennedy
2 ♦	W	2		90	4.00	2.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	11-Long-Benton
2 ♦	W	4		130	3.00	3.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	10-Tiernan-Howard
4 ♣×	N	−2		300	2.00	4.00	15-Cassidy-Resz	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 NT	E	4		430	1.00	5.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	8-Leeper-Orock
2 ♥×	N	−3		500	0.00	6.00	4-McCarron-Falconer	13-Branch-Neisler

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	7 6 5
♥	A J 9 6 5 2
♦	Q 10
♣	4 2

♠	9 4
♥	10 8
♦	A 9 2
♣	A K Q 10 9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 3 2
♥	K Q
♦	K J 7 5 4 3
♣	6

♠	Q J 10 8
♥	7 4 3
♦	8 6
♣	J 8 5 3

EW 6N; EW 6♦; EW 6♣; EW 4♠; EW 1♥;
Par −1440: EW 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♣	W	5		600	5.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Ream	13-Branch-Neisler
5 ♦	E	5		600	5.50	0.50	7-Eads-Williams	11-Long-Benton
5 ♦	E	6		620	3.00	3.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	10-Tiernan-Howard
5 ♦	E	6		620	3.00	3.00	4-McCarron-Falconer	12-Nash-Kennedy
5 ♦	E	6		620	3.00	3.00	15-Cassidy-Resz	14-Creswell-Fields
5 ♥	E	6		680	1.00	5.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
6 ♦	E	7		1390	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	8-Leeper-Orock

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 10 8 3
♥	K 10 6
♦	9 4 3
♣	10 9 5

♠	Q 9
♥	J 9 4 2
♦	A Q
♣	A K J 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	J 6 5 4
♥	8 7
♦	K J 10 7 6
♣	Q 6

♠	K 7 2
♥	A Q 5 3
♦	8 5 2
♣	8 3 2

EW 2♠; EW 3♦; EW 3♣; EW 1N; EW 1♥;
Par −110: EW 1♣+2; EW 1♦+2; EW 1♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−2	200		6.00	0.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
1 NT	W	2		120	5.00	1.00	15-Cassidy-Resz	14-Creswell-Fields
1 NT	W	4		180	3.50	2.50	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	10-Tiernan-Howard
1 NT	W	4		180	3.50	2.50	7-Eads-Williams	11-Long-Benton
1 NT	W	5		210	2.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	8-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	E	5		660	0.50	5.50	1-Spangler-Ream	13-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	W	5		660	0.50	5.50	4-McCarron-Falconer	12-Nash-Kennedy

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	K 7 6 3 2
♥	6 3
♦	A 8 4 3
♣	A 6

♠	A Q 8 5
♥	Q 10 8 7 2
♦	7 5
♣	Q 3

N
W		E
S

♠	10 4
♥	A 4
♦	J 10 9 6
♣	K 9 8 4 2

♠	J 9
♥	K J 9 5
♦	K Q 2
♣	J 10 7 5

NS 2♠; NS 1N; NS 2♦; NS 1♥; NS 1♣;
Par +110: NS 1♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT×	E	−2	300		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Ream	13-Branch-Neisler
1 NT	S	2	120		4.50	1.50	4-McCarron-Falconer	12-Nash-Kennedy
2 NT	S	2	120		4.50	1.50	7-Eads-Williams	11-Long-Benton
1 NT	S	1	90		3.00	3.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	10-Tiernan-Howard
Pass			Pass		1.50	4.50	5-Birmingham-Jones	15-Cassidy-Resz
Pass			Pass		1.50	4.50	6-Hopkins-Giordano	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
2 ♠	N	−1		50	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	8-Leeper-Orock

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A Q 8 4
♥	3
♦	A J 10
♣	A 10 8 7 3

♠	J 10 9
♥	J 7
♦	Q 5 2
♣	K Q J 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 6 5 3 2
♥	9 8 6 5 2
♦	9 7 4
♣	—

♠	7
♥	A K Q 10 4
♦	K 8 6 3
♣	9 6 4

NS 5N; NS 5♥; N 5♦; NS 5♣; N 3♠; S 4♦; S 1♠;
Par +660: NS 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	4	630		5.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Ream	13-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	N	4	630		5.50	0.50	7-Eads-Williams	11-Long-Benton
3 NT	N	3	600		3.50	2.50	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	10-Tiernan-Howard
3 NT	N	3	600		3.50	2.50	4-McCarron-Falconer	12-Nash-Kennedy
2 ♠	W	−2	100		2.00	4.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 NT	N	−1		100	0.50	5.50	2-Sandars-White	8-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	N	−1		100	0.50	5.50	5-Birmingham-Jones	15-Cassidy-Resz

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	8 5 3 2
♥	A K 8
♦	A Q 10 3
♣	A 4

♠	10 4
♥	Q 10 9 2
♦	9 8 6 4
♣	J 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9
♥	J 7 6 4 3
♦	K 7 2
♣	Q 10 7

♠	A K J 7 6
♥	5
♦	J 5
♣	K 9 8 6 3

NS 7♠; NS 6N; NS 6♦; NS 6♣; NS 3♥;
Par +2210: NS 7♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♠	N	7	1460		6.00	0.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	8-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	S	7	710		4.00	2.00	2-Sandars-White	14-Creswell-Fields
4 ♠	N	7	710		4.00	2.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♠	S	7	710		4.00	2.00	15-Cassidy-Resz	12-Nash-Kennedy
3 NT	N	6	690		2.00	4.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	13-Branch-Neisler
4 ♠	N	6	680		0.50	5.50	4-McCarron-Falconer	11-Long-Benton
4 ♠	N	6	680		0.50	5.50	7-Eads-Williams	10-Tiernan-Howard

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	J 10 6
♥	10
♦	10 9 6 4
♣	A J 9 6 3

♠	4 3
♥	7 6 5 3
♦	K J 8
♣	Q 10 7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 5 2
♥	K Q 8 4
♦	A Q 5 2
♣	K

♠	A Q 9 7
♥	A J 9 2
♦	7 3
♣	8 5 4

NS 2♠; NS 1N; NS 2♣; EW 1♥; NS 1♦;
Par +110: NS 2♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−5	250		6.00	0.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♥	W	−4	200		5.00	1.00	15-Cassidy-Resz	12-Nash-Kennedy
3 ♥	W	−2	100		4.00	2.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	8-Leeper-Orock
2 ♥	W	−1	50		2.50	3.50	5-Birmingham-Jones	13-Branch-Neisler
1 ♦	E	−1	50		2.50	3.50	7-Eads-Williams	10-Tiernan-Howard
2 ♠	N	−1		50	1.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	14-Creswell-Fields
1 NT	E	1		90	0.00	6.00	4-McCarron-Falconer	11-Long-Benton

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K Q J 10
♥	J 10 9 3
♦	9 8
♣	8 3 2

♠	A 9 3 2
♥	K Q 8
♦	A Q 7
♣	Q 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	7
♥	A 7 5 4
♦	K 10 6 5 4
♣	J 10 5

♠	8 6 5 4
♥	6 2
♦	J 3 2
♣	A K 9 7

EW 4♥; EW 3N; EW 5♦; EW 2♣; EW 1♠;
Par −420: EW 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	W	3		150	6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	14-Creswell-Fields
3 NT	W	3		400	3.50	2.50	4-McCarron-Falconer	11-Long-Benton
3 NT	W	3		400	3.50	2.50	5-Birmingham-Jones	13-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	W	3		400	3.50	2.50	6-Hopkins-Giordano	8-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	W	3		400	3.50	2.50	7-Eads-Williams	10-Tiernan-Howard
3 NT	W	4		430	0.50	5.50	1-Spangler-Ream	15-Cassidy-Resz
3 NT	W	4		430	0.50	5.50	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	9-Atteberry-Blanchard

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 6 2
♥	7 4
♦	Q J 8 6 4 3
♣	6 2

♠	3
♥	A Q 9 6 5
♦	10 9 7 5
♣	8 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 7 4
♥	K
♦	A K
♣	A Q J 9 5 3

♠	Q J 10 8 5
♥	J 10 8 3 2
♦	2
♣	K 10

EW 5♣; EW 2N; EW 2♥; EW 1♠; EW 1♦;
Par −600: EW 5♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−1	100		5.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	15-Cassidy-Resz
3 NT	E	−1	100		5.00	1.00	2-Sandars-White	14-Creswell-Fields
3 NT	E	−1	100		5.00	1.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	8-Leeper-Orock
3 ♣	E	4		130	2.50	3.50	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♣	E	4		130	2.50	3.50	7-Eads-Williams	10-Tiernan-Howard
3 NT	E	4		630	1.00	5.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	13-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	E	5		660	0.00	6.00	4-McCarron-Falconer	11-Long-Benton

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	—
♥	K J 5 4 2
♦	K 10 8 6 3
♣	A K 8

♠	Q 10 3 2
♥	10 3
♦	9 2
♣	J 9 7 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8 7 6
♥	Q 9 6
♦	A 5
♣	10 6 4 3

♠	A K 9 5 4
♥	A 8 7
♦	Q J 7 4
♣	Q

NS 6♦; NS 5N; NS 5♥; N 4♠; S 3♠; NS 2♣;
Par +920: NS 6♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♦	S	6	920		6.00	0.00	7-Eads-Williams	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♥	N	5	450		4.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Ream	11-Long-Benton
5 ♥	N	5	450		4.00	2.00	2-Sandars-White	13-Branch-Neisler
5 ♥	S	5	450		4.00	2.00	15-Cassidy-Resz	10-Tiernan-Howard
6 ♥	N	−1		50	1.00	5.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	8-Leeper-Orock
6 ♥	N	−1		50	1.00	5.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	12-Nash-Kennedy
6 ♥	N	−1		50	1.00	5.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	14-Creswell-Fields

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	—
♥	A Q J 7
♦	A K 10
♣	K Q 10 8 6 2

♠	K J 4
♥	9 8 6 3 2
♦	J 5
♣	5 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 8 7 5
♥	K 4
♦	Q 9 7 3 2
♣	7

♠	A 10 6 3 2
♥	10 5
♦	8 6 4
♣	A J 9

NS 6♣; NS 5N; NS 4♥; NS 2♦; N 1♠;
Par +1370: NS 6♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♣	N	6	1370		6.00	0.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	12-Nash-Kennedy
3 NT	N	6	690		4.00	2.00	2-Sandars-White	13-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	N	6	690		4.00	2.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	8-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	S	6	690		4.00	2.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	14-Creswell-Fields
3 NT	S	4	630		2.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Ream	11-Long-Benton
5 ♣	N	6	620		1.00	5.00	15-Cassidy-Resz	10-Tiernan-Howard
3 ♣	N	6	170		0.00	6.00	7-Eads-Williams	9-Atteberry-Blanchard

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q J 10 7
♥	J
♦	A 4
♣	A J 9 8 5

♠	K
♥	10 9 7 6
♦	J 10 8 5 3
♣	Q 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	9 6 4 3 2
♥	K 8 5 3 2
♦	9 2
♣	10

♠	8 5
♥	A Q 4
♦	K Q 7 6
♣	K 7 4 2

NS 7N; NS 7♣; NS 6♠; NS 5♦; NS 3♥;
Par +1520: NS 7N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♣	S	6	920		6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	13-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	S	7	520		5.00	1.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	8-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	S	6	490		4.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Ream	11-Long-Benton
5 ♠	N	6	480		3.00	3.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	12-Nash-Kennedy
5 ♣	S	5	400		2.00	4.00	7-Eads-Williams	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 ♠	N	3	140		1.00	5.00	4-McCarron-Falconer	15-Cassidy-Resz
6 NT	S	−2		100	0.00	6.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	14-Creswell-Fields

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 10
♥	9 5 3 2
♦	8 5 2
♣	J 10 9 6

♠	A K 6 5
♥	K Q 10 8
♦	Q
♣	K 5 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	7 3 2
♥	A 4
♦	A J 10 7 6 3
♣	A 8

♠	Q 9 8 4
♥	J 7 6
♦	K 9 4
♣	Q 7 3

EW 6N; EW 6♥; EW 6♦; EW 5♠; EW 5♣;
Par −1440: EW 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	6		690	3.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Ream	11-Long-Benton
3 NT	E	6		690	3.50	2.50	2-Sandars-White	13-Branch-Neisler
4 NT	E	6		690	3.50	2.50	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	8-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	W	6		690	3.50	2.50	5-Birmingham-Jones	12-Nash-Kennedy
3 NT	W	6		690	3.50	2.50	6-Hopkins-Giordano	14-Creswell-Fields
4 NT	W	6		690	3.50	2.50	7-Eads-Williams	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
6 NT	W	6		1440	0.00	6.00	4-McCarron-Falconer	15-Cassidy-Resz

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A Q 9 7 5
♥	Q 4 2
♦	8 3
♣	J 10 8

♠	J 6
♥	A J 10 9
♦	9 5 2
♣	K 9 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	10 3
♥	8 6
♦	K J 10 6 4
♣	A Q 3 2

♠	K 8 4 2
♥	K 7 5 3
♦	A Q 7
♣	6 5

NS 3♠; NS 2N; EW 2♦; NS 1♥; EW 1♣;
Par +140: NS 3♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	N	4	170		5.50	0.50	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	14-Creswell-Fields
2 ♠	N	4	170		5.50	0.50	4-McCarron-Falconer	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
2 ♠	N	3	140		2.50	3.50	1-Spangler-Ream	10-Tiernan-Howard
2 ♠	N	3	140		2.50	3.50	2-Sandars-White	12-Nash-Kennedy
2 ♠	N	3	140		2.50	3.50	6-Hopkins-Giordano	13-Branch-Neisler
2 ♠	N	3	140		2.50	3.50	15-Cassidy-Resz	8-Leeper-Orock
3 ♣	E	−1	50		0.00	6.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	11-Long-Benton

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	5
♥	Q 5 4
♦	Q J 9 3
♣	A K 8 5 4

♠	A K Q J 10
♥	K J 3 2
♦	8 6 2
♣	2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8 6 2
♥	A 10 9 8 7
♦	—
♣	Q J 9 6

♠	7 4 3
♥	6
♦	A K 10 7 5 4
♣	10 7 3

EW 6♠; EW 6♥; NS 4♦; NS 2♣;
Par −500: NS 7♦×−3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	W	5		200	6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	12-Nash-Kennedy
5 ♠	W	5		650	4.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Ream	10-Tiernan-Howard
5 ♥	E	5		650	4.00	2.00	4-McCarron-Falconer	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♠	W	5		650	4.00	2.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	11-Long-Benton
5 ♠	W	6		680	1.00	5.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	14-Creswell-Fields
4 ♠	W	6		680	1.00	5.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	13-Branch-Neisler
5 ♠	W	6		680	1.00	5.00	15-Cassidy-Resz	8-Leeper-Orock

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 8
♥	9 7 4
♦	A 8 7 5 2
♣	8 4 3

♠	Q 10 5 3
♥	K J 6
♦	J 9 3
♣	K 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 9 7 2
♥	A 8
♦	K
♣	A Q 9 7 6

♠	6 4
♥	Q 10 5 3 2
♦	Q 10 6 4
♣	J 10

EW 6♠; EW 6♣; EW 5N; EW 2♥; EW 2♦;
Par −1430: EW 6♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	E	6		230	6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	12-Nash-Kennedy
4 ♠	E	6		680	3.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Ream	10-Tiernan-Howard
4 ♠	E	6		680	3.50	2.50	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	14-Creswell-Fields
4 ♠	E	6		680	3.50	2.50	5-Birmingham-Jones	11-Long-Benton
4 ♠	E	6		680	3.50	2.50	7-Eads-Williams	15-Cassidy-Resz
5 ♠	E	7		710	0.50	5.50	4-McCarron-Falconer	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
4 ♠	E	7		710	0.50	5.50	6-Hopkins-Giordano	13-Branch-Neisler

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	8 7
♥	10 8 5
♦	K Q 9 6 5 3 2
♣	Q

♠	A K 4 3
♥	Q J
♦	J 10 4
♣	9 8 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 5
♥	K 6 3 2
♦	—
♣	K J 7 5 4 2

♠	Q 10 6 2
♥	A 9 7 4
♦	A 8 7
♣	A 10

NS 3N; NS 4♦; EW 4♣; EW 1♠; NS 1♥;
Par +100: EW 5♣×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	430		6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	12-Nash-Kennedy
5 ♦	S	5	400		4.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Ream	10-Tiernan-Howard
3 NT	S	3	400		4.50	1.50	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	14-Creswell-Fields
3 ♦	N	3	110		2.50	3.50	4-McCarron-Falconer	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 ♦	N	3	110		2.50	3.50	7-Eads-Williams	15-Cassidy-Resz
5 ♦	N	−1		50	0.50	5.50	5-Birmingham-Jones	11-Long-Benton
4 ♦	S	−1		50	0.50	5.50	6-Hopkins-Giordano	13-Branch-Neisler

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 10 6
♥	9 6 5
♦	K J 5
♣	K 9 4 3

♠	Q 9 8 7
♥	7 4 3
♦	A 10 9
♣	A 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 5
♥	K J 10 8
♦	8 4 2
♣	Q 10 2

♠	4 3 2
♥	A Q 2
♦	Q 7 6 3
♣	J 8 5

EW 2♠; EW 2♥; EW 1N; EW 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par −110: EW 1♥+1; EW 1♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−2	200		6.00	0.00	7-Eads-Williams	14-Creswell-Fields
1 ♥	E	−1	100		4.50	1.50	6-Hopkins-Giordano	12-Nash-Kennedy
1 NT	E	−1	100		4.50	1.50	15-Cassidy-Resz	13-Branch-Neisler
Pass			Pass		1.50	4.50	1-Spangler-Ream	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
Pass			Pass		1.50	4.50	2-Sandars-White	11-Long-Benton
Pass			Pass		1.50	4.50	4-McCarron-Falconer	8-Leeper-Orock
Pass			Pass		1.50	4.50	5-Birmingham-Jones	10-Tiernan-Howard

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 10 7
♥	9 2
♦	9 7
♣	K 9 7 6 5 4

♠	A 5 4 3
♥	10 8
♦	K 8 6 3 2
♣	10 8

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 6 2
♥	A Q J 7 6 3
♦	J 10 4
♣	—

♠	Q 8
♥	K 5 4
♦	A Q 5
♣	A Q J 3 2

EW 3♠; EW 3♥; NS 4♣; S 2N; N 1N; EW 2♦;
Par +130: NS 4♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥×	E	−3	800		6.00	0.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	12-Nash-Kennedy
3 ♣	S	5	150		5.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 ♣	S	4	130		3.00	3.00	2-Sandars-White	11-Long-Benton
3 ♣	S	4	130		3.00	3.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	10-Tiernan-Howard
3 ♣	S	4	130		3.00	3.00	15-Cassidy-Resz	13-Branch-Neisler
4 ♣	N	−1		100	1.00	5.00	4-McCarron-Falconer	8-Leeper-Orock
2 ♠	W	2		110	0.00	6.00	7-Eads-Williams	14-Creswell-Fields

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	A 9 8
♥	9 6 5 4 3
♦	K 7 6
♣	Q 5

♠	10 7 4 3
♥	—
♦	A Q 8 4 3
♣	10 9 8 7

N
W		E
S

♠	6
♥	A K Q 8
♦	J 9 5
♣	A J 6 4 3

♠	K Q J 5 2
♥	J 10 7 2
♦	10 2
♣	K 2

EW 4♦; EW 4♣; EW 1N; S 1♠; NS 1♥;
Par −130: EW 3♣+1; EW 3♦+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♣	E	−2	100		6.00	0.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	12-Nash-Kennedy
5 ♣	E	−1	50		4.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Ream	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
5 ♣	E	−1	50		4.00	2.00	4-McCarron-Falconer	8-Leeper-Orock
4 ♣	E	−1	50		4.00	2.00	7-Eads-Williams	14-Creswell-Fields
2 ♠	S	−1		50	2.00	4.00	5-Birmingham-Jones	10-Tiernan-Howard
4 ♣	E	4		130	1.00	5.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	15-Cassidy-Resz
4 ♥×	N	−3		500	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	11-Long-Benton

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Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A J 9
♥	K J 3 2
♦	Q 10 9 6 4
♣	A

♠	K 8 6 5
♥	A Q 9
♦	K J 8
♣	8 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	4 3 2
♥	8 7
♦	A 7 3
♣	Q 10 9 4 2

♠	Q 10 7
♥	10 6 5 4
♦	5 2
♣	K J 7 6

NS 3♥; NS 2N; NS 2♠; NS 2♦; NS 1♣;
Par +140: NS 1♥+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	4	620		6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	11-Long-Benton
3 ♣	W	−4	200		5.00	1.00	6-Hopkins-Giordano	12-Nash-Kennedy
1 NT	N	3	150		3.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Ream	9-Atteberry-Blanchard
3 ♣	W	−3	150		3.50	2.50	5-Birmingham-Jones	10-Tiernan-Howard
2 ♥	N	2	110		2.00	4.00	4-McCarron-Falconer	8-Leeper-Orock
2 ♦	N	2	90		1.00	5.00	3-Bennett-Stahlecker	15-Cassidy-Resz
3 ♦	N	−2		200	0.00	6.00	7-Eads-Williams	14-Creswell-Fields