Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session March 12, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   25.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   67.00   33.50  B   1     1           1                1.90(OA) David Branch - Gary Neisler
  2   50.00   25.00  C         2     1                      0.24(SC) Milton Birmingham - Verlyn Stahlecker
  3   28.00   14.00  C                                               Gloria Fields - Jim Atteberry
  4   40.00   20.00  C                                               Kay Jones - Mary Dale Headrick
  5   63.00   31.50  A   2                 2                1.43(OA) Steve Shirey - Cynthia Benton
  6   52.00   26.00  A                                               Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul
♠J 10 9 4
♥9 2
♦Q J 9 8 2
♣A 9
♠A Q 2
♥J 7 5 4
♦7 6 4
♣K 6 2
N
WE
S
♠K 8 5
♥A Q 6 3
♦A 10
♣Q J 5 3
♠7 6 3
♥K 10 8
♦K 5 3
♣10 8 7 4

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE34002.000.005-Shirey-Benton3-Fields-Atteberry
4 ♥E44200.501.504-Jones-Headrick2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 ♠E44200.501.506-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠A J 8 6
♥J 5
♦10 9 2
♣Q 8 4 3
♠10 3
♥A Q 10 9 4
♦A Q 8 4
♣A J
N
WE
S
♠K Q 9 7 4
♥7 2
♦J 6 5
♣9 7 5
♠5 2
♥K 8 6 3
♦K 7 3
♣K 10 6 2

EW 4♠; EW 4♦; EW 2N; EW 2♥;
Par −420: EW 4♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−1502.000.005-Shirey-Benton3-Fields-Atteberry
3 ♦W31101.001.004-Jones-Headrick2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 ♠W31400.002.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul
♠A 8
♥K Q 8 3
♦Q J 9
♣6 5 4 3
♠Q 5 4 3
♥A J 9 6
♦A K
♣K Q 2
N
WE
S
♠10 7
♥10 7
♦10 6 5 3 2
♣J 9 8 7
♠K J 9 6 2
♥5 4 2
♦8 7 4
♣A 10

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♣W−22002.000.005-Shirey-Benton3-Fields-Atteberry
1 ♠S1801.001.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
2 NTW21200.002.004-Jones-Headrick2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul
♠A J 7 6 2
♥K
♦K J 6 4
♣8 5 3
♠10 4
♥A J 10 8
♦A Q 9 8
♣Q 10 6
N
WE
S
♠Q 9 5
♥9 5 4 3 2
♦2
♣A J 9 7
♠K 8 3
♥Q 7 6
♦10 7 5 3
♣K 4 2

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠N21102.000.005-Shirey-Benton3-Fields-Atteberry
4 ♥W−11001.001.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
2 ♠N−11000.002.004-Jones-Headrick2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul
♠—
♥K J 10 8 6 5
♦A 9 4 3
♣K 7 6
♠K 10 5 3 2
♥A Q 7
♦8
♣A Q J 10
N
WE
S
♠A 9 8 4
♥4 3 2
♦J 10 6 2
♣8 3
♠Q J 7 6
♥9
♦K Q 7 5
♣9 5 4 2

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♥N21101.500.504-Jones-Headrick2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 ♥N21101.500.505-Shirey-Benton3-Fields-Atteberry
3 ♣W−1500.002.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul
♠10 6
♥A Q J 5 3
♦K 10 9
♣K 7 3
♠3 2
♥K 8 6 2
♦6
♣A Q 8 6 4 2
N
WE
S
♠A K J 9 8
♥10 9
♦A Q 8 5 3
♣9
♠Q 7 5 4
♥7 4
♦J 7 4 2
♣J 10 5

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠E−22001.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Shirey-Benton
4 ♠E−22001.001.004-Jones-Headrick3-Fields-Atteberry
4 ♠E−22001.001.006-Spangler-Ream2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul
♠Q 10 5
♥9 7 6 2
♦Q 8 4
♣J 8 2
♠8 7 3
♥A K 3
♦J 10 9
♣10 5 4 3
N
WE
S
♠K J 9 6 4
♥J 10 4
♦K 5
♣A 9 6
♠A 2
♥Q 8 5
♦A 7 6 3 2
♣K Q 7

EW 3N; EW 2♠; EW 2♣; EW 1♥; NS 1♦;
Par −600: EW 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTS21202.000.006-Spangler-Ream2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 ♠E31401.001.004-Jones-Headrick3-Fields-Atteberry
1 NTS−44000.002.001-Branch-Neisler5-Shirey-Benton

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul
♠9 5 4
♥A 9 8 5 3
♦Q 9 8 5
♣9
♠Q
♥K Q J 10 4
♦7 4
♣K Q 7 6 3
N
WE
S
♠A K 10 7 6 3
♥7
♦A K J
♣10 5 2
♠J 8 2
♥6 2
♦10 6 3 2
♣A J 8 4

EW 5N; EW 4♠; EW 4♥; EW 5♣; EW 3♦;
Par −460: EW 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 NTE−1502.000.004-Jones-Headrick3-Fields-Atteberry
4 ♠E44201.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Shirey-Benton
3 NTW54600.002.006-Spangler-Ream2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul
♠A K J 9
♥Q 8 7
♦K 10 9
♣Q 8 5
♠8 2
♥A 10
♦Q J 8 7 6 4
♣J 6 4
N
WE
S
♠10 7 6
♥6 5 2
♦A 3 2
♣K 10 7 2
♠Q 5 4 3
♥K J 9 4 3
♦5
♣A 9 3

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠N54502.000.001-Branch-Neisler5-Shirey-Benton
4 ♠N−1500.501.504-Jones-Headrick3-Fields-Atteberry
4 ♠N−1500.501.506-Spangler-Ream2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul
♠J 4
♥A Q 9 8 4 2
♦5
♣7 5 3 2
♠K 8 3 2
♥3
♦K Q 10 9 8 7 6 2
♣—
N
WE
S
♠A Q 10 9 6 5
♥7 6
♦A J 3
♣10 8
♠7
♥K J 10 5
♦4
♣A K Q J 9 6 4

EW 6♠; EW 6♦; NS 4♥; NS 5♣;
Par −500: NS 7♣×−2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 ♥N714602.000.006-Spangler-Ream2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
6 ♥×N−25001.001.004-Jones-Headrick3-Fields-Atteberry
5 ♠E77100.002.001-Branch-Neisler5-Shirey-Benton

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul
♠A K 10 9 6
♥K 4 3 2
♦—
♣9 8 4 2
♠J 7 3
♥A Q
♦8 3 2
♣K Q 10 6 3
N
WE
S
♠Q 5 4
♥8 6 5
♦K Q 6 5 4
♣A J
♠8 2
♥J 10 9 7
♦A J 10 9 7
♣7 5

NS 3♥; W 2N; E 1N; N 1♠; EW 1♣;
Par +100: W 3N×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♦×E−48002.000.006-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Atteberry
4 ♦E−42001.001.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler
3 ♦E−31500.002.005-Shirey-Benton4-Jones-Headrick

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul
♠J 10 7
♥A K Q 3
♦J 3
♣Q J 9 4
♠Q 8 6 5
♥4 2
♦A 10 9 5 2
♣10 6
N
WE
S
♠A 9 4 2
♥7 6 5
♦8 7 6 4
♣8 2
♠K 3
♥J 10 9 8
♦K Q
♣A K 7 5 3

NS 5♥; NS 4N; NS 5♣; EW 1♠; EW 1♦;
Par +650: NS 5♥=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ♥S56502.000.005-Shirey-Benton4-Jones-Headrick
6 ♥S−11000.501.502-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler
6 ♥S−11000.501.506-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Atteberry

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul
♠J 10 6 3
♥Q
♦Q J 10 7 5
♣Q 4 2
♠8 5 2
♥A 7 3 2
♦K 3
♣A K 10 3
N
WE
S
♠Q
♥K 10 9 6 4
♦A 8 6
♣J 9 7 5
♠A K 9 7 4
♥J 8 5
♦9 4 2
♣8 6

EW 5♥; EW 5♣; EW 2N; NS 1♠;
Par −650: EW 4♥+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥E41702.000.006-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Atteberry
4 ♠×S−25001.001.005-Shirey-Benton4-Jones-Headrick
4 ♥E46200.002.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul
♠9 8 6 2
♥J 10 4 2
♦4 2
♣J 9 3
♠Q 3
♥A 9 7 5
♦8 6 3
♣7 5 4 2
N
WE
S
♠K J 7 5 4
♥K Q 3
♦J 10
♣Q 10 6
♠A 10
♥8 6
♦A K Q 9 7 5
♣A K 8

NS 3N; NS 3♦; EW 1♠; NS 1♥; NS 1♣;
Par +400: NS 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS44302.000.006-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Atteberry
3 ♦S31101.001.005-Shirey-Benton4-Jones-Headrick
3 ♦E31100.002.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul
♠A 10 2
♥K
♦A J 10 4
♣A J 9 5 2
♠K J 7
♥9 7 6 3 2
♦8 6 5 3
♣10
N
WE
S
♠Q 6 5 3
♥A Q J 8
♦K 7 2
♣7 6
♠9 8 4
♥10 5 4
♦Q 9
♣K Q 8 4 3

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♣N51502.000.006-Spangler-Ream3-Fields-Atteberry
4 ♥×W−11001.001.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Branch-Neisler
1 NTN1900.002.005-Shirey-Benton4-Jones-Headrick

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul
♠5 2
♥Q 8 7
♦A Q 10 8
♣Q J 8 5
♠8 7 4
♥K J 5 2
♦J 9 6
♣A K 4
N
WE
S
♠Q 3
♥10 9 3
♦5 4 3
♣10 9 7 3 2
♠A K J 10 9 6
♥A 6 4
♦K 7 2
♣6

NS 6♠; NS 6♦; NS 5N; NS 3♥; NS 3♣;
Par +980: NS 6♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠S64802.000.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Shirey-Benton
4 ♠S54501.001.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Headrick
2 ♠S62300.002.003-Fields-Atteberry1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul
♠8 6 5 4 3
♥3
♦A K J 4
♣J 10 3
♠A 10
♥K 6
♦9 8 7 3
♣K Q 8 5 4
N
WE
S
♠K Q J 9 7
♥J 10 9 8 5 4
♦10 2
♣—
♠2
♥A Q 7 2
♦Q 6 5
♣A 9 7 6 2

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♦N2902.000.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Headrick
3 ♥E31401.001.003-Fields-Atteberry1-Branch-Neisler
3 NTS−31500.002.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Shirey-Benton

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠A K 10 6
♥J 7 4
♦10 8 5 4 2
♣5
♠J 3
♥9 8 5
♦Q J 9 3
♣A K J 9
N
WE
S
♠Q 9 7 5 4 2
♥A Q 6
♦K
♣Q 7 6
♠8
♥K 10 3 2
♦A 7 6
♣10 8 4 3 2

EW 1N; NS 2♦; E 2♣; W 1♣;
Par +90: NS 2♦=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠E−31502.000.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Headrick
3 ♠E−21001.001.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Shirey-Benton
4 ♠E−1500.002.003-Fields-Atteberry1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul
♠9 4
♥K Q J 9 7
♦A J 7
♣10 5 4
♠K 10 5
♥6 5 4 2
♦Q 5 3
♣9 8 6
N
WE
S
♠A Q 7 6
♥A 3
♦K 10 9 6 4
♣K Q
♠J 8 3 2
♥10 8
♦8 2
♣A J 7 3 2

EW 3♠; EW 4♦; EW 1N; NS 2♣;
Par −140: EW 3♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−33002.000.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Shirey-Benton
1 NTE−11000.501.503-Fields-Atteberry1-Branch-Neisler
2 ♠W−11000.501.506-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Headrick

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul
♠J 4 3
♥9 8 7 5
♦Q 6 2
♣9 8 7
♠A 8 2
♥10 3 2
♦A K 9 5 4
♣J 4
N
WE
S
♠7 6
♥A K 6
♦10 7 3
♣A Q 5 3 2
♠K Q 10 9 5
♥Q J 4
♦J 8
♣K 10 6

E 3♥; EW 4♦; EW 4♣; EW 2N; W 2♥; EW 1♠;
Par −140: E 1♥+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTW−22002.000.003-Fields-Atteberry1-Branch-Neisler
3 ♣E31101.001.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Headrick
3 NTW46300.002.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Shirey-Benton

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul
♠K 6 5
♥J 9 3
♦K
♣A 10 8 4 3 2
♠Q 9 4
♥Q 6 2
♦10 8 7 6 5
♣7 6
N
WE
S
♠A J 7 3 2
♥A K 8 5 4
♦A J 9
♣—
♠10 8
♥10 7
♦Q 4 3 2
♣K Q J 9 5

EW 6♠; EW 6♥; EW 5♦; EW 1N; NS 2♣;
Par −980: EW 6♥=; EW 6♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠E41702.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Headrick
3 ♥W52001.001.006-Spangler-Ream5-Shirey-Benton
5 ♣×N−25000.002.003-Fields-Atteberry2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul
♠6 5 3
♥J 7 5
♦J 9 7 2
♣J 10 4
♠Q 8 7 2
♥8 6 3
♦A 4
♣Q 9 5 2
N
WE
S
♠A K 10 9 4
♥Q
♦10 8 6 3
♣A K 6
♠J
♥A K 10 9 4 2
♦K Q 5
♣8 7 3

EW 5♠; EW 4♣; NS 2♥; EW 1N; EW 2♦;
Par −650: EW 5♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♠E41702.000.003-Fields-Atteberry2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 ♠E52001.001.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Headrick
5 ♠E56500.002.006-Spangler-Ream5-Shirey-Benton

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul
♠Q 3
♥J
♦J 7 5 2
♣K 10 8 7 5 2
♠A 2
♥A 9 7 6 3
♦K Q 10 8
♣Q 4
N
WE
S
♠J 9 8 7 6
♥10 4 2
♦4 3
♣A J 6
♠K 10 5 4
♥K Q 8 5
♦A 9 6
♣9 3

W 3♥; W 2N; E 2♥; E 1N; EW 1♠; EW 1♦;
Par −140: W 1♥+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥×W−12002.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Headrick
2 ♦N−22001.001.006-Spangler-Ream5-Shirey-Benton
3 ♦S−33000.002.003-Fields-Atteberry2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul
♠K J 9 6 3
♥A 6 5
♦A K 6 3
♣Q
♠A 5
♥Q 9 8 7 2
♦J 8
♣J 9 4 2
N
WE
S
♠Q 8 4
♥—
♦Q 10 9 2
♣A K 8 6 5 3
♠10 7 2
♥K J 10 4 3
♦7 5 4
♣10 7

W 5♣; E 4♣; W 2N; NS 2♠; E 1N; NS 1♥;
Par −400: W 5♣=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♠N31402.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Headrick
3 ♠N−1501.001.006-Spangler-Ream5-Shirey-Benton
4 ♣×E45100.002.003-Fields-Atteberry2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul
♠8 6 5 4
♥A Q 5 4
♦K 8 7
♣Q 10
♠A J
♥K 9 7
♦A 6 5 2
♣9 5 3 2
N
WE
S
♠9 3 2
♥J 6 3
♦J 4 3
♣A J 8 7
♠K Q 10 7
♥10 8 2
♦Q 10 9
♣K 6 4

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 ♥N21102.000.003-Fields-Atteberry2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 ♠S−1501.001.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Headrick
1 ♦W1700.002.006-Spangler-Ream5-Shirey-Benton