Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session June 11, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   10.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score Qualify     Sectn Rank  O/All Rank    MPs
                      A   B       A     B     A     B
  1   45.00    9.00           A                                   David Branch - Gary Neisler
  3   57.50   11.50   Q   Q   B                                   Michael Tiernan - Mike Frederick
  4   62.50   12.50   Q   Q   B   1     1     1          2.44R/B  Verlyn Stahlecker - Milton Birmingham
  5   25.00    5.00       Q   B                                   Randy Eads - Cynthia Benton
  6   60.00   12.00   Q       A   2           2          1.83R/B  Bill Ream - Linda Spangler

ADBC sectional held at FW studio coming June 25-27:
https://web2.acbl.org/Tournaments/Ads/2026/06/2606353.pdf

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	5 3 2
♥	A 10 3
♦	A Q 2
♣	K 8 4 3

♠	K Q 10 7 6
♥	Q 9 5
♦	9 8 7 3
♣	5

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8 4
♥	8 7 6
♦	K J 4
♣	A Q 6 2

♠	A 9
♥	K J 4 2
♦	10 6 5
♣	J 10 9 7

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	N	−1		50	0.50	0.50	5-Eads-Benton	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 ♥	S	−1		50	0.50	0.50	6-Ream-Spangler	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	5
♥	A K 8 7 4
♦	Q 10 8
♣	A K 9 8

♠	10 8 6 4 3 2
♥	10 2
♦	9 7
♣	Q 7 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 9
♥	9 3
♦	K J 5 4
♣	J 10 5 2

♠	A J 7
♥	Q J 6 5
♦	A 6 3 2
♣	6 4

NS 6♥; NS 5N; NS 5♦; NS 4♣; NS 2♠;
Par +1430: NS 6♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♥	N	6	680		1.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	3-Tiernan-Frederick
4 ♥	N	5	650		0.00	1.00	6-Ream-Spangler	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K Q 10 3
♥	A 4
♦	A 9 7
♣	9 5 4

♠	J 8 4
♥	Q 9 7 5
♦	Q 5
♣	K J 10 8

N
W		E
S

♠	9 6 5 2
♥	K 6 3
♦	4 3
♣	A 7 6 3

♠	7
♥	J 10 8 2
♦	K J 10 8 6 2
♣	Q 2

NS 5♠; NS 3N; NS 5♦; NS 1♥; EW 1♣;
Par +450: NS 4♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	430		1.00	0.00	6-Ream-Spangler	1-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	N	3	400		0.00	1.00	5-Eads-Benton	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 10 3
♥	J 10 9 8
♦	4 2
♣	9 5 3 2

♠	Q 9 8 7
♥	K 7 4
♦	K 9 6 5
♣	A 6

N
W		E
S

♠	J 6 5 2
♥	A 3 2
♦	Q J 8
♣	K J 8

♠	K 4
♥	Q 6 5
♦	A 10 7 3
♣	Q 10 7 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−1	100		1.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 ♠	E	3		140	0.00	1.00	6-Ream-Spangler	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 7 4
♥	A 9 8 2
♦	J 7 4 2
♣	Q 9

♠	J 5
♥	K Q 7 5
♦	9 5
♣	A K J 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 9 3 2
♥	J 10
♦	A Q 10 6
♣	8 3

♠	10 8 6
♥	6 4 3
♦	K 8 3
♣	10 7 4 2

EW 4N; EW 4♠; EW 3♥; EW 3♦; EW 3♣;
Par −430: EW 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	3		400	0.50	0.50	5-Eads-Benton	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NT	W	3		400	0.50	0.50	6-Ream-Spangler	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 8 7 5 3
♥	2
♦	A J 7 3
♣	A 5 3

♠	J 10 6 4
♥	K Q J 10 8 3
♦	5
♣	K 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K
♥	A 9 7 5
♦	Q 10 8 2
♣	J 8 7 6

♠	Q 9 2
♥	6 4
♦	K 9 6 4
♣	Q 10 9 2

EW 3♥; NS 2♠; NS 3♦; EW 1N; NS 2♣;
Par −100: NS 3♠×−1; NS 4♦×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	−1		50	0.50	0.50	1-Branch-Neisler	5-Eads-Benton
3 ♠	N	−1		50	0.50	0.50	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	7
♥	K J 6 4
♦	A J 6 4 2
♣	Q 6 4

♠	10 4 3 2
♥	—
♦	Q 7 3
♣	A 10 9 8 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 8 6
♥	A 10 9 8 3
♦	K
♣	K J 7

♠	A K 9 5
♥	Q 7 5 2
♦	10 9 8 5
♣	2

EW 2♠; NS 2♥; NS 3♦; EW 3♣;
Par +110: NS 3♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	W	3		110	1.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	5-Eads-Benton
3 ♠	W	3		140	0.00	1.00	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	8 6 3
♥	J
♦	Q J 8 2
♣	J 6 5 3 2

♠	Q 2
♥	K Q 10 9 5 3
♦	10 9 6 4
♣	4

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 10 9 4
♥	7 2
♦	7 3
♣	A Q 9 8

♠	J 7 5
♥	A 8 6 4
♦	A K 5
♣	K 10 7

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	S	−1		50	1.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	5-Eads-Benton
3 ♣×	N	−2		300	0.00	1.00	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 8 5
♥	K
♦	A K 10 4 2
♣	A J 4 2

♠	Q J 3
♥	A 6
♦	7 6
♣	K Q 10 8 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A
♥	Q J 7 5 4 3
♦	Q J 9 5
♣	9 3

♠	10 9 7 6 4 2
♥	10 9 8 2
♦	8 3
♣	6

NS 3♠; EW 2N; EW 2♥; W 3♣; E 2♣;
Par +140: NS 3♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	−1		50	1.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	5-Eads-Benton
4 ♠	S	−3		150	0.00	1.00	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	K J 6
♥	A K 7 6
♦	4
♣	K Q 4 3 2

♠	10 2
♥	8 5 3 2
♦	J 9 7 3 2
♣	9 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 9 8 7 5 4 3
♥	Q J 10
♦	5
♣	A

♠	—
♥	9 4
♦	A K Q 10 8 6
♣	J 10 8 7 5

NS 6♣; N 4N; NS 3♥; NS 4♦; EW 2♠;
Par +1100: EW 6♠×−4

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♣×	N	6	1540		1.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	5-Eads-Benton
5 ♦×	S	−1		200	0.00	1.00	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	A Q 10 3
♥	K 5 3
♦	A K Q J
♣	Q J

♠	6 2
♥	Q 10 7 2
♦	9 5 4
♣	10 5 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 7 5
♥	J 8 6 4
♦	10
♣	K 9 8 7

♠	J 9 4
♥	A 9
♦	8 7 6 3 2
♣	A 6 4

NS 6N; NS 6♠; NS 6♦; NS 1♥; NS 1♣;
Par +990: NS 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	6	490		0.50	0.50	5-Eads-Benton	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NT	N	6	490		0.50	0.50	6-Ream-Spangler	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9 4 2
♥	Q 9 8 7 3
♦	6 4
♣	Q J 5

♠	Q 6 3
♥	K
♦	K 9 8 7 2
♣	A 8 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 5
♥	A J 5 4
♦	Q 10
♣	K 10 6 3

♠	A K 8 7
♥	10 6 2
♦	A J 5 3
♣	9 7

EW 2N; EW 2♠; EW 3♦; EW 3♣; EW 1♥;
Par −120: EW 1N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−1	50		1.00	0.00	6-Ream-Spangler	3-Tiernan-Frederick
2 ♣	W	3		110	0.00	1.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	—
♥	K J 10 9 8 5 2
♦	J
♣	Q J 7 3 2

♠	K 9 3 2
♥	A Q
♦	A Q 9 7
♣	A K 10

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 8 7 5
♥	7 6 3
♦	K 10 5 2
♣	5

♠	A Q 6 4
♥	4
♦	8 6 4 3
♣	9 8 6 4

EW 5♠; EW 4N; W 5♦; E 4♦; NS 1♥; NS 1♣;
Par −650: EW 4♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	5		650	1.00	0.00	6-Ream-Spangler	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NT	W	6		690	0.00	1.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	J 8 7 6 3 2
♥	5
♦	A 10 7 6 4
♣	7

♠	10
♥	A K Q 9 7 6 4
♦	J
♣	J 8 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A K Q
♥	J 8 3
♦	8 5
♣	A K Q 9 2

♠	9 5 4
♥	10 2
♦	K Q 9 3 2
♣	10 5 3

EW 6♥; EW 6♣; EW 2N; NS 2♠; NS 2♦;
Par −800: NS 6♠×−4

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	6		480	1.00	0.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham
6 ♥	W	6		980	0.00	1.00	6-Ream-Spangler	3-Tiernan-Frederick

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K Q
♥	A K 8 6 3
♦	K Q 5 4
♣	5 4

♠	J 10 9 7 2
♥	7 5 4
♦	A J 10
♣	10 8

N
W		E
S

♠	8 5 4
♥	Q 10 9
♦	9 8 7 6
♣	Q J 7

♠	A 6 3
♥	J 2
♦	3 2
♣	A K 9 6 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	5	660		1.00	0.00	6-Ream-Spangler	3-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NT	S	4	630		0.00	1.00	5-Eads-Benton	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K J 6
♥	Q 10 3 2
♦	A 8 5
♣	J 3

♠	10 9 5 2
♥	A J 8 7 6
♦	K
♣	A 8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	8 4 3
♥	9
♦	Q 10 9 7 3
♣	10 9 7 4

♠	Q 7
♥	K 5 4
♦	J 6 4 2
♣	K Q 6 5

NS 4N; NS 4♥; NS 2♠; NS 2♦; NS 2♣;
Par +430: NS 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	4	430		1.00	0.00	3-Tiernan-Frederick	1-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	N	3	400		0.00	1.00	6-Ream-Spangler	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	8 7 4 2
♥	Q 8 7 2
♦	10 8 7 6 2
♣	—

♠	K Q
♥	K 4 3
♦	K 9 5 4
♣	A Q 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10
♥	A 9 6 5
♦	A Q J
♣	9 8 5 2

♠	A 9 6 5 3
♥	J 10
♦	3
♣	K J 10 7 4

EW 3N; EW 3♥; NS 2♠; EW 3♣; EW 2♦;
Par −300: NS 4♠×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 NT×	W	−2	300		1.00	0.00	3-Tiernan-Frederick	1-Branch-Neisler
3 ♣	E	3		110	0.00	1.00	6-Ream-Spangler	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	8 5 2
♥	9 7 5
♦	A 6 4
♣	J 8 7 2

♠	Q 6
♥	K Q J 10 8 6
♦	K Q
♣	A K 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 4
♥	A 4 3
♦	9 8 7
♣	Q 10 5 4

♠	A J 10 7 3
♥	2
♦	J 10 5 3 2
♣	9 3

EW 5N; EW 5♥; EW 5♣; NS 1♠;
Par −460: EW 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	5		450	0.50	0.50	3-Tiernan-Frederick	1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥	W	5		450	0.50	0.50	6-Ream-Spangler	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 6
♥	K J 10 7 5 3
♦	6
♣	10 9 7

♠	K J 10 9 5
♥	9 4 2
♦	K 8
♣	Q J 5

N
W		E
S

♠	2
♥	Q 8 6
♦	A Q 10 4 3 2
♣	K 8 4

♠	8 7 4 3
♥	A
♦	J 9 7 5
♣	A 6 3 2

NS 2♥; EW 2♦; NS 1♠;
Par +110: NS 2♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♦	E	−2	200		1.00	0.00	6-Ream-Spangler	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham
2 NT	S	−4		200	0.00	1.00	3-Tiernan-Frederick	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	K Q J 7 3
♥	K 8
♦	A K Q 10
♣	10 4

♠	A 10 4
♥	J 6 5 4 3 2
♦	J 6
♣	Q 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8 6 2
♥	Q 10
♦	8 4 3
♣	A 8 5 3

♠	5
♥	A 9 7
♦	9 7 5 2
♣	K J 9 7 6

NS 4N; NS 4♠; NS 5♦; NS 4♣; NS 1♥;
Par +630: NS 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	N	5	150		1.00	0.00	3-Tiernan-Frederick	1-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	S	−1		100	0.00	1.00	6-Ream-Spangler	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9 8 4
♥	J 10
♦	A 10 7 4 2
♣	Q 9 3

♠	A Q 6
♥	9 6 5 2
♦	J 5
♣	8 6 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	10 7 2
♥	A K Q 7 4
♦	K 8 3
♣	A 7

♠	K J 5 3
♥	8 3
♦	Q 9 6
♣	K J 10 4

EW 4♥; EW 3N; E 2♠; W 1♠; 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	E	1		90	1.00	0.00	6-Ream-Spangler	5-Eads-Benton
1 NT	E	3		150	0.00	1.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K 10 9 7 6 5
♥	K Q 9 2
♦	—
♣	6 5

♠	8 2
♥	J 8 7 4 3
♦	10
♣	A K 10 8 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 3
♥	10 6
♦	A Q 7 6 5 3
♣	Q 7 4

♠	Q 4
♥	A 5
♦	K J 9 8 4 2
♣	J 9 2

NS 5♠; NS 1N; NS 1♥; NS 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par +450: NS 4♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦×	E	−3	800		1.00	0.00	6-Ream-Spangler	5-Eads-Benton
4 ♠	N	4	420		0.00	1.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 4
♥	A J 9 8 4 2
♦	6 2
♣	9 7 3

♠	9 8
♥	K 10 7 6 3
♦	Q J 4
♣	J 8 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 7 5
♥	Q
♦	A K 7 5
♣	A K 10 5

♠	K 10 6 3 2
♥	5
♦	10 9 8 3
♣	Q 6 2

E 4N; W 3N; EW 2♠; EW 2♥; EW 3♦; EW 3♣;
Par −630: E 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥×	W	−1	200		1.00	0.00	6-Ream-Spangler	5-Eads-Benton
2 ♥×	N	−2		500	0.00	1.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 8 5
♥	Q J 9 5
♦	K 7 5 3
♣	8 4

♠	K 9 7 6 3
♥	3 2
♦	Q 9 6 4
♣	J 10

N
W		E
S

♠	10 2
♥	A K 10 8 7 6
♦	8
♣	K 5 3 2

♠	A J 4
♥	4
♦	A J 10 2
♣	A Q 9 7 6

N 3N; NS 4♦; S 2N; NS 2♠; NS 3♣; EW 1♥;
Par +400: N 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	N	4	130		1.00	0.00	6-Ream-Spangler	5-Eads-Benton
3 ♦	N	−1		50	0.00	1.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 4 3 2
♥	8 2
♦	7 6 5
♣	9 7 5 4

♠	J 5
♥	A J 9 3
♦	Q 10 8 4
♣	10 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	8 6
♥	Q 7 6
♦	A J 3 2
♣	A K Q J

♠	A K 10 9 7
♥	K 10 5 4
♦	K 9
♣	8 3

EW 3♥; EW 4♦; EW 4♣; EW 2N; NS 2♠;
Par −130: EW 4♣=; EW 4♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	N	2	110		1.00	0.00	6-Ream-Spangler	5-Eads-Benton
2 NT	W	2		120	0.00	1.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Stahlecker-Birmingham