Tuesday Afternoon Pairs Tuesday Aft Session September 29, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   10.0      Section T
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   47.50    9.50  B        2/3                           0.53(SB) Ellen Dutcher - Connie Cruce
  3   47.50    9.50  C        2/3                           0.53(SB) Cynthia Benton - Randy Eads
  4   52.50   10.50  C   2     1     1     2                1.43(OA) Patsy Walters - Kay Jones
  5   42.50    8.50  C                                               Melba Clark - Joyce Anderson
  6   60.00   12.00  A   1                 1                1.90(OA) Margot Hirsch - Bruce Mann

NO GAMES October 1-2 - Denton sectional

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	A Q 6 4
♥	Q 2
♦	A 10 3 2
♣	9 6 4

♠	7 5 2
♥	K J 8 7 6 5
♦	7 6 5
♣	7

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 10 3
♥	A 10
♦	J
♣	K Q J 10 8 3

♠	9 8
♥	9 4 3
♦	K Q 9 8 4
♣	A 5 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♣	E	4		130	1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	1-Dutcher-Cruce
2 ♥	W	3		140	0.00	1.00	5-Clark-Anderson	3-Benton-Eads

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 7 5
♥	K 6 5 3 2
♦	A 3 2
♣	9 5

♠	8 6 4
♥	A J 9 8
♦	K Q
♣	10 8 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q J 9 3 2
♥	10 7
♦	9 7 6
♣	A K

♠	10
♥	Q 4
♦	J 10 8 5 4
♣	Q J 7 6 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	E	4		170	1.00	0.00	5-Clark-Anderson	3-Benton-Eads
4 ♠	E	4		420	0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	1-Dutcher-Cruce

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K J 2
♥	A K 2
♦	K Q 8 6 3
♣	5 2

♠	A 10 9 7 4
♥	J 9 6 5 3
♦	A J
♣	10

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 8 6 5
♥	8 7 4
♦	9 7 2
♣	9 7 3

♠	3
♥	Q 10
♦	10 5 4
♣	A K Q J 8 6 4

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

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-Hirsch-Mann	1-Dutcher-Cruce
3 NT	N	3	400		0.00	1.00	5-Clark-Anderson	3-Benton-Eads

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	K J 8
♥	10 5 4
♦	K J 8 2
♣	10 9 2

♠	A 4 3
♥	K 9 7
♦	7 6 4
♣	J 6 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 9 7 6 5 2
♥	Q J 6 2
♦	—
♣	A 8

♠	—
♥	A 8 3
♦	A Q 10 9 5 3
♣	K Q 7 4

EW 4♠; NS 4♦; NS 2N; NS 1♣;
Par −200: NS 5♦×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	S	5	600		0.50	0.50	5-Clark-Anderson	3-Benton-Eads
5 ♦	S	5	600		0.50	0.50	6-Hirsch-Mann	1-Dutcher-Cruce

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 9
♥	Q J 3
♦	K Q 10
♣	Q J 6 5 3

♠	K Q J 7 5 3
♥	K 9
♦	7 3
♣	10 8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	2
♥	10 8 7 6
♦	A 9 8 6 4
♣	A 7 4

♠	10 8 6 4
♥	A 5 4 2
♦	J 5 2
♣	K 9

NS 2N; NS 2♥; NS 2♣; EW 1♠;
Par +120: NS 2N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	N	3	150		0.50	0.50	5-Clark-Anderson	3-Benton-Eads
1 NT	N	3	150		0.50	0.50	6-Hirsch-Mann	1-Dutcher-Cruce

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 9 7 4
♥	6 5
♦	A 6 5 4
♣	10 7

♠	J 10 6 3
♥	Q 8 2
♦	10 9 3
♣	J 8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	2
♥	A K J 10
♦	K J 8 2
♣	A K Q 5

♠	K 8 5
♥	9 7 4 3
♦	Q 7
♣	9 4 3 2

EW 4♥; W 3N; EW 3♣; E 1N; EW 2♦; NS 1♠;
Par −500: NS 4♠×−3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	W	3		150	1.00	0.00	1-Dutcher-Cruce	5-Clark-Anderson
3 NT	W	3		600	0.00	1.00	4-Walters-Jones	3-Benton-Eads

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 5 4 3
♥	J 4
♦	A K Q 3
♣	J 4 2

♠	Q 9 8 7 6
♥	A K 7 5 3
♦	—
♣	A 9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 2
♥	10 8 6 2
♦	9 8 6 5 4
♣	K

♠	10
♥	Q 9
♦	J 10 7 2
♣	Q 10 8 7 6 5

EW 7♥; EW 5♠; EW 3N; EW 2♦; NS 1♣;
Par −2210: EW 7♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	W	5		200	0.50	0.50	1-Dutcher-Cruce	5-Clark-Anderson
3 ♠	W	5		200	0.50	0.50	4-Walters-Jones	3-Benton-Eads

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	K 8
♥	J 6 5 4
♦	10 8
♣	Q J 9 7 2

♠	6 3
♥	Q 3
♦	Q 6 5
♣	A K 8 6 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 10 4
♥	8 2
♦	A K J 4 3
♣	10 3

♠	Q 9 7 5 2
♥	A K 10 9 7
♦	9 7 2
♣	—

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥×	S	−1		100	1.00	0.00	4-Walters-Jones	3-Benton-Eads
3 ♦	E	4		130	0.00	1.00	1-Dutcher-Cruce	5-Clark-Anderson

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K J 10 9 6 5
♥	K 10 6 5
♦	A
♣	J 2

♠	7
♥	Q J 8 3
♦	7 6 5 2
♣	A K Q 8

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 8 4
♥	A 7 2
♦	Q 8
♣	9 6 4 3

♠	3 2
♥	9 4
♦	K J 10 9 4 3
♣	10 7 5

EW 3N; EW 3♥; EW 4♣; EW 1♠; EW 1♦;
Par −600: EW 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	N	−3		150	1.00	0.00	1-Dutcher-Cruce	5-Clark-Anderson
3 ♠	N	−4		200	0.00	1.00	4-Walters-Jones	3-Benton-Eads

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 2
♥	K 10 6
♦	A 8 7 5
♣	A Q 10 4

♠	K 8 7 3
♥	J 5 4
♦	K Q 10
♣	J 9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 6 5 4
♥	9 7 2
♦	4 2
♣	K 8 6 5

♠	A 10 9
♥	A Q 8 3
♦	J 9 6 3
♣	7 2

NS 3N; NS 3♥; NS 2♠; NS 3♦; S 3♣; N 2♣;
Par +600: NS 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
Pass			Pass		1.00	0.00	4-Walters-Jones	3-Benton-Eads
2 ♥	S	−1		100	0.00	1.00	1-Dutcher-Cruce	5-Clark-Anderson

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	K Q 8 7 6 2
♥	K 5 3 2
♦	10 6
♣	4

♠	A 10 4 3
♥	9 6
♦	A 8 7 5
♣	9 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	J 5
♥	Q 8 7
♦	K J 9 4 2
♣	Q 10 2

♠	9
♥	A J 10 4
♦	Q 3
♣	A K J 8 5 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	S	5	450		1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	3-Benton-Eads
3 NT	S	−2		100	0.00	1.00	5-Clark-Anderson	4-Walters-Jones

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	5
♥	Q 7 3
♦	J 9 6 5 3 2
♣	J 8 4

♠	A K 8 2
♥	8 6 4
♦	K 7
♣	Q 7 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9
♥	A 5 2
♦	A 10 8 4
♣	A 10 9 5 3

♠	Q J 10 7 6 4 3
♥	K J 10 9
♦	Q
♣	K

EW 4N; EW 5♣; EW 2♥; EW 2♦;
Par −430: EW 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♣	W	−1	50		1.00	0.00	5-Clark-Anderson	4-Walters-Jones
3 NT	W	3		400	0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	3-Benton-Eads

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	K Q 6
♥	10 3
♦	J 7 5
♣	Q 10 5 3 2

♠	8 5 4
♥	8 6 4
♦	A K 6 4
♣	K 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9 7 3 2
♥	A 7 5
♦	Q 10 9 8
♣	8

♠	A J
♥	K Q J 9 2
♦	3 2
♣	A J 9 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♣	S	3	110		1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	3-Benton-Eads
3 NT	S	−2		200	0.00	1.00	5-Clark-Anderson	4-Walters-Jones

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	K J
♥	K J 8 7 5 2
♦	7
♣	J 5 3 2

♠	Q 6 5 2
♥	Q 6
♦	A 8 5 3 2
♣	A 6

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9 8 7
♥	9 4 3
♦	K 10 9 6
♣	10 9

♠	A 4 3
♥	A 10
♦	Q J 4
♣	K Q 8 7 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	S	5	450		1.00	0.00	5-Clark-Anderson	4-Walters-Jones
4 ♥	N	4	420		0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	3-Benton-Eads

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A J 9
♥	A J 8 5
♦	7
♣	J 8 5 4 3

♠	K Q 6 5 3
♥	10 7
♦	K Q J 8
♣	K 10

N
W		E
S

♠	10 7 4 2
♥	K 9 2
♦	A 10 6 4 2
♣	7

♠	8
♥	Q 6 4 3
♦	9 5 3
♣	A Q 9 6 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	W	−2	100		1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	3-Benton-Eads
3 ♠	W	3		140	0.00	1.00	5-Clark-Anderson	4-Walters-Jones

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A J 10 3 2
♥	K Q
♦	Q 4 3
♣	J 10 3

♠	K 5
♥	10 7 6 5
♦	A J 10 7 2
♣	K 2

N
W		E
S

♠	8
♥	A J 9 2
♦	K 8 6 5
♣	8 7 6 4

♠	Q 9 7 6 4
♥	8 4 3
♦	9
♣	A Q 9 5

NS 4♠; EW 3♥; EW 4♦; NS 2♣;
Par +200: EW 5♦×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	4	420		0.50	0.50	3-Benton-Eads	1-Dutcher-Cruce
4 ♠	N	4	420		0.50	0.50	6-Hirsch-Mann	4-Walters-Jones

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	K 10
♥	Q 6 5
♦	A K 8 2
♣	K 10 9 8

♠	A 9 5 3
♥	10 3
♦	10 9 5 3
♣	A 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	8 7 6
♥	A K 9 8 7 2
♦	4
♣	J 7 3

♠	Q J 4 2
♥	J 4
♦	Q J 7 6
♣	Q 5 4

NS 3♦; EW 1♥; NS 1♣;
Par +110: NS 3♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	N	3	150		1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	4-Walters-Jones
3 ♥×	E	−1	100		0.00	1.00	3-Benton-Eads	1-Dutcher-Cruce

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K J 10 4
♥	8 4 2
♦	4 3
♣	7 4 3 2

♠	7 5
♥	J 9 6 5
♦	Q J 8 2
♣	J 9 8

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 6 2
♥	K 7 3
♦	A 9 6
♣	A Q 10

♠	Q 8 3
♥	A Q 10
♦	K 10 7 5
♣	K 6 5

E 1N; NS 1♠; EW 1♥; EW 1♦;
Par −90: E 1N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	E	−1	50		1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	4-Walters-Jones
1 NT	E	2		120	0.00	1.00	3-Benton-Eads	1-Dutcher-Cruce

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 9 3
♥	A K 7
♦	J 8 6
♣	A 9 6 5

♠	A K 5 4 2
♥	J 10 9 3
♦	4 2
♣	8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	8
♥	Q 5 2
♦	A K Q 10 7 3
♣	K Q 7

♠	J 10 7 6
♥	8 6 4
♦	9 5
♣	J 10 4 3

EW 4♥; EW 3N; EW 4♦; EW 2♠; EW 1♣;
Par −620: EW 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	E	4		130	0.50	0.50	3-Benton-Eads	1-Dutcher-Cruce
3 ♦	E	4		130	0.50	0.50	6-Hirsch-Mann	4-Walters-Jones

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K 9 5 4
♥	K 8 2
♦	Q 8 2
♣	A K

♠	7 3
♥	A J 10 3
♦	A J 4
♣	J 10 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 8 6 2
♥	Q 6
♦	K 6 5
♣	Q 8 7 6

♠	J 10
♥	9 7 5 4
♦	10 9 7 3
♣	9 4 2

EW 1N; EW 2♣; NS 1♠; W 1♥; NS 1♦;
Par −90: EW 1N=; EW 2♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♣	E	2		90	1.00	0.00	3-Benton-Eads	1-Dutcher-Cruce
2 NT	N	−2		200	0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	4-Walters-Jones

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9 4 2
♥	A K J 9
♦	J 4 2
♣	A 3 2

♠	Q 10 8 7 6 3
♥	3
♦	Q 10
♣	K 7 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A
♥	Q 10 6 5 4
♦	K 9 5 3
♣	Q 8 4

♠	K J 5
♥	8 7 2
♦	A 8 7 6
♣	J 10 9

NS 2N; EW 1♠; NS 1♥; NS 1♦; W 1♣;
Par +120: NS 2N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	E	−2	100		1.00	0.00	1-Dutcher-Cruce	4-Walters-Jones
2 ♠	W	−1	50		0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	5-Clark-Anderson

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 9 6 2
♥	Q J 9 7 3
♦	7 3
♣	K 7

♠	8 4 3
♥	10 8
♦	K 8 6 4
♣	J 10 8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K Q
♥	K 6 5 4
♦	J 9 5 2
♣	5 3

♠	J 7 5
♥	A 2
♦	A Q 10
♣	A Q 9 6 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	S	2	110		1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	5-Clark-Anderson
2 ♦	E	2		90	0.00	1.00	1-Dutcher-Cruce	4-Walters-Jones

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	6 4
♥	A 9 3
♦	K 10 7 4 3
♣	J 8 2

♠	A J 10 9 8 7 5 3
♥	Q
♦	Q 9
♣	Q 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 2
♥	J 10 8 7 6 4 2
♦	A 5
♣	6

♠	—
♥	K 5
♦	J 8 6 2
♣	A K 10 9 7 5 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	W	−1	100		1.00	0.00	1-Dutcher-Cruce	4-Walters-Jones
4 ♠	W	5		650	0.00	1.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	5-Clark-Anderson

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	—
♥	K 9 8 6 5 2
♦	J 9 7 3
♣	J 4 2

♠	9 5
♥	A 10 7 4
♦	8 4
♣	A Q 9 8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 8
♥	Q
♦	A K Q 10 5
♣	10 7 6 3

♠	A Q J 7 6 4 3 2
♥	J 3
♦	6 2
♣	K

W 6♣; W 5N; E 4N; W 5♦; E 5♣; E 4♦; W 2♥; NS 1♠; E 1♥;
Par −920: W 6♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	E	−3	150		1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	5-Clark-Anderson
4 ♣	E	5		150	0.00	1.00	1-Dutcher-Cruce	4-Walters-Jones

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 10 6 5 3
♥	6 5 4
♦	2
♣	A Q 7 6

♠	Q 9 7
♥	Q 9 8 3
♦	A 6 3
♣	10 9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 2
♥	A K J 10 7 2
♦	Q J 7
♣	J 2

♠	A 8 4
♥	—
♦	K 10 9 8 5 4
♣	K 8 5 4

NS 5♠; NS 5♣; NS 4♦; EW 2♥; EW 1N;
Par +450: NS 4♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♥	E	−3	300		1.00	0.00	6-Hirsch-Mann	5-Clark-Anderson
4 ♥	E	−1	100		0.00	1.00	1-Dutcher-Cruce	4-Walters-Jones