Tuesday Afternoon Pairs Tuesday Aft Session August 12, 2025
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   25.0      Section T
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   52.00   26.00  B                                               Sandy Jacobs - Ellen Dutcher
  2   53.00   26.50  C   2     2     2     2     2          1.43(OA) Milton Birmingham - Verlyn Stahlecker
  3   50.00   25.00  C                                               Bill Strange - Don Cosby
  4   51.00   25.50  C                                               Kay Jones - Patsy Walters
  5   55.00   27.50  C   1     1     1     1     1          1.90(OA) Cynthia Benton - Michael Tiernan
  6   39.00   19.50  A                                               Bruce Mann - Margot Hirsch

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

EW 4; EW 2N; EW 2; EW 1; EW 1;
Par −130: EW 1+3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTE−1501.001.004-Jones-Walters2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
2 E−1501.001.005-Benton-Tiernan3-Strange-Cosby
2 E−1501.001.006-Mann-Hirsch1-Jacobs-Dutcher

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

EW 1N; EW 2; NS 1; EW 1; EW 1;
Par −90: EW 1N=; EW 2=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 S31402.000.006-Mann-Hirsch1-Jacobs-Dutcher
2 S−11001.001.005-Benton-Tiernan3-Strange-Cosby
2 N−22000.002.004-Jones-Walters2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

NS 2; NS 2; EW 1N; EW 2; EW 2;
Par +110: NS 2=; NS 2=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 S31401.001.004-Jones-Walters2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 S31401.001.005-Benton-Tiernan3-Strange-Cosby
2 S31401.001.006-Mann-Hirsch1-Jacobs-Dutcher

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

NS 5; NS 5; EW 3; NS 1N;
Par +650: NS 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N56501.500.505-Benton-Tiernan3-Strange-Cosby
4 N56501.500.506-Mann-Hirsch1-Jacobs-Dutcher
4 S46200.002.004-Jones-Walters2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

NS 2; EW 2; EW 1N; EW 2; NS 2;
Par +100: EW 2N×−1; EW 3×−1; EW 3×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N21102.000.005-Benton-Tiernan3-Strange-Cosby
3 N−11001.001.004-Jones-Walters2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 ×E35300.002.006-Mann-Hirsch1-Jacobs-Dutcher

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

E 7N; E 7; EW 7; W 6N; W 6; E 6; EW 4; W 5;
Par −2220: E 7N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 E56502.000.001-Jacobs-Dutcher5-Benton-Tiernan
3 NTE77201.001.006-Mann-Hirsch2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
6 E614300.002.004-Jones-Walters3-Strange-Cosby

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

EW 2N; EW 2; EW 3; EW 2;
Par −120: EW 1N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−22002.000.001-Jacobs-Dutcher5-Benton-Tiernan
4 E46201.001.004-Jones-Walters3-Strange-Cosby
3 NTW46300.002.006-Mann-Hirsch2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 W54501.500.501-Jacobs-Dutcher5-Benton-Tiernan
4 W54501.500.504-Jones-Walters3-Strange-Cosby
3 NTE54600.002.006-Mann-Hirsch2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

EW 5; EW 3; EW 3; EW 1N; NS 2;
Par −650: EW 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N2902.000.004-Jones-Walters3-Strange-Cosby
4 N−1501.001.001-Jacobs-Dutcher5-Benton-Tiernan
3 ×E49300.002.006-Mann-Hirsch2-Birmingham-Stahlecker

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

EW 2; NS 2; NS 1N; E 1; EW 1;
Par −110: EW 2=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 N21102.000.004-Jones-Walters3-Strange-Cosby
2 W21101.001.006-Mann-Hirsch2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 N−22000.002.001-Jacobs-Dutcher5-Benton-Tiernan

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

NS 3N; NS 3; NS 4; NS 2; NS 3;
Par +400: NS 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 W−42002.000.005-Benton-Tiernan4-Jones-Walters
2 S21100.501.502-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Jacobs-Dutcher
2 S21100.501.506-Mann-Hirsch3-Strange-Cosby

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

EW 4; EW 4; EW 1N; EW 2; EW 1;
Par −420: EW 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E44201.500.502-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Jacobs-Dutcher
4 E44201.500.506-Mann-Hirsch3-Strange-Cosby
4 E54500.002.005-Benton-Tiernan4-Jones-Walters

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

EW 7; EW 5; EW 4N; EW 5; EW 4;
Par −2210: EW 7=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E77102.000.005-Benton-Tiernan4-Jones-Walters
6 E614300.501.502-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Jacobs-Dutcher
6 E614300.501.506-Mann-Hirsch3-Strange-Cosby

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

NS 6; NS 4N; NS 5; NS 4; NS 1;
Par +980: NS 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS64902.000.005-Benton-Tiernan4-Jones-Walters
4 S64801.001.006-Mann-Hirsch3-Strange-Cosby
5 NTS−1500.002.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Jacobs-Dutcher

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

NS 6; NS 5; EW 1; EW 1;
Par +1100: EW 6×−5

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 S66202.000.006-Mann-Hirsch3-Strange-Cosby
2 N61701.001.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker1-Jacobs-Dutcher
4 ×W−11000.002.005-Benton-Tiernan4-Jones-Walters

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

EW 3N; EW 4; EW 2; E 3; W 2; EW 1;
Par −600: EW 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 NTE−33002.000.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Benton-Tiernan
3 NTW−11001.001.003-Strange-Cosby1-Jacobs-Dutcher
1 E21100.002.006-Mann-Hirsch4-Jones-Walters

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

EW 3; NS 2; NS 3; NS 1N; EW 1;
Par −100: NS 4×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 E−1501.500.503-Strange-Cosby1-Jacobs-Dutcher
3 E−1501.500.506-Mann-Hirsch4-Jones-Walters
4 ×N−11000.002.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Benton-Tiernan

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

NS 4; NS 1N; NS 1; NS 1; NS 1;
Par +130: NS 1+3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 W−31502.000.003-Strange-Cosby1-Jacobs-Dutcher
3 S−11001.001.006-Mann-Hirsch4-Jones-Walters
2 ×E24700.002.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Benton-Tiernan

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

EW 3; EW 3; EW 1N; EW 1; EW 1;
Par −110: EW 1+2; EW 1+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−33002.000.002-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Benton-Tiernan
2 NTE−11001.001.006-Mann-Hirsch4-Jones-Walters
3 NTE36000.002.003-Strange-Cosby1-Jacobs-Dutcher

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

NS 3; EW 4; NS 3; EW 1N; NS 1;
Par −130: EW 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 W41301.500.502-Birmingham-Stahlecker5-Benton-Tiernan
4 W41301.500.503-Strange-Cosby1-Jacobs-Dutcher
3 NTE46300.002.006-Mann-Hirsch4-Jones-Walters

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

NS 6; NS 5N; NS 5; N 4; NS 5; S 3;
Par +1370: NS 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN56602.000.003-Strange-Cosby2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 NTN46300.501.501-Jacobs-Dutcher4-Jones-Walters
3 NTN46300.501.506-Mann-Hirsch5-Benton-Tiernan

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

EW 5; EW 5; EW 4; NS 2;
Par −650: EW 5=; EW 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ×N−35002.000.001-Jacobs-Dutcher4-Jones-Walters
4 W46200.501.503-Strange-Cosby2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
4 W46200.501.506-Mann-Hirsch5-Benton-Tiernan

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

N 6N; N 6; S 5; N 3; NS 4; S 2N; S 2; NS 2;
Par +1440: N 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN66902.000.003-Strange-Cosby2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
3 NTS46301.001.001-Jacobs-Dutcher4-Jones-Walters
3 N61700.002.006-Mann-Hirsch5-Benton-Tiernan

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

NS 3; EW 1N;
Par +110: NS 3=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTW1901.001.001-Jacobs-Dutcher4-Jones-Walters
1 NTW1901.001.003-Strange-Cosby2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
1 NTW1901.001.006-Mann-Hirsch5-Benton-Tiernan

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

NS 6N; NS 6; NS 6; N 3; NS 4; S 2;
Par +990: NS 6N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 NTN69902.000.003-Strange-Cosby2-Birmingham-Stahlecker
6 S69801.001.006-Mann-Hirsch5-Benton-Tiernan
3 S51500.002.001-Jacobs-Dutcher4-Jones-Walters