Tuesday Afternoon Pairs Tuesday Aft Session December 30, 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   53.00   26.50  C         2     2           2          1.14(OB) Verlyn Stahlecker - Milton Birmingham
  2   52.00   26.00  C                                               Lynn Long - Cynthia Benton
  3   48.00   24.00  B                                               Connie Cruce - Ellen Dutcher
  4   60.00   30.00  A   1                 1                1.90(OA) Bruce Mann - Margot Hirsch
  5   55.00   27.50  C   2     1     1     2     1          1.52(OB) David Branch - Mike Frederick
  6   32.00   16.00  C                                               Kay Jones - Patsy Walters

No game New Year's Day

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

NS 5N; S 5; N 4; NS 3; NS 3; EW 1;
Par +460: NS 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN54602.000.006-Jones-Walters1-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 N54501.001.005-Branch-Frederick3-Cruce-Dutcher
4 N44200.002.004-Mann-Hirsch2-Long-Benton

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

NS 5N; NS 5; NS 4; NS 4; NS 2;
Par +660: NS 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S66802.000.004-Mann-Hirsch2-Long-Benton
3 NTN56601.001.006-Jones-Walters1-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 S56500.002.005-Branch-Frederick3-Cruce-Dutcher

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

NS 3; NS 2N; W 2; W 2; EW 1; E 1; E 1;
Par +140: NS 2+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 W−22002.000.004-Mann-Hirsch2-Long-Benton
3 N31401.001.006-Jones-Walters1-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 N−1500.002.005-Branch-Frederick3-Cruce-Dutcher

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

NS 3; NS 2N; NS 2; EW 1; NS 1;
Par +140: NS 1+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E−44002.000.005-Branch-Frederick3-Cruce-Dutcher
2 S31401.001.004-Mann-Hirsch2-Long-Benton
4 S−11000.002.006-Jones-Walters1-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

W 4N; W 4; E 3N; E 3; W 4; E 3; W 2; W 1; E 1;
Par −430: W 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTN−11002.000.004-Mann-Hirsch2-Long-Benton
1 NTN−22001.001.005-Branch-Frederick3-Cruce-Dutcher
4 N−55000.002.006-Jones-Walters1-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

NS 2N; NS 2; NS 3; NS 2; NS 1;
Par +120: NS 1N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN34002.000.004-Mann-Hirsch3-Cruce-Dutcher
2 N31101.001.001-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Branch-Frederick
1 NTN1900.002.006-Jones-Walters2-Long-Benton

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

S 5N; NS 5; N 4N; S 3; S 4; N 2; N 3; NS 3;
Par +660: S 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S66802.000.004-Mann-Hirsch3-Cruce-Dutcher
4 S46201.001.001-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Branch-Frederick
2 S31400.002.006-Jones-Walters2-Long-Benton

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

NS 4; NS 3N; NS 2; N 2; S 1; NS 1;
Par +420: NS 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S54501.500.504-Mann-Hirsch3-Cruce-Dutcher
4 N54501.500.506-Jones-Walters2-Long-Benton
4 S−1500.002.001-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Branch-Frederick

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

NS 3; EW 2; NS 1N; EW 2; EW 1;
Par +140: NS 3=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N44202.000.004-Mann-Hirsch3-Cruce-Dutcher
4 N−1500.501.501-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Branch-Frederick
4 N−1500.501.506-Jones-Walters2-Long-Benton

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 W41301.500.501-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Branch-Frederick
3 W41301.500.504-Mann-Hirsch3-Cruce-Dutcher
3 ×S−25000.002.006-Jones-Walters2-Long-Benton

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

NS 7N; NS 7; NS 7; NS 3; EW 1;
Par +1520: NS 7N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S64802.000.002-Long-Benton1-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 S54501.001.006-Jones-Walters3-Cruce-Dutcher
4 S44200.002.005-Branch-Frederick4-Mann-Hirsch

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

EW 5; NS 3; EW 3; EW 1N; NS 2;
Par −450: EW 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 N−33002.000.006-Jones-Walters3-Cruce-Dutcher
4 E54501.001.005-Branch-Frederick4-Mann-Hirsch
4 ×E56900.002.002-Long-Benton1-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

EW 6; EW 4N; EW 4; NS 1; NS 1;
Par −1430: EW 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E46201.001.002-Long-Benton1-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 E46201.001.005-Branch-Frederick4-Mann-Hirsch
4 E46201.001.006-Jones-Walters3-Cruce-Dutcher

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

EW 4N; EW 5; EW 5; EW 3; EW 1;
Par −430: EW 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE44302.000.005-Branch-Frederick4-Mann-Hirsch
3 NTE54600.501.502-Long-Benton1-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NTE54600.501.506-Jones-Walters3-Cruce-Dutcher

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

EW 6; EW 5; EW 4; NS 2;
Par −980: EW 6=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E54501.500.502-Long-Benton1-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 E54501.500.505-Branch-Frederick4-Mann-Hirsch
4 E64800.002.006-Jones-Walters3-Cruce-Dutcher

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

EW 3; EW 2; NS 1; EW 1;
Par −140: EW 2+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E−11002.000.003-Cruce-Dutcher1-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 E46200.501.502-Long-Benton5-Branch-Frederick
4 E46200.501.506-Jones-Walters4-Mann-Hirsch

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

EW 5; EW 4N; EW 2;
Par −450: EW 4+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 E54501.001.002-Long-Benton5-Branch-Frederick
4 E54501.001.003-Cruce-Dutcher1-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 E54501.001.006-Jones-Walters4-Mann-Hirsch

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

S 5; N 4; S 3N; S 4; N 3; EW 1; EW 1;
Par +650: S 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 N46202.000.002-Long-Benton5-Branch-Frederick
3 E−31501.001.003-Cruce-Dutcher1-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 N31400.002.006-Jones-Walters4-Mann-Hirsch

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

NS 2; EW 2; NS 3; NS 1N;
Par +110: NS 2=; NS 3=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 S−1502.000.006-Jones-Walters4-Mann-Hirsch
2 NTS−21000.501.502-Long-Benton5-Branch-Frederick
4 S−21000.501.503-Cruce-Dutcher1-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

NS 4; NS 2N; NS 2; S 2; N 1; NS 1;
Par +620: NS 4=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 W−22002.000.002-Long-Benton5-Branch-Frederick
2 N31401.001.003-Cruce-Dutcher1-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 S−22000.002.006-Jones-Walters4-Mann-Hirsch

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

NS 4; EW 3; EW 3; NS 1N; EW 1;
Par +300: EW 5×−2; EW 5×−2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ×S47902.000.006-Jones-Walters5-Branch-Frederick
4 E44200.501.501-Stahlecker-Birmingham4-Mann-Hirsch
4 E44200.501.503-Cruce-Dutcher2-Long-Benton

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

EW 3N; EW 5; EW 2; NS 1; EW 1;
Par −600: EW 5=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 E−11002.000.003-Cruce-Dutcher2-Long-Benton
2 E41301.001.001-Stahlecker-Birmingham4-Mann-Hirsch
5 E56000.002.006-Jones-Walters5-Branch-Frederick

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

NS 5N; S 5; NS 3; NS 3; N 4; NS 2;
Par +660: NS 3N+2

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS46302.000.001-Stahlecker-Birmingham4-Mann-Hirsch
2 N31401.001.003-Cruce-Dutcher2-Long-Benton
3 N41300.002.006-Jones-Walters5-Branch-Frederick

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

E 5; EW 3; NS 4; W 4; EW 2;
Par −100: NS 5×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ×S45102.000.001-Stahlecker-Birmingham4-Mann-Hirsch
3 S41301.001.003-Cruce-Dutcher2-Long-Benton
4 S−1500.002.006-Jones-Walters5-Branch-Frederick

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
PassPass1.500.501-Stahlecker-Birmingham4-Mann-Hirsch
PassPass1.500.503-Cruce-Dutcher2-Long-Benton
2 S−1500.002.006-Jones-Walters5-Branch-Frederick