Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session March 5, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   10.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  1   57.50   11.50  B   2     1          0.35(A)  David Branch - Gary Neisler
  3   42.50    8.50  C                             Randy Eads - Cynthia Benton
  4   50.00   10.00  C         2     1    0.24(C)  Bill Strange - Verlyn Stahlecker
  5   37.50    7.50  C                             Gloria Fields - Ellen Dutcher
  6   62.50   12.50  A   1                0.50(A)  Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	A 7
♥	A K Q 10 8 2
♦	7 4
♣	9 6 3

♠	K Q 10 3 2
♥	J 4
♦	10 6 5 3
♣	10 4

N
W		E
S

♠	8 6 4
♥	9 6 5
♦	A 9 8
♣	A Q 8 5

♠	J 9 5
♥	7 3
♦	K Q J 2
♣	K J 7 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	4	420		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler
3 ♥	N	3	140		0.00	1.00	5-Fields-Dutcher	3-Eads-Benton

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10 6 4 3
♥	K 4 3
♦	J 8 3
♣	K Q 4

♠	A K Q 7 5 2
♥	Q 8 6
♦	K 2
♣	J 6

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8
♥	A J 9 5
♦	Q 10 5
♣	9 7 5 3

♠	J
♥	10 7 2
♦	A 9 7 6 4
♣	A 10 8 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	W	2		110	1.00	0.00	5-Fields-Dutcher	3-Eads-Benton
3 ♠	W	3		140	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 9 8 3
♥	A J 10 7
♦	2
♣	A K J 3

♠	—
♥	9 6 5 4 3
♦	K 10 7 6 4
♣	9 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 6 5 2
♥	K 8 2
♦	Q J 8
♣	8 7

♠	A K 7 4
♥	Q
♦	A 9 5 3
♣	Q 10 6 5

NS 6♣; NS 5♠; NS 4N; N 2♦; NS 1♥; S 1♦;
Par +920: NS 6♣=

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-Fields-Dutcher	3-Eads-Benton
4 ♠	S	−1		50	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 4
♥	A 9 7 2
♦	A 8 6 5
♣	J 10 3

♠	J 5 3
♥	J 4
♦	J 10 9 2
♣	K 8 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10 6
♥	K Q 10 8 3
♦	K 4
♣	A Q 4

♠	K 9 8 7 2
♥	6 5
♦	Q 7 3
♣	9 5 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	E	3		140	1.00	0.00	5-Fields-Dutcher	3-Eads-Benton
1 NT	N	−2		200	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9 5 4 3
♥	K J 10 4
♦	A K 4
♣	10 6

♠	8 6
♥	A 7 6 5 2
♦	9 7
♣	Q 9 8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 7
♥	Q 9 8
♦	Q J 3
♣	A K J 7 4

♠	A K J 10 2
♥	3
♦	10 8 6 5 2
♣	5 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	N	4	170		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	1-Branch-Neisler
2 ♥	E	2		110	0.00	1.00	5-Fields-Dutcher	3-Eads-Benton

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	4 2
♥	10 7 5
♦	K 7 6
♣	A K 10 7 5

♠	8 7 5
♥	A Q 9 8
♦	A Q 8
♣	Q 9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A K Q J 10 3
♥	J 3
♦	10 9 3
♣	J 4

♠	9 6
♥	K 6 4 2
♦	J 5 4 2
♣	8 6 2

EW 5♠; EW 4N; W 4♥; E 3♥; EW 3♦; EW 2♣;
Par −650: EW 4♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−2	200		1.00	0.00	4-Strange-Stahlecker	3-Eads-Benton
4 ♠	E	4		620	0.00	1.00	1-Branch-Neisler	5-Fields-Dutcher

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K Q J 9 5
♥	J 7 6 4
♦	8 6 3
♣	6

♠	A 8 4
♥	A 8 3
♦	K Q 9
♣	Q 4 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	6 2
♥	10 2
♦	J 10 7 5 2
♣	K J 7 5

♠	10 7 3
♥	K Q 9 5
♦	A 4
♣	A 10 9 8

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT×	W	−3	800		1.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	5-Fields-Dutcher
3 ♠	N	3	140		0.00	1.00	4-Strange-Stahlecker	3-Eads-Benton

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	9 7 5 4
♥	Q J 8 4
♦	A K Q
♣	A 8

♠	K 10
♥	2
♦	10 9 8 6 4 3
♣	10 4 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 3
♥	K 9 5 3
♦	7 5
♣	Q 7 6 5

♠	J 8 6 2
♥	A 10 7 6
♦	J 2
♣	K J 9

NS 4N; NS 4♠; NS 4♥; NS 1♦; NS 1♣;
Par +430: NS 3N+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	1-Branch-Neisler	5-Fields-Dutcher
4 ♥	N	4	420		0.50	0.50	4-Strange-Stahlecker	3-Eads-Benton

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 9 7 6 3
♥	10 7 5 4
♦	9
♣	K 5 4

♠	Q J 5
♥	A 6 2
♦	A Q J 8 5
♣	9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 8
♥	8 3
♦	K 10 3 2
♣	10 8 6 2

♠	4 2
♥	K Q J 9
♦	7 6 4
♣	A Q J 3

EW 3N; EW 4♦; NS 2♥; NS 1♠;
Par −300: NS 4♥×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	S	3	140		1.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	5-Fields-Dutcher
3 ♦	W	4		130	0.00	1.00	4-Strange-Stahlecker	3-Eads-Benton

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 7 3
♥	A K Q 8 6 2
♦	3
♣	K J 10

♠	A K 10 6 5
♥	4
♦	9 7 6 4
♣	Q 9 8

N
W		E
S

♠	J 2
♥	9 7 5
♦	A K 8
♣	A 5 4 3 2

♠	9 8 4
♥	J 10 3
♦	Q J 10 5 2
♣	7 6

EW 2♠; NS 2♥; EW 3♣; NS 1N; EW 2♦;
Par −110: EW 2♠=; EW 3♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	E	−2	200		1.00	0.00	1-Branch-Neisler	5-Fields-Dutcher
3 ♥	N	−1		100	0.00	1.00	4-Strange-Stahlecker	3-Eads-Benton

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	J 10 8 5 2
♥	7
♦	Q 4 3 2
♣	K J 5

♠	A K 9 3
♥	A 6
♦	A K 8
♣	10 8 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 7 6
♥	K Q 10 9 4
♦	10 7 5
♣	7 3

♠	4
♥	J 8 5 3 2
♦	J 9 6
♣	A Q 9 2

EW 2N; EW 2♥; EW 1♠; EW 1♦; 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	W	−1	50		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Eads-Benton
2 ♥	W	3		140	0.00	1.00	5-Fields-Dutcher	4-Strange-Stahlecker

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10 7
♥	A J 6 3
♦	K 8 7 2
♣	10 9 4

♠	8 5 4
♥	K Q 10 5
♦	10 5
♣	A 7 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K J 9 2
♥	9
♦	Q 9 4
♣	K J 8 6

♠	Q 6 3
♥	8 7 4 2
♦	A J 6 3
♣	Q 5

EW 3♠; EW 3♣; EW 1N; NS 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
4 ♠	E	−3	150		1.00	0.00	5-Fields-Dutcher	4-Strange-Stahlecker
2 ♠	E	2		110	0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Eads-Benton

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 7 6 5 2
♥	J 3
♦	Q J 6 5
♣	8 4

♠	10 3
♥	10 9 7 5
♦	K 9 4
♣	J 10 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 9 8
♥	A Q
♦	A 8 3 2
♣	A Q 5

♠	Q 4
♥	K 8 6 4 2
♦	10 7
♣	K 9 7 2

EW 4N; EW 4♥; EW 5♣; E 3♠; EW 4♦; W 2♠;
Par −630: EW 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	4		630	0.50	0.50	5-Fields-Dutcher	4-Strange-Stahlecker
3 NT	E	4		630	0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Eads-Benton

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	K 8 5 2
♥	8 2
♦	K 3 2
♣	K 10 4 3

♠	A Q 4
♥	9
♦	A J 10 8 6
♣	A 9 8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	7 6 3
♥	A Q 6 4
♦	Q 7 4
♣	7 5 2

♠	J 10 9
♥	K J 10 7 5 3
♦	9 5
♣	Q J

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

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	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Eads-Benton
1 NT	W	2		120	0.00	1.00	5-Fields-Dutcher	4-Strange-Stahlecker

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K Q 8 6
♥	A
♦	A Q J 8
♣	K J 10 3

♠	J 10 4
♥	Q 7 5 4
♦	K 7 5 4
♣	Q 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 2
♥	J 6 3 2
♦	10 6 2
♣	9 5 4

♠	7 5 3
♥	K 10 9 8
♦	9 3
♣	A 8 6 2

NS 5♠; NS 4N; NS 5♣; NS 3♥; NS 4♦;
Par +650: NS 4♠+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	4	630		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	3-Eads-Benton
4 ♠	N	4	620		0.00	1.00	5-Fields-Dutcher	4-Strange-Stahlecker

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K Q
♥	K 6
♦	6
♣	A K 10 9 8 7 3 2

♠	A J 9 6 2
♥	9 5 2
♦	A 5 4 3
♣	4

N
W		E
S

♠	7 5 4
♥	Q 10
♦	K Q J 9 8 7 2
♣	J

♠	10 8 3
♥	A J 8 7 4 3
♦	10
♣	Q 6 5

NS 5♥; NS 5♣; EW 2♠; EW 3♦;
Par +450: NS 4♥+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	E	−2	500		1.00	0.00	3-Eads-Benton	1-Branch-Neisler
5 ♣	N	5	400		0.00	1.00	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Strange-Stahlecker

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	9 6
♥	A Q
♦	A K 10 6 3
♣	K 9 7 4

♠	7 4 3
♥	K J 4 3
♦	9 8 5
♣	Q J 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 5 2
♥	9 8 7 6 2
♦	7 4 2
♣	8 3

♠	A K J 10 8
♥	10 5
♦	Q J
♣	A 10 6 5

NS 7N; NS 7♠; NS 7♦; NS 6♣; NS 4♥;
Par +1520: NS 7N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	7	520		0.50	0.50	3-Eads-Benton	1-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	N	7	520		0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Strange-Stahlecker

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q
♥	K 6 2
♦	K J 9 7 4
♣	J 5 4 3

♠	J 6 2
♥	A Q J 10
♦	A 8 2
♣	A 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 9 8 5
♥	7 3
♦	5 3
♣	K 10 8 2

♠	10 7 4 3
♥	9 8 5 4
♦	Q 10 6
♣	Q 9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−1	50		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Strange-Stahlecker
3 NT	W	4		430	0.00	1.00	3-Eads-Benton	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 7 2
♥	A K 3 2
♦	K
♣	10 7 5 3 2

♠	A K 3
♥	Q 10 6
♦	A Q 7
♣	A K 9 8

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 9 6 5 4
♥	J 9 5 4
♦	5 3
♣	6

♠	8
♥	8 7
♦	J 10 9 8 6 4 2
♣	Q J 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−1	100		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Strange-Stahlecker
4 ♦×	S	−3		500	0.00	1.00	3-Eads-Benton	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	9 5 2
♥	A 8 7 4
♦	K 9 8 7 6
♣	4

♠	A Q 7 6
♥	K Q
♦	J
♣	A Q 9 8 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 8 3
♥	3
♦	A Q 10 2
♣	K 10 7 6

♠	K 4
♥	J 10 9 6 5 2
♦	5 4 3
♣	J 2

EW 6N; EW 6♠; EW 6♣; EW 2♦; EW 1♥;
Par −1440: EW 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	6		680	1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	4-Strange-Stahlecker
5 ♠	E	7		710	0.00	1.00	3-Eads-Benton	1-Branch-Neisler

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 8 6 3
♥	J 9 2
♦	J 7 6
♣	A Q 7

♠	K 10 5
♥	K Q 3
♦	Q 10 9 8 4
♣	8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 2
♥	10 8 7 6 5
♦	A 5
♣	K J 5

♠	Q 7 4
♥	A 4
♦	K 3 2
♣	10 9 4 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	S	−2		200	0.50	0.50	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Strange-Stahlecker
1 NT	S	−2		200	0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	5-Fields-Dutcher

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 7 3
♥	J 9 6 4
♦	A Q 8
♣	A 9 3

♠	K 10 4
♥	Q 3
♦	K 10 7 2
♣	10 8 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	8 5 2
♥	A 8 5 2
♦	6 4 3
♣	K 7 6

♠	A J 9 6
♥	K 10 7
♦	J 9 5
♣	Q J 4

NS 3N; NS 3♠; NS 3♥; NS 2♦; NS 2♣;
Par +400: NS 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	3	400		0.50	0.50	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Strange-Stahlecker
3 NT	N	3	400		0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	5-Fields-Dutcher

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 9
♥	7 5
♦	K 10 4 3
♣	Q J 10 9 4

♠	7 6
♥	J 8 6 3
♦	A J 8 7
♣	7 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	10 4 3 2
♥	A 9 4 2
♦	Q 6 5
♣	A 6

♠	A Q J 8 5
♥	K Q 10
♦	9 2
♣	K 8 3

NS 4♠; NS 3N; NS 4♣; NS 2♦; N 1♥;
Par +620: NS 4♠=

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-Spangler-Ream	5-Fields-Dutcher
3 NT	S	4	630		0.00	1.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Strange-Stahlecker

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	8 3
♥	A 9 8 5 4
♦	9 8 5
♣	Q 4 2

♠	7 6 5
♥	7
♦	Q 7 6 4 2
♣	A 8 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q J 10 2
♥	K J 6 2
♦	A K 3
♣	6

♠	K 9 4
♥	Q 10 3
♦	J 10
♣	K J 10 9 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	5		450	0.50	0.50	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Strange-Stahlecker
4 ♠	E	5		450	0.50	0.50	6-Spangler-Ream	5-Fields-Dutcher

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K 9 7 3
♥	Q 5
♦	A 6
♣	A 10 4 3

♠	Q J 2
♥	9 3
♦	J 9 8 4
♣	K 8 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	6
♥	A K 8 7 2
♦	K 10 7 2
♣	Q J 9

♠	10 8 5 4
♥	J 10 6 4
♦	Q 5 3
♣	7 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	N	3	140		1.00	0.00	6-Spangler-Ream	5-Fields-Dutcher
2 ♠	N	2	110		0.00	1.00	1-Branch-Neisler	4-Strange-Stahlecker