Wednesday Aft Pairs Wednesday Aft Session January 15, 2025
Scores after 14 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section W
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  1   46.48   78.08  A                             Randy Eads - Millie Williams
  2   51.28   86.15  B                             Ann Christmann - Patsy Walters
  3   55.13   92.62  A   3                0.75(A)  Ginger Kennedy - Kay Jones
  4   35.26   59.23  B                             Sue Palmer - Ann O'Kelly
  5   44.55   74.85  A                             Wiltie Creswell - Virginia Reinier
  6   53.20   89.38  B   6     3          0.40(B)  Jean Helmers - Sue Rowe
  7   58.65   98.54  C   1     1     1    1.50(A)  Michael Blanchard - Brian Eaton
  8   48.40   81.31  C                             John Fee - Robert Terry
  9   42.86   72.00  C                             David Woodyard - Roxanne Woodyard
 10   45.51   76.46  C                             Brenda Schrader - David Urbel
 11   52.89   88.85  C         4     2    0.28(B)  Dianne Robbins - Susan Shaw
 12   50.96   85.62  B                             David Branch - Mike Frederick
 13   56.73   95.31  A   2                1.05(A)  Michael Tiernan - Kathy Coleman
 14   54.17   91.00  B   5     2          0.56(B)  Cynthia Benton - Lynn Long
 15   54.49   91.54  A   4                0.53(A)  Gary Neisler - Alan Rauch

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 3
♥	A 5 2
♦	A K 4
♣	10 7 6 5 4

♠	A 9 8 6
♥	K 9 7 6
♦	7 3
♣	Q J 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 4 2
♥	J 10 4
♦	J 9 8 2
♣	9 2

♠	10 7 5
♥	Q 8 3
♦	Q 10 6 5
♣	A K 8

NS 1N; NS 2♦; NS 2♣; EW 1♠;
Par +90: NS 1N=; NS 2♣=; NS 2♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	S	2	120		5.00	1.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	12-Branch-Frederick
2 NT	S	2	120		5.00	1.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
1 NT	S	2	120		5.00	1.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	13-Tiernan-Coleman
1 NT	S	1	90		3.00	3.00	1-Eads-Williams	8-Fee-Terry
3 NT	S	−1		50	2.00	4.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	14-Benton-Long
3 NT	S	−2		100	1.00	5.00	2-Christmann-Walters	10-Schrader-Urbel
3 NT	S	−3		150	0.00	6.00	15-Neisler-Rauch	11-Robbins-Shaw

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 8 3 2
♥	Q 7 5 3
♦	A 7 5
♣	A 2

♠	K 10 5
♥	J 10 6 4
♦	K 9 4 2
♣	9 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 4
♥	8 2
♦	Q J 8
♣	K Q J 8 7

♠	9 7 6
♥	A K 9
♦	10 6 3
♣	10 6 4 3

EW 2N; EW 2♦; EW 2♣; 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	E	−1	50		6.00	0.00	1-Eads-Williams	8-Fee-Terry
1 NT	E	1		90	5.00	1.00	2-Christmann-Walters	10-Schrader-Urbel
2 ♥	N	−1		100	4.00	2.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	13-Tiernan-Coleman
2 NT	E	2		120	2.50	3.50	5-Creswell-Reinier	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
1 NT	E	2		120	2.50	3.50	15-Neisler-Rauch	11-Robbins-Shaw
1 NT	E	3		150	1.00	5.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	14-Benton-Long
1 NT	E	4		180	0.00	6.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	12-Branch-Frederick

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A J 9 2
♥	A 9 4 2
♦	J 5
♣	Q 3 2

♠	10 8 7 6
♥	J
♦	A Q 8 6
♣	A K 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K 3
♥	K Q 10 8 5
♦	K 7 4 3
♣	J 10

♠	Q 5 4
♥	7 6 3
♦	10 9 2
♣	9 8 7 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	E	4		130	6.00	0.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
2 NT	W	3		150	4.50	1.50	2-Christmann-Walters	10-Schrader-Urbel
4 ♦	W	5		150	4.50	1.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	15-Neisler-Rauch
1 ♥	E	4		170	3.00	3.00	1-Eads-Williams	8-Fee-Terry
1 ♥×	N	−3		500	2.00	4.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	14-Benton-Long
3 NT	E	4		630	1.00	5.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	12-Branch-Frederick
3 NT	W	5		660	0.00	6.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	13-Tiernan-Coleman

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 9 3
♥	K 9 3
♦	K 9 4 2
♣	Q 9 3

♠	K
♥	A J 6 5 4
♦	J 10 8 7
♣	A K 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q J 8 7 2
♥	7
♦	A 6 3
♣	8 5 2

♠	6 5 4
♥	Q 10 8 2
♦	Q 5
♣	J 10 7 6

W 5N; EW 5♠; E 4N; EW 3♥; EW 4♦; EW 3♣;
Par −660: W 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	E	4		170	6.00	0.00	2-Christmann-Walters	10-Schrader-Urbel
3 NT	W	3		600	5.00	1.00	1-Eads-Williams	8-Fee-Terry
4 ♠	E	4		620	4.00	2.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	12-Branch-Frederick
4 ♠	E	5		650	2.50	3.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	15-Neisler-Rauch
4 ♠	E	5		650	2.50	3.50	7-Blanchard-Eaton	13-Tiernan-Coleman
3 NT	W	5		660	1.00	5.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	14-Benton-Long
3 NT	E	6		690	0.00	6.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	9-Woodyard-Woodyard

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 2
♥	10 5 4
♦	K 10 7 4
♣	J 9 6 4

♠	A
♥	K Q J 9 7 3
♦	9 8 3
♣	A 8 7

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 8 7 5 4
♥	A 8
♦	J 5
♣	K Q 5

♠	K 10 6 3
♥	6 2
♦	A Q 6 2
♣	10 3 2

EW 5♥; EW 3N; EW 3♠; EW 2♣;
Par −450: EW 4♥+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	−1	50		5.00	1.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	13-Tiernan-Coleman
4 ♠	E	−1	50		5.00	1.00	6-Helmers-Rowe	10-Schrader-Urbel
5 ♥	W	−1	50		5.00	1.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	12-Branch-Frederick
4 ♥	W	4		420	2.50	3.50	1-Eads-Williams	14-Benton-Long
4 ♥	W	4		420	2.50	3.50	2-Christmann-Walters	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
4 ♥	W	5		450	0.50	5.50	3-Kennedy-Jones	11-Robbins-Shaw
4 ♥	W	5		450	0.50	5.50	5-Creswell-Reinier	8-Fee-Terry

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 5 4 3 2
♥	Q 9 8 7 2
♦	—
♣	J 4 3

♠	8 7
♥	J
♦	J 8 7 6
♣	A K 10 7 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q J 10
♥	A K 10 5 4
♦	Q 3
♣	8 5

♠	A 6
♥	6 3
♦	A K 10 9 5 4 2
♣	Q 9

W 3N; EW 2♠; EW 2♥; EW 3♣; W 1♦;
Par −600: W 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♣	E	−1	100		5.50	0.50	2-Christmann-Walters	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 ♥	E	−1	100		5.50	0.50	7-Blanchard-Eaton	12-Branch-Frederick
3 ♦	S	−1		50	4.00	2.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	8-Fee-Terry
3 ♦	S	−2		100	2.00	4.00	1-Eads-Williams	14-Benton-Long
3 ♦	S	−2		100	2.00	4.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	11-Robbins-Shaw
3 ♦	S	−2		100	2.00	4.00	6-Helmers-Rowe	10-Schrader-Urbel
4 ♦×	S	−3		500	0.00	6.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	13-Tiernan-Coleman

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 10 2
♥	8 4 2
♦	A 9 5
♣	9 8 7 3

♠	6 3
♥	J 10 7 6 3
♦	K 4
♣	Q J 10 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 9 8 4
♥	A K Q
♦	7 2
♣	A 6 4

♠	J 7 5
♥	9 5
♦	Q J 10 8 6 3
♣	K 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	W	−3	300		6.00	0.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	8-Fee-Terry
4 ♥	E	−1	100		5.00	1.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	11-Robbins-Shaw
4 ♦	N	−1		100	4.00	2.00	15-Neisler-Rauch	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 ♥	W	4		170	2.50	3.50	1-Eads-Williams	14-Benton-Long
2 ♥	W	4		170	2.50	3.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	10-Schrader-Urbel
2 NT	W	4		180	1.00	5.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	12-Branch-Frederick
4 ♥	W	4		620	0.00	6.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	13-Tiernan-Coleman

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	K 7 4 3 2
♥	7
♦	Q 9 5 2
♣	A 8 5

♠	—
♥	K J 6 5 3
♦	J 10 8 4
♣	9 6 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 8 6 5
♥	Q 10 8
♦	7
♣	K J 10 2

♠	A Q 9
♥	A 9 4 2
♦	A K 6 3
♣	Q 7

NS 4♠; NS 3N; S 5♦; N 4♦; NS 1♥; 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	4	590		6.00	0.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	11-Robbins-Shaw
4 ♠	N	5	450		5.00	1.00	6-Helmers-Rowe	10-Schrader-Urbel
4 ♠	N	4	420		4.00	2.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	12-Branch-Frederick
3 NT	S	3	400		3.00	3.00	1-Eads-Williams	14-Benton-Long
2 NT	N	3	150		2.00	4.00	15-Neisler-Rauch	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
4 ♠×	N	−1		100	0.50	5.50	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	13-Tiernan-Coleman
3 NT	S	−2		100	0.50	5.50	5-Creswell-Reinier	8-Fee-Terry

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 9 4 3
♥	5 4 2
♦	K 7 4 2
♣	6 5

♠	K 10 7
♥	Q J 10 7 3
♦	10 8
♣	Q J 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 8 6 5 2
♥	K 9 6
♦	A Q J
♣	8 2

♠	J
♥	A 8
♦	9 6 5 3
♣	A K 10 9 7 4

EW 3♠; EW 2♥; NS 2♦; 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	−1	100		5.50	0.50	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	12-Branch-Frederick
3 ♠	E	−1	100		5.50	0.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 ♣	S	−1		50	4.00	2.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	10-Schrader-Urbel
4 ♣	S	−2		100	3.00	3.00	15-Neisler-Rauch	14-Benton-Long
2 ♠	E	2		110	2.00	4.00	2-Christmann-Walters	8-Fee-Terry
2 ♠	E	3		140	0.50	5.50	1-Eads-Williams	13-Tiernan-Coleman
3 ♠	E	3		140	0.50	5.50	7-Blanchard-Eaton	11-Robbins-Shaw

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 10 3
♥	K
♦	Q 8 6 5 2
♣	Q 9 3 2

♠	A 7
♥	Q 9 7 3 2
♦	A K 10 9
♣	K 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 2
♥	A J 10 8 6 5
♦	3
♣	J 6 4

♠	9 8 6 5 4
♥	4
♦	J 7 4
♣	A 10 8 7

EW 6N; EW 6♥; EW 2♠; EW 2♦; EW 2♣;
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	3.50	2.50	1-Eads-Williams	13-Tiernan-Coleman
5 ♥	E	6		680	3.50	2.50	2-Christmann-Walters	8-Fee-Terry
4 ♥	E	6		680	3.50	2.50	3-Kennedy-Jones	10-Schrader-Urbel
4 ♥	E	6		680	3.50	2.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
4 ♥	E	6		680	3.50	2.50	7-Blanchard-Eaton	11-Robbins-Shaw
4 ♥	E	6		680	3.50	2.50	15-Neisler-Rauch	14-Benton-Long
6 ♥	E	6		1430	0.00	6.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	12-Branch-Frederick

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	7 3
♥	K 9 8 7 5 4
♦	4 2
♣	10 7 4

♠	6
♥	A Q J 3 2
♦	K J 8 7
♣	8 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 4 2
♥	10 6
♦	10 9 6
♣	K J 6 2

♠	A K Q 10 8 5
♥	—
♦	A Q 5 3
♣	A Q 9

NS 4♠; S 3♥; NS 2N; N 2♥; S 3♦; N 2♦; NS 2♣;
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		5.50	0.50	1-Eads-Williams	13-Tiernan-Coleman
4 ♠	S	5	450		5.50	0.50	7-Blanchard-Eaton	11-Robbins-Shaw
4 ♠	S	4	420		4.00	2.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	10-Schrader-Urbel
2 ♠	S	4	170		3.00	3.00	6-Helmers-Rowe	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
2 ♠	S	3	140		2.00	4.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	15-Neisler-Rauch
4 NT	S	−2		100	0.50	5.50	2-Christmann-Walters	8-Fee-Terry
4 ♠	S	−2		100	0.50	5.50	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	12-Branch-Frederick

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A J 7
♥	J 9
♦	7 6 4
♣	A K 9 8 4

♠	4 3
♥	10 2
♦	A K 10 5 3 2
♣	10 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	8 6
♥	A K Q 6 4 3
♦	Q J 9
♣	Q J

♠	K Q 10 9 5 2
♥	8 7 5
♦	8
♣	6 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♦×	W	−1	100		6.00	0.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	11-Robbins-Shaw
3 ♥	E	−1	50		4.50	1.50	2-Christmann-Walters	8-Fee-Terry
4 ♥	E	−1	50		4.50	1.50	3-Kennedy-Jones	10-Schrader-Urbel
4 ♣	N	−1		100	3.00	3.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	15-Neisler-Rauch
3 ♥	E	3		140	2.00	4.00	1-Eads-Williams	13-Tiernan-Coleman
4 ♦	W	5		150	1.00	5.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	12-Branch-Frederick
3 ♥	E	6		230	0.00	6.00	6-Helmers-Rowe	9-Woodyard-Woodyard

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	8 6
♥	A K J 9 8 7
♦	A J 6 5
♣	9

♠	10 5
♥	5 3 2
♦	10 9 7 3
♣	A 7 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 7 3 2
♥	Q 10
♦	8
♣	K J 10 6 3

♠	A K J 4
♥	6 4
♦	K Q 4 2
♣	Q 8 2

NS 6♥; NS 6♦; NS 3♠; NS 2N;
Par +1430: NS 6♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	7	720		5.50	0.50	2-Christmann-Walters	14-Benton-Long
3 NT	S	7	720		5.50	0.50	7-Blanchard-Eaton	10-Schrader-Urbel
4 ♥	N	7	710		4.00	2.00	15-Neisler-Rauch	12-Branch-Frederick
4 ♥	N	5	650		2.50	3.50	5-Creswell-Reinier	13-Tiernan-Coleman
4 ♥	N	5	650		2.50	3.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	8-Fee-Terry
4 ♥	N	4	620		1.00	5.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 NT	S	−1		100	0.00	6.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	11-Robbins-Shaw

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	10 9 8 5
♥	9 5 4
♦	A 6 2
♣	A 3 2

♠	A Q 4 3
♥	7
♦	K 10 9 3
♣	10 9 8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	J
♥	A K J 6 3 2
♦	Q 8 7 5
♣	7 4

♠	K 7 6 2
♥	Q 10 8
♦	J 4
♣	K Q J 6

EW 3♥; EW 4♦; EW 1N; NS 1♠;
Par −140: EW 3♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	E	−1	50		6.00	0.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
2 ♠	N	−1		50	5.00	1.00	15-Neisler-Rauch	12-Branch-Frederick
3 ♠	N	−2		100	4.00	2.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	11-Robbins-Shaw
2 ♥	E	2		110	3.00	3.00	6-Helmers-Rowe	8-Fee-Terry
2 ♥	E	3		140	1.50	4.50	2-Christmann-Walters	14-Benton-Long
2 ♥	E	3		140	1.50	4.50	5-Creswell-Reinier	13-Tiernan-Coleman
3 ♣	S	−3		150	0.00	6.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	10-Schrader-Urbel

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9 8
♥	Q 9 2
♦	J 9 8 2
♣	A K 4 3

♠	A K Q 10 7 5
♥	7 5
♦	—
♣	Q J 9 8 7

N
W		E
S

♠	6 4 3 2
♥	10 8 6 3
♦	Q 6 4
♣	5 2

♠	J
♥	A K J 4
♦	A K 10 7 5 3
♣	10 6

NS 6♦; S 5♥; N 4♥; EW 2♠; NS 1N; NS 2♣;
Par +800: EW 6♠×−4

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	S	6	620		5.50	0.50	2-Christmann-Walters	14-Benton-Long
5 ♦	S	6	620		5.50	0.50	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	11-Robbins-Shaw
5 ♦	S	5	600		4.00	2.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	13-Tiernan-Coleman
5 ♠×	E	−2	300		3.00	3.00	1-Eads-Williams	15-Neisler-Rauch
3 ♦	S	6	170		2.00	4.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	10-Schrader-Urbel
5 ♠×	W	−1	100		1.00	5.00	6-Helmers-Rowe	8-Fee-Terry
3 ♠	W	3		140	0.00	6.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	9-Woodyard-Woodyard

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 8
♥	6 5 4
♦	10 5
♣	K Q J 8 6 3

♠	J 9 6 4 2
♥	J 7
♦	9 8 3
♣	A 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A 5
♥	K 10 9 2
♦	K Q J 4 2
♣	10 9

♠	K 10 7 3
♥	A Q 8 3
♦	A 7 6
♣	4 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	W	−3	300		6.00	0.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
2 ♠	W	−2	200		5.00	1.00	6-Helmers-Rowe	8-Fee-Terry
2 ♥	S	2	110		3.00	3.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	11-Robbins-Shaw
3 ♣	N	3	110		3.00	3.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	13-Tiernan-Coleman
3 ♣	N	3	110		3.00	3.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	10-Schrader-Urbel
3 ♦	E	−1	100		1.00	5.00	1-Eads-Williams	15-Neisler-Rauch
2 NT	S	−1		50	0.00	6.00	2-Christmann-Walters	14-Benton-Long

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	9 4 2
♥	K 6 2
♦	8
♣	A Q 6 4 3 2

♠	A 8 5 3
♥	5 4
♦	A K Q 10 9 2
♣	10

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 10 7
♥	A 10 7
♦	7 5
♣	K 9 7 5

♠	K 6
♥	Q J 9 8 3
♦	J 6 4 3
♣	J 8

EW 6♠; EW 5N; EW 5♦; EW 1♥;
Par −980: EW 6♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	E	−3	150		6.00	0.00	6-Helmers-Rowe	14-Benton-Long
3 NT	E	−2	100		4.50	1.50	2-Christmann-Walters	13-Tiernan-Coleman
5 ♦	W	−2	100		4.50	1.50	7-Blanchard-Eaton	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 ♦	W	3		110	3.00	3.00	15-Neisler-Rauch	10-Schrader-Urbel
2 ♦	W	4		130	2.00	4.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	8-Fee-Terry
3 ♠	W	5		200	1.00	5.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	12-Branch-Frederick
4 ♠	E	6		480	0.00	6.00	1-Eads-Williams	11-Robbins-Shaw

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q J 10 8
♥	A J 6 2
♦	K J 6
♣	K 9

♠	9 3
♥	5 3
♦	10 9 7
♣	A J 6 5 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 7 6 2
♥	10 7 4
♦	5
♣	10 8 7 2

♠	5 4
♥	K Q 9 8
♦	A Q 8 4 3 2
♣	Q

NS 4N; NS 4♥; NS 4♦; EW 3♣; NS 1♠;
Par +300: EW 5♣×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	6	690		6.00	0.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
4 ♥	N	5	650		4.50	1.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	14-Benton-Long
4 ♥	N	5	650		4.50	1.50	15-Neisler-Rauch	10-Schrader-Urbel
4 ♥	N	4	620		2.50	3.50	1-Eads-Williams	11-Robbins-Shaw
4 ♥	N	4	620		2.50	3.50	5-Creswell-Reinier	12-Branch-Frederick
2 ♦	N	3	110		1.00	5.00	2-Christmann-Walters	13-Tiernan-Coleman
4 ♥	N	−1		100	0.00	6.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	8-Fee-Terry

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	7 2
♥	A K Q 3
♦	Q 10 6 2
♣	9 7 5

♠	9 4 3
♥	6
♦	J 8 7 4
♣	A 10 6 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8 6 5
♥	9 8 5 2
♦	K 5 3
♣	Q J

♠	A K Q 10
♥	J 10 7 4
♦	A 9
♣	K 8 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	S	5	450		5.50	0.50	3-Kennedy-Jones	8-Fee-Terry
4 ♥	S	5	450		5.50	0.50	7-Blanchard-Eaton	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 NT	S	4	430		4.00	2.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	15-Neisler-Rauch
4 ♥	S	4	420		3.00	3.00	6-Helmers-Rowe	14-Benton-Long
3 NT	S	3	400		2.00	4.00	2-Christmann-Walters	13-Tiernan-Coleman
4 ♥	S	−1		50	1.00	5.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	12-Branch-Frederick
6 ♥	S	−2		100	0.00	6.00	1-Eads-Williams	11-Robbins-Shaw

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 7 5 4 3
♥	5 4
♦	K Q 8 3
♣	J 3

♠	8 6 2
♥	A Q 7 2
♦	10 6 5 4
♣	Q 9

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9
♥	K 9 3
♦	A 7 2
♣	A K 10 4 2

♠	A J 10
♥	J 10 8 6
♦	J 9
♣	8 7 6 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	W	−2	200		6.00	0.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 ♣	E	3		110	5.00	1.00	1-Eads-Williams	11-Robbins-Shaw
2 NT	W	2		120	4.00	2.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	8-Fee-Terry
1 NT	E	4		180	3.00	3.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	12-Branch-Frederick
3 NT	E	4		630	1.00	5.00	2-Christmann-Walters	13-Tiernan-Coleman
3 NT	E	4		630	1.00	5.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	15-Neisler-Rauch
3 NT	E	4		630	1.00	5.00	6-Helmers-Rowe	14-Benton-Long

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 8
♥	A K Q 7 5 2
♦	K Q 8 7
♣	8

♠	Q 7 5 3
♥	10
♦	J 10 3
♣	K 6 5 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 4
♥	9 8 6 4
♦	A 9
♣	Q J 10 7

♠	J 9 6 2
♥	J 3
♦	6 5 4 2
♣	A 9 3

NS 4♥; NS 4♦; NS 2N; EW 3♣;
Par +300: EW 5♣×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	4	620		6.00	0.00	15-Neisler-Rauch	8-Fee-Terry
3 NT	S	3	600		5.00	1.00	6-Helmers-Rowe	13-Tiernan-Coleman
3 ♥	N	5	200		3.00	3.00	1-Eads-Williams	10-Schrader-Urbel
3 ♥	N	5	200		3.00	3.00	2-Christmann-Walters	12-Branch-Frederick
3 ♥	N	5	200		3.00	3.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	11-Robbins-Shaw
1 ♥	N	4	170		1.00	5.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
2 ♦	N	2	90		0.00	6.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	14-Benton-Long

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 4
♥	K J 7 3
♦	K Q 7
♣	A 9 6 2

♠	5
♥	A Q 9 8 4
♦	A 10 5 2
♣	J 8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 9 6 3
♥	10
♦	J 4 3
♣	K 10 7 3

♠	A J 8 7 2
♥	6 5 2
♦	9 8 6
♣	Q 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	W	−3	300		5.50	0.50	3-Kennedy-Jones	14-Benton-Long
3 NT	E	−3	300		5.50	0.50	5-Creswell-Reinier	11-Robbins-Shaw
2 ♠	E	−2	200		4.00	2.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
2 ♠	N	2	110		3.00	3.00	15-Neisler-Rauch	8-Fee-Terry
2 ♠	N	−1		50	1.50	4.50	1-Eads-Williams	10-Schrader-Urbel
2 ♠	N	−1		50	1.50	4.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	13-Tiernan-Coleman
2 ♦	W	2		90	0.00	6.00	2-Christmann-Walters	12-Branch-Frederick

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q J 9 8
♥	K 6
♦	Q 8 5 3
♣	8 7 6

♠	10 7
♥	9 3 2
♦	A K 10
♣	A Q J 9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 5
♥	A Q J 7
♦	J 9 7 2
♣	K 10

♠	6 4 3 2
♥	10 8 5 4
♦	6 4
♣	5 4 2

EW 6N; EW 6♥; EW 6♦; EW 6♣; EW 4♠;
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	5.50	0.50	2-Christmann-Walters	12-Branch-Frederick
4 ♥	E	6		680	5.50	0.50	3-Kennedy-Jones	14-Benton-Long
3 NT	E	6		690	3.00	3.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 NT	E	6		690	3.00	3.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	11-Robbins-Shaw
3 NT	E	6		690	3.00	3.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	15-Neisler-Rauch
3 NT	E	7		720	0.50	5.50	1-Eads-Williams	10-Schrader-Urbel
3 NT	W	7		720	0.50	5.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	13-Tiernan-Coleman

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	4
♥	J 10 8 5
♦	A 9 7 4 3
♣	J 7 6

♠	J 9 8 5
♥	Q 4 3
♦	J 6 2
♣	K 9 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A 6 3 2
♥	A K 7
♦	10 8 5
♣	8 5 3

♠	K Q 10 7
♥	9 6 2
♦	K Q
♣	A Q 10 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	S	3	150		5.00	1.00	1-Eads-Williams	10-Schrader-Urbel
1 NT	S	3	150		5.00	1.00	2-Christmann-Walters	12-Branch-Frederick
2 NT	S	3	150		5.00	1.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	15-Neisler-Rauch
2 NT	S	2	120		2.50	3.50	3-Kennedy-Jones	14-Benton-Long
1 NT	S	2	120		2.50	3.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	13-Tiernan-Coleman
2 ♠	W	−2	100		1.00	5.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
1 NT	S	1	90		0.00	6.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	11-Robbins-Shaw

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K Q 5
♥	A K 5 2
♦	K Q 4
♣	Q 7 4

♠	J 9 3
♥	10 7 4
♦	J 5 3
♣	J 9 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	10 7
♥	9 8 3
♦	A 10 7 2
♣	A 10 8 3

♠	A 8 6 4 2
♥	Q J 6
♦	9 8 6
♣	K 2

N 5N; NS 5♠; NS 5♥; S 4N; NS 2♦; NS 2♣;
Par +460: N 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	5	460		5.50	0.50	2-Christmann-Walters	11-Robbins-Shaw
3 NT	N	5	460		5.50	0.50	15-Neisler-Rauch	13-Tiernan-Coleman
4 ♠	S	5	450		2.50	3.50	1-Eads-Williams	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
4 ♠	S	5	450		2.50	3.50	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	8-Fee-Terry
4 ♠	S	5	450		2.50	3.50	5-Creswell-Reinier	10-Schrader-Urbel
4 ♠	N	5	450		2.50	3.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	12-Branch-Frederick
3 NT	N	4	430		0.00	6.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	14-Benton-Long

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K Q 7
♥	10 9 2
♦	A J 10 7
♣	Q 5

♠	J 6
♥	Q J 6 5 3
♦	Q 9 5
♣	K 9 6

N
W		E
S

♠	5 4 2
♥	A 8 4
♦	K 4
♣	10 8 7 4 3

♠	10 9 8 3
♥	K 7
♦	8 6 3 2
♣	A J 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	4	620		6.00	0.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	14-Benton-Long
2 ♠	S	4	170		4.50	1.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	12-Branch-Frederick
3 ♠	N	4	170		4.50	1.50	15-Neisler-Rauch	13-Tiernan-Coleman
1 NT	N	3	150		3.00	3.00	1-Eads-Williams	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
1 ♠	N	3	140		2.00	4.00	2-Christmann-Walters	11-Robbins-Shaw
1 ♦	N	2	90		1.00	5.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	8-Fee-Terry
4 ♠	S	−1		100	0.00	6.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	10-Schrader-Urbel

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	K 3
♥	A 3
♦	K 10 9 4
♣	A 9 6 5 4

♠	A Q 10 9 7 6 4
♥	Q 8 7
♦	A Q
♣	10

N
W		E
S

♠	8
♥	K J 6 5 4 2
♦	J 5 3
♣	K 8 7

♠	J 5 2
♥	10 9
♦	8 7 6 2
♣	Q J 3 2

W 5♥; W 4♠; E 4♥; E 3♠; EW 2N; NS 1♣;
Par −450: W 4♥+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	W	−1	50		6.00	0.00	3-Kennedy-Jones	15-Neisler-Rauch
2 ♠	W	3		140	4.50	1.50	1-Eads-Williams	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 ♠	W	3		140	4.50	1.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	12-Branch-Frederick
5 ♣	N	−3		150	3.00	3.00	2-Christmann-Walters	11-Robbins-Shaw
3 ♥	E	4		170	2.00	4.00	5-Creswell-Reinier	10-Schrader-Urbel
3 ♠	W	5		200	1.00	5.00	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	8-Fee-Terry
4 ♥	E	5		450	0.00	6.00	7-Blanchard-Eaton	14-Benton-Long

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Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	8 5
♥	Q 9 8 6
♦	7 4
♣	Q 10 8 4 2

♠	K Q 9
♥	J 10 7 4
♦	J 6
♣	J 9 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 7 3 2
♥	A K 3
♦	A 10 9
♣	6 3

♠	A 6 4
♥	5 2
♦	K Q 8 5 3 2
♣	A K

E 3N; EW 3♠; W 2N; NS 2♦; EW 1♥; NS 1♣;
Par −400: E 3N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	E	−1	50		5.50	0.50	4-Palmer-O'Kelly	8-Fee-Terry
3 ♠	E	−1	50		5.50	0.50	5-Creswell-Reinier	10-Schrader-Urbel
2 ♠	E	3		140	2.50	3.50	1-Eads-Williams	9-Woodyard-Woodyard
3 ♠	E	3		140	2.50	3.50	3-Kennedy-Jones	15-Neisler-Rauch
3 ♠	E	3		140	2.50	3.50	6-Helmers-Rowe	12-Branch-Frederick
3 ♠	E	3		140	2.50	3.50	7-Blanchard-Eaton	14-Benton-Long
4 ♦×	S	−2		500	0.00	6.00	2-Christmann-Walters	11-Robbins-Shaw