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

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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