Thursday Afternoon Pairs Thursday Aft Session April 16, 2026
Scores after  5 rounds  Average:   25.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   70.00   35.00  B   1     1           1     1          1.90(OA) David Branch - Gary Neisler
  2   44.00   22.00  C               2                      0.54(SC) Verlyn Stahlecker - Milton Birmingham
  3   38.00   19.00  C                                               Ellen Dutcher - Gloria Fields
  4   34.00   17.00  C                                               Kay Jones - Mary Dale Headrick
  5   60.00   30.00  C   2     2     1     2     2          1.43(OA) Michael Tiernan - Mike Frederick
  6   54.00   27.00  A                                               Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

      Awards Day Saturday April 25
       Food @ 12, awards @ 12:30
Unit game at 1 - your food appreciated

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ♥×W−511002.000.004-Jones-Headrick2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 ♠S−1501.001.005-Tiernan-Frederick3-Dutcher-Fields
3 ♣×E34700.002.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTW1901.500.504-Jones-Headrick2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
1 NTW1901.500.505-Tiernan-Frederick3-Dutcher-Fields
2 ♥N−11000.002.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥S64802.000.005-Tiernan-Frederick3-Dutcher-Fields
4 ♥S54501.001.004-Jones-Headrick2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 ♥S52000.002.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♠N−11002.000.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler
3 ♥W31401.001.005-Tiernan-Frederick3-Dutcher-Fields
4 ♠N−33000.002.004-Jones-Headrick2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠E54501.001.004-Jones-Headrick2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 ♠E54501.001.005-Tiernan-Frederick3-Dutcher-Fields
4 ♠E54501.001.006-Spangler-Ream1-Branch-Neisler

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

E 6♦; EW 3♥; W 4♦; NS 4♣; NS 1♠;
Par −500: NS 7♣×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♦W41301.500.501-Branch-Neisler5-Tiernan-Frederick
4 ♦W41301.500.504-Jones-Headrick3-Dutcher-Fields
3 ♦W61700.002.006-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

EW 3N; W 4♦; EW 2♠; E 3♦; N 1♥; EW 1♣;
Par −600: EW 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♦W−11002.000.004-Jones-Headrick3-Dutcher-Fields
3 ♦W41301.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NTE36000.002.006-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

N 6♠; NS 6♣; NS 5N; S 5♠; NS 2♥; NS 1♦;
Par +980: N 6♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠S64802.000.006-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
2 ♠S62301.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Tiernan-Frederick
3 ♦W−21000.002.004-Jones-Headrick3-Dutcher-Fields

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

S 3N; NS 3♥; NS 4♣; N 2N; NS 2♦; S 1♠;
Par +400: S 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠W−33002.000.006-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
2 ♣N41301.001.001-Branch-Neisler5-Tiernan-Frederick
2 ♣N−1500.002.004-Jones-Headrick3-Dutcher-Fields

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

EW 3N; W 3♥; EW 4♦; W 2♠; E 2♥; EW 3♣; E 1♠;
Par −600: EW 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTE−11002.000.006-Spangler-Ream2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 NTE36000.501.501-Branch-Neisler5-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NTE36000.501.504-Jones-Headrick3-Dutcher-Fields

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥N44201.500.505-Tiernan-Frederick4-Jones-Headrick
4 ♥N44201.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Dutcher-Fields
3 ♥N41700.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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

EW 7♥; EW 2N; EW 2♠; EW 3♣; N 1♦;
Par −1510: EW 7♥=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥E44202.000.005-Tiernan-Frederick4-Jones-Headrick
4 ♥E64801.001.006-Spangler-Ream3-Dutcher-Fields
6 ♥E69800.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠N31402.000.005-Tiernan-Frederick4-Jones-Headrick
3 ♥E41701.001.006-Spangler-Ream3-Dutcher-Fields
3 ♥W52000.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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

NS 4N; NS 4♠; NS 4♦; NS 2♥; NS 3♣;
Par +430: NS 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTS54601.500.505-Tiernan-Frederick4-Jones-Headrick
3 NTS54601.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Dutcher-Fields
3 NTS44300.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler

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

NS 4♠; EW 4♥; NS 4♦; NS 1N; NS 2♣;
Par +100: EW 5♥×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
5 ♠S56501.500.502-Stahlecker-Birmingham1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♠S56501.500.506-Spangler-Ream3-Dutcher-Fields
5 ♠S−11000.002.005-Tiernan-Frederick4-Jones-Headrick

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♣N41302.000.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Headrick
3 ♣N31101.001.003-Dutcher-Fields1-Branch-Neisler
3 ♥E−11000.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Tiernan-Frederick

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTN31502.000.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Tiernan-Frederick
2 ♦S−11101.001.003-Dutcher-Fields1-Branch-Neisler
2 ♣E2900.002.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Headrick

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♠S−11001.001.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NTS−11001.001.003-Dutcher-Fields1-Branch-Neisler
4 ♠S−11001.001.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Headrick

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

EW 4♦; EW 2N; EW 2♥; EW 1♠; E 1♣;
Par −130: EW 1♦+3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♦W41302.000.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Headrick
1 NTE31501.001.003-Dutcher-Fields1-Branch-Neisler
3 NTE36000.002.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Tiernan-Frederick

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

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
6 ♥E−33002.000.006-Spangler-Ream4-Jones-Headrick
4 ♥E−11001.001.002-Stahlecker-Birmingham5-Tiernan-Frederick
4 ♥E56500.002.003-Dutcher-Fields1-Branch-Neisler

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

EW 3N; EW 3♥; EW 4♦; EW 2♣; EW 1♠;
Par −400: EW 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♥E−1501.500.501-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Headrick
2 ♥E−1501.500.506-Spangler-Ream5-Tiernan-Frederick
3 NTE44300.002.003-Dutcher-Fields2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

EW 3♥; NS 2♠; EW 3♦; NS 2♣;
Par −100: NS 3♠×−1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥E−22002.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Headrick
4 ♥W46201.001.006-Spangler-Ream5-Tiernan-Frederick
4 NTE77200.002.003-Dutcher-Fields2-Stahlecker-Birmingham

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

S 3N; NS 4♦; N 2N; S 2♠; NS 3♣; N 1♠;
Par +600: S 3N=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 NTS31502.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Headrick
3 ♦N−11000.501.503-Dutcher-Fields2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 ♣S−11000.501.506-Spangler-Ream5-Tiernan-Frederick

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

EW 6♠; EW 5N; EW 4♣; EW 2♥; EW 3♦;
Par −980: EW 6♠=

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠W44202.000.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Headrick
4 ♠W64800.501.503-Dutcher-Fields2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
4 ♠W64800.501.506-Spangler-Ream5-Tiernan-Frederick

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

W 4♠; E 3♠; EW 4♦; EW 2N; NS 2♥; EW 1♣;
Par −500: NS 5♥×−3

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠W41701.001.001-Branch-Neisler4-Jones-Headrick
3 ♠W41701.001.003-Dutcher-Fields2-Stahlecker-Birmingham
3 ♠W41701.001.006-Spangler-Ream5-Tiernan-Frederick