Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session August 3, 2023
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:  108.0      Section T  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  1   62.27  134.50  A   2                0.63(A)  Linda Spangler - Bill Ream
  2   41.90   90.50  B                             Randy Eads - Millie Williams
  3   49.54  107.00  B   4     2          0.39(B)  Jacque Montgomery - Jane Larimore
  4   46.30  100.00  C                             John Robbins - Michael Childs
  5   44.44   96.00  B                             Michael Tiernan - M B Howard
  6   68.06  147.00  A   1                0.90(A)  Winifred Simon - Darlene Shirey
  7   34.72   75.00  B                             Gloria Fields - Wiltie Creswell
  8   46.99  101.50  C         3     1    0.28(B)  Bill Sandars - Opie White
  9   55.79  120.50  B   3     1          0.56(B)  Annie Mason - Verlyn Stahlecker

Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session August 3, 2023
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:  108.0      Section T  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  1   47.92  103.50  A                             Alan Copeland - Jimmy Justice
  2   64.58  139.50  A   1                0.90(A)  Billy Leeper - Mary Orock
  3   40.28   87.00  C                             Laura Kelly - Marjorie Deutsch
  4   45.83   99.00  C               1    0.24(C)  Brenda Martin - Sue Ragsdale
  5   45.14   97.50  C                             Peggy Falconer - Gayle McCarron
  6   58.10  125.50  A   2                0.63(A)  David Branch - Gary Neisler
  7   49.77  107.50  B   4     2          0.34(B)  Milton Birmingham - Kay Jones
  8   48.15  104.00  B                             Bill Strange - Dick Simon
  9   50.23  108.50  B   3     1          0.48(B)  Cynthia Benton - Lynn Long

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	A Q 7
♥	8 6
♦	10 7
♣	J 10 7 6 4 2

♠	6 5
♥	A J 5 4 3 2
♦	K 4
♣	A Q 5

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9 2
♥	Q 10 9
♦	A Q J 9 8 2
♣	3

♠	K J 8 4 3
♥	K 7
♦	6 5 3
♣	K 9 8

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
2 ♦	E	4		130	8.00	0.00	2-Eads-Williams	3-Kelly-Deutsch
3 ♠	S	−3		150	6.50	1.50	6-Simon-Shirey	2-Leeper-Orock
3 ♠	S	−3		150	6.50	1.50	9-Mason-Stahlecker	8-Strange-Simon
3 ♥	W	4		170	5.00	3.00	4-Robbins-Childs	7-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♥	W	5		200	4.00	4.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	5-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♥	W	5		450	2.50	5.50	1-Spangler-Ream	1-Copeland-Justice
4 ♥	W	5		450	2.50	5.50	8-Sandars-White	6-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥	W	7		510	0.50	7.50	5-Tiernan-Howard	9-Benton-Long
4 ♥	W	7		510	0.50	7.50	7-Fields-Creswell	4-Martin-Ragsdale

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10 7
♥	K 8 3
♦	K 9 8 4 2
♣	Q J 9

♠	J 8 5
♥	Q 6 4
♦	Q J
♣	10 8 6 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 3 2
♥	J 10 5
♦	10 7 6 5
♣	K 3

♠	A 9 6 4
♥	A 9 7 2
♦	A 3
♣	A 7 2

NS 5♥; NS 4N; NS 3♠; NS 4♦; NS 2♣;
Par +650: NS 4♥+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	5	660		8.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Ream	1-Copeland-Justice
3 NT	S	4	630		5.50	2.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	5-Falconer-McCarron
3 NT	S	4	630		5.50	2.50	5-Tiernan-Howard	9-Benton-Long
3 NT	S	4	630		5.50	2.50	7-Fields-Creswell	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	S	4	630		5.50	2.50	9-Mason-Stahlecker	8-Strange-Simon
3 NT	S	3	600		2.50	5.50	6-Simon-Shirey	2-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	S	3	600		2.50	5.50	8-Sandars-White	6-Branch-Neisler
2 NT	S	2	120		1.00	7.00	2-Eads-Williams	3-Kelly-Deutsch
2 NT	S	−1		100	0.00	8.00	4-Robbins-Childs	7-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 8 5 4 2
♥	K 10 7 3
♦	8
♣	K 4 3

♠	A 6
♥	A J 6 5 2
♦	K J 5
♣	Q 8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	10 7
♥	Q 8
♦	A Q 10 9 7 3 2
♣	A 6

♠	K Q J 3
♥	9 4
♦	6 4
♣	J 10 9 7 5

EW 5N; EW 5♦; EW 3♥; NS 2♠; NS 1♣;
Par −660: EW 5N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	W	−2	200		7.50	0.50	4-Robbins-Childs	7-Birmingham-Jones
6 NT	W	−2	200		7.50	0.50	7-Fields-Creswell	4-Martin-Ragsdale
6 ♦	E	−1	100		6.00	2.00	6-Simon-Shirey	2-Leeper-Orock
5 ♦	E	5		600	5.00	3.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	5-Falconer-McCarron
3 NT	W	4		630	3.50	4.50	2-Eads-Williams	3-Kelly-Deutsch
3 NT	W	4		630	3.50	4.50	9-Mason-Stahlecker	8-Strange-Simon
3 NT	W	5		660	2.00	6.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	9-Benton-Long
3 NT	W	6		690	0.50	7.50	1-Spangler-Ream	1-Copeland-Justice
3 NT	E	6		690	0.50	7.50	8-Sandars-White	6-Branch-Neisler

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	9 8 5 4 2
♥	7 3
♦	K 7 4
♣	8 5 4

♠	K J
♥	K Q 4 2
♦	9 3 2
♣	Q J 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 6
♥	A J 10 8 5
♦	A Q 6
♣	10 7

♠	Q 7 3
♥	9 6
♦	J 10 8 5
♣	A K 9 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	E	4		620	8.00	0.00	7-Fields-Creswell	3-Kelly-Deutsch
4 ♥	E	5		650	3.50	4.50	1-Spangler-Ream	9-Benton-Long
4 ♥	E	5		650	3.50	4.50	2-Eads-Williams	2-Leeper-Orock
4 ♥	E	5		650	3.50	4.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	4-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♥	E	5		650	3.50	4.50	4-Robbins-Childs	6-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥	E	5		650	3.50	4.50	5-Tiernan-Howard	8-Strange-Simon
4 ♥	E	5		650	3.50	4.50	6-Simon-Shirey	1-Copeland-Justice
4 ♥	E	5		650	3.50	4.50	8-Sandars-White	5-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♥	E	5		650	3.50	4.50	9-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q J 5
♥	A J 6
♦	K 9 7 2
♣	Q 9 7

♠	A 9 8 6 2
♥	9 8
♦	—
♣	K 6 5 4 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	10 7 3
♥	Q 10 5 4
♦	10 8 5
♣	A J 10

♠	K 4
♥	K 7 3 2
♦	A Q J 6 4 3
♣	8

EW 3♠; S 3♥; NS 4♦; N 2♥; EW 3♣;
Par +100: EW 4♠×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	N	5	600		6.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Ream	9-Benton-Long
3 NT	S	3	600		6.50	1.50	5-Tiernan-Howard	8-Strange-Simon
5 ♦	N	5	600		6.50	1.50	8-Sandars-White	5-Falconer-McCarron
5 ♦	N	5	600		6.50	1.50	9-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	W	−1	50		4.00	4.00	2-Eads-Williams	2-Leeper-Orock
5 ♦	N	−1		100	2.00	6.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	4-Martin-Ragsdale
4 NT	N	−1		100	2.00	6.00	4-Robbins-Childs	6-Branch-Neisler
5 ♦	N	−1		100	2.00	6.00	7-Fields-Creswell	3-Kelly-Deutsch
6 ♦×	N	−2		500	0.00	8.00	6-Simon-Shirey	1-Copeland-Justice

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 10 7
♥	A K Q J 9 7 6
♦	A 8 3
♣	—

♠	A 4 3
♥	5
♦	Q J 10 7 2
♣	K 9 8 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 8 5
♥	10 8 2
♦	9 5 4
♣	J 7 3

♠	9 6 2
♥	4 3
♦	K 6
♣	A Q 10 6 5 2

NS 4♥; NS 3N; W 2♦; NS 1♠; E 1♦; 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	5	450		6.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Ream	9-Benton-Long
4 ♥	N	5	450		6.50	1.50	2-Eads-Williams	2-Leeper-Orock
4 ♥	N	5	450		6.50	1.50	6-Simon-Shirey	1-Copeland-Justice
4 ♥	N	5	450		6.50	1.50	8-Sandars-White	5-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♥	N	4	420		3.50	4.50	7-Fields-Creswell	3-Kelly-Deutsch
4 ♥	N	4	420		3.50	4.50	9-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♥	N	4	170		1.50	6.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♥	N	4	170		1.50	6.50	5-Tiernan-Howard	8-Strange-Simon
6 ♥	N	−1		50	0.00	8.00	4-Robbins-Childs	6-Branch-Neisler

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 8 7 4 3
♥	K 3
♦	6 5 3
♣	7 6 5

♠	A J 6
♥	9 6 2
♦	10 7 4 2
♣	A 10 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 9
♥	A J 10
♦	K Q J 8
♣	Q 8 2

♠	5 2
♥	Q 8 7 5 4
♦	A 9
♣	K J 9 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−3	300		8.00	0.00	2-Eads-Williams	1-Copeland-Justice
3 NT	E	−2	200		7.00	1.00	6-Simon-Shirey	9-Benton-Long
3 NT	E	−1	100		4.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Ream	8-Strange-Simon
3 NT	E	−1	100		4.00	4.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	3-Kelly-Deutsch
3 NT	E	−1	100		4.00	4.00	4-Robbins-Childs	5-Falconer-McCarron
3 NT	E	−1	100		4.00	4.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	E	−1	100		4.00	4.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Branch-Neisler
2 ♦	E	5		150	1.00	7.00	8-Sandars-White	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	E	3		600	0.00	8.00	7-Fields-Creswell	2-Leeper-Orock

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	A Q 8 5 3
♥	Q 10 8
♦	A 10 7 6
♣	6

♠	K J 10 7 4
♥	5 2
♦	J 4
♣	K Q 7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	2
♥	J 9 7
♦	K Q 9 8 5 3
♣	8 4 3

♠	9 6
♥	A K 6 4 3
♦	2
♣	A J 10 9 5

NS 6♥; NS 5♠; NS 3N; NS 4♣; NS 2♦;
Par +980: NS 6♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♥	S	7	1010		8.00	0.00	8-Sandars-White	4-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♥	S	7	510		7.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	8-Strange-Simon
3 NT	S	5	460		5.50	2.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	3-Kelly-Deutsch
3 NT	S	5	460		5.50	2.50	4-Robbins-Childs	5-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♥	S	5	450		4.00	4.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	S	4	430		3.00	5.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	7-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♥	S	4	420		1.50	6.50	2-Eads-Williams	1-Copeland-Justice
4 ♥	S	4	420		1.50	6.50	7-Fields-Creswell	2-Leeper-Orock
4 ♥	S	−1		50	0.00	8.00	6-Simon-Shirey	9-Benton-Long

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 6 3 2
♥	8 2
♦	7 3
♣	J 10 4 3 2

♠	J
♥	Q 10 6
♦	K Q J 4 2
♣	K 8 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 8 5 4
♥	7 5 4
♦	A 9 6 5
♣	A

♠	K 10 7
♥	A K J 9 3
♦	10 8
♣	Q 9 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	W	−1	100		8.00	0.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Branch-Neisler
4 ♦	W	4		130	5.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Ream	8-Strange-Simon
4 ♦	W	4		130	5.00	3.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	3-Kelly-Deutsch
4 ♦	W	4		130	5.00	3.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	7-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♦	W	4		130	5.00	3.00	6-Simon-Shirey	9-Benton-Long
2 ♦	W	4		130	5.00	3.00	8-Sandars-White	4-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♦	W	5		150	2.00	6.00	4-Robbins-Childs	5-Falconer-McCarron
3 NT	W	3		600	0.50	7.50	2-Eads-Williams	1-Copeland-Justice
3 NT	W	3		600	0.50	7.50	7-Fields-Creswell	2-Leeper-Orock

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 10 9 5
♥	3
♦	A K Q 6
♣	J 9 6 3

♠	Q 8 6
♥	A J 10
♦	10 8 4 3
♣	Q 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 2
♥	Q 7 5 4
♦	9 5
♣	A K 10 7 4

♠	J 7 4 3
♥	K 9 8 6 2
♦	J 7 2
♣	8

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♠	N	3	140		7.50	0.50	4-Robbins-Childs	4-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♠	N	3	140		7.50	0.50	8-Sandars-White	3-Kelly-Deutsch
2 ♦	N	2	90		6.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Ream	7-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♦	N	−1		100	5.00	3.00	6-Simon-Shirey	8-Strange-Simon
1 NT	W	3		150	3.00	5.00	2-Eads-Williams	9-Benton-Long
1 NT	W	3		150	3.00	5.00	7-Fields-Creswell	1-Copeland-Justice
1 NT	W	3		150	3.00	5.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Falconer-McCarron
1 NT	W	4		180	1.00	7.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	6-Branch-Neisler
1 NT	W	5		210	0.00	8.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	2-Leeper-Orock

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	Q J 5
♥	K Q 10 2
♦	A Q 6 5
♣	8 7

♠	K 9 8 2
♥	5
♦	10 9 8 3
♣	K 9 6 4

N
W		E
S

♠	6 4
♥	J 9 6 4 3
♦	K
♣	A Q 10 5 3

♠	A 10 7 3
♥	A 8 7
♦	J 7 4 2
♣	J 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	N	3	110		7.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Ream	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♦	N	3	110		7.50	0.50	9-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Falconer-McCarron
1 NT	S	1	90		6.00	2.00	4-Robbins-Childs	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♦	N	−2		100	4.00	4.00	2-Eads-Williams	9-Benton-Long
4 ♦	N	−2		100	4.00	4.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	6-Branch-Neisler
4 ♦	N	−2		100	4.00	4.00	7-Fields-Creswell	1-Copeland-Justice
3 ♣	W	4		130	2.00	6.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	2-Leeper-Orock
2 ♠	S	−3		150	0.50	7.50	6-Simon-Shirey	8-Strange-Simon
3 ♠	S	−3		150	0.50	7.50	8-Sandars-White	3-Kelly-Deutsch

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10 8 5 4 3
♥	K 6
♦	A Q 4 3
♣	K 2

♠	K Q 7
♥	Q 9 8 5
♦	J 10
♣	Q 10 8 4

N
W		E
S

♠	J 6
♥	10
♦	9 6 5 2
♣	A J 9 6 5 3

♠	A 9 2
♥	A J 7 4 3 2
♦	K 8 7
♣	7

NS 3♠; NS 2♥; EW 3♣; EW 1N; NS 2♦;
Par +100: EW 4♣×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	4	620		7.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	7-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	N	4	620		7.00	1.00	6-Simon-Shirey	8-Strange-Simon
4 ♠	N	4	620		7.00	1.00	8-Sandars-White	3-Kelly-Deutsch
5 ♣×	E	−3	500		5.00	3.00	4-Robbins-Childs	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♠	N	3	140		4.00	4.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	2-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	N	−1		100	2.00	6.00	2-Eads-Williams	9-Benton-Long
4 ♠	N	−1		100	2.00	6.00	7-Fields-Creswell	1-Copeland-Justice
4 ♠	N	−1		100	2.00	6.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♥	S	−2		200	0.00	8.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	6-Branch-Neisler

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 9 8 6 4
♥	—
♦	A 7 3
♣	J 9 8 6 2

♠	J 7 3
♥	7 6 5 4
♦	Q
♣	K 10 7 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q
♥	J 10 8 3
♦	J 10 8 5 4 2
♣	Q

♠	10 5 2
♥	A K Q 9 2
♦	K 9 6
♣	A 4

NS 4♠; NS 3N; N 2♦; NS 2♣; NS 1♥; S 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		8.00	0.00	2-Eads-Williams	8-Strange-Simon
4 ♠	S	4	620		7.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	6-Branch-Neisler
1 NT	S	3	150		6.00	2.00	6-Simon-Shirey	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♠	S	3	140		5.00	3.00	7-Fields-Creswell	9-Benton-Long
2 ♠	S	2	110		4.00	4.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	1-Copeland-Justice
4 ♠	S	−1		100	1.50	6.50	4-Robbins-Childs	3-Kelly-Deutsch
4 ♠	S	−1		100	1.50	6.50	5-Tiernan-Howard	5-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♠	N	−1		100	1.50	6.50	8-Sandars-White	2-Leeper-Orock
2 NT	S	−1		100	1.50	6.50	9-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Martin-Ragsdale

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 9 5
♥	Q 10 9 8 2
♦	Q 3
♣	10 5 4

♠	K 8 3 2
♥	7 6
♦	A 9
♣	A J 8 7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	6 4
♥	A K 5
♦	K 10 8 7 6 4
♣	6 3

♠	A J 10 7
♥	J 4 3
♦	J 5 2
♣	K Q 9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	E	−1	50		8.00	0.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♥	N	−2		100	6.50	1.50	6-Simon-Shirey	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♥	N	−2		100	6.50	1.50	7-Fields-Creswell	9-Benton-Long
2 ♣	W	3		110	4.50	3.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	1-Copeland-Justice
2 ♦	E	3		110	4.50	3.50	5-Tiernan-Howard	5-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♦	E	4		130	2.50	5.50	1-Spangler-Ream	6-Branch-Neisler
4 ♦	E	4		130	2.50	5.50	4-Robbins-Childs	3-Kelly-Deutsch
1 NT	W	3		150	1.00	7.00	8-Sandars-White	2-Leeper-Orock
3 ♣	S	−4		200	0.00	8.00	2-Eads-Williams	8-Strange-Simon

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 9 4
♥	Q 9 8 6 5
♦	10 8 7
♣	A 9

♠	A 8
♥	J 3
♦	A J
♣	K Q J 10 7 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	10 6 5
♥	K 10
♦	K Q 9 6 5
♣	8 6 2

♠	Q J 7 3 2
♥	A 7 4 2
♦	4 3 2
♣	5

EW 5♣; NS 2♠; EW 3♦; EW 1N; NS 1♥;
Par −400: EW 5♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−5	250		8.00	0.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	1-Copeland-Justice
3 NT	E	−2	100		7.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	6-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	W	−1	50		5.50	2.50	4-Robbins-Childs	3-Kelly-Deutsch
3 NT	E	−1	50		5.50	2.50	8-Sandars-White	2-Leeper-Orock
3 ♣	W	3		110	4.00	4.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♣	W	4		130	2.00	6.00	2-Eads-Williams	8-Strange-Simon
3 ♣	W	4		130	2.00	6.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	5-Falconer-McCarron
3 ♣	W	4		130	2.00	6.00	6-Simon-Shirey	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♣	W	5		150	0.00	8.00	7-Fields-Creswell	9-Benton-Long

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 8 6
♥	K 5 3 2
♦	10 9 7
♣	10 6

♠	J 9 3
♥	Q 9 6 4
♦	Q J 6 4
♣	8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 5 4
♥	A J 8 7
♦	8 3
♣	K Q 7 5

♠	10 7 2
♥	10
♦	A K 5 2
♣	A J 9 4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	W	−3	300		7.50	0.50	5-Tiernan-Howard	4-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♥	W	−3	300		7.50	0.50	6-Simon-Shirey	6-Branch-Neisler
2 ♥	W	−2	200		5.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Ream	5-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♥	W	−2	200		5.50	2.50	7-Fields-Creswell	8-Strange-Simon
2 ♥	W	−1	100		3.50	4.50	2-Eads-Williams	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♥	W	−1	100		3.50	4.50	8-Sandars-White	1-Copeland-Justice
2 ♦	S	−1		50	2.00	6.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Kelly-Deutsch
2 ♥	W	2		110	0.50	7.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	9-Benton-Long
2 ♥	W	2		110	0.50	7.50	4-Robbins-Childs	2-Leeper-Orock

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	—
♥	9 6 2
♦	Q J 7 4 3 2
♣	K J 10 4

♠	10 5 4 3
♥	K Q 7 5 4
♦	K
♣	Q 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 9 8
♥	A 10 8
♦	A 6 5
♣	A 7 6

♠	A K 7 6 2
♥	J 3
♦	10 9 8
♣	9 8 5

W 4♥; EW 3♠; E 3♥; EW 2N; NS 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par −420: W 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	−2	100		7.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	5-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♠	E	−2	100		7.00	1.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	9-Benton-Long
4 ♠	E	−2	100		7.00	1.00	8-Sandars-White	1-Copeland-Justice
3 ♦	N	−2		100	4.50	3.50	2-Eads-Williams	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♦×	N	−1		100	4.50	3.50	6-Simon-Shirey	6-Branch-Neisler
2 ♥	W	2		110	3.00	5.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♥	W	4		170	1.50	6.50	7-Fields-Creswell	8-Strange-Simon
3 ♥	W	4		170	1.50	6.50	9-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Kelly-Deutsch
4 ♥	W	4		420	0.00	8.00	4-Robbins-Childs	2-Leeper-Orock

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 2
♥	8 5
♦	J
♣	A K Q 9 7 4 3 2

♠	A 4 3
♥	4 2
♦	K 8 6 5 3
♣	J 10 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 7
♥	K Q J 10
♦	A Q 10 9
♣	8 5

♠	10 9 8 6 5
♥	A 9 7 6 3
♦	7 4 2
♣	—

E 5N; E 5♦; E 3♠; W 4♦; NS 3♣; W 1♠; EW 1♥;
Par −460: E 4N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♣×	N	4	710		8.00	0.00	8-Sandars-White	1-Copeland-Justice
3 ♣	N	3	110		6.50	1.50	6-Simon-Shirey	6-Branch-Neisler
3 ♣	N	3	110		6.50	1.50	9-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Kelly-Deutsch
1 NT	E	1		90	5.00	3.00	2-Eads-Williams	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♦	W	3		110	4.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Ream	5-Falconer-McCarron
4 ♦	E	5		150	3.00	5.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	9-Benton-Long
4 ♣×	N	−1		200	1.50	6.50	4-Robbins-Childs	2-Leeper-Orock
4 ♣×	N	−1		200	1.50	6.50	7-Fields-Creswell	8-Strange-Simon
5 ♣×	N	−2		500	0.00	8.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	4-Martin-Ragsdale

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 10 4 2
♥	9 7 3 2
♦	J 10 5
♣	9 8

♠	6 5
♥	A 8 4
♦	Q 8 7 2
♣	7 4 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 7
♥	Q J
♦	A K 6 4 3
♣	K Q J 5

♠	K J 9 8 3
♥	K 10 6 5
♦	9
♣	A 10 6

S 3♠; NS 3♥; EW 4♦; N 2♠; EW 3♣; EW 1N;
Par −100: NS 4♥×−1; S 4♠×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	4	170		8.00	0.00	6-Simon-Shirey	5-Falconer-McCarron
3 ♥	S	3	140		4.50	3.50	1-Spangler-Ream	4-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♠	S	3	140		4.50	3.50	2-Eads-Williams	6-Branch-Neisler
3 ♠	S	3	140		4.50	3.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	8-Strange-Simon
2 ♠	S	3	140		4.50	3.50	4-Robbins-Childs	1-Copeland-Justice
2 ♠	S	3	140		4.50	3.50	5-Tiernan-Howard	3-Kelly-Deutsch
3 ♠	S	3	140		4.50	3.50	9-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠×	S	−1		100	1.00	7.00	8-Sandars-White	9-Benton-Long
3 ♦	E	4		130	0.00	8.00	7-Fields-Creswell	7-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 7 2
♥	Q J 9 7
♦	6
♣	A J 9 3 2

♠	K 9 3
♥	—
♦	K Q J 10 9 8 5 4 2
♣	8

N
W		E
S

♠	A 6 5 4
♥	A K 10 3
♦	A 3
♣	K Q 6

♠	Q 10 8
♥	8 6 5 4 2
♦	7
♣	10 7 5 4

EW 6N; EW 6♦; EW 5♠; 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
5 ♦	W	7		640	6.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Ream	4-Martin-Ragsdale
5 ♦	W	7		640	6.50	1.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	8-Strange-Simon
5 ♦	W	7		640	6.50	1.50	5-Tiernan-Howard	3-Kelly-Deutsch
5 ♦	W	7		640	6.50	1.50	6-Simon-Shirey	5-Falconer-McCarron
6 ♦	W	6		1370	4.00	4.00	4-Robbins-Childs	1-Copeland-Justice
6 ♦	W	7		1390	3.00	5.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Leeper-Orock
6 NT	E	7		1470	2.00	6.00	2-Eads-Williams	6-Branch-Neisler
6 ♦×	W	6		1540	1.00	7.00	8-Sandars-White	9-Benton-Long
7 ♦	W	7		2140	0.00	8.00	7-Fields-Creswell	7-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	7 5 3
♥	A J 10 5
♦	Q 7 3
♣	A 5 3

♠	K J 6 2
♥	9 7 3 2
♦	K 6 2
♣	10 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 8
♥	6
♦	A J 10 9 4
♣	K 8 7 2

♠	10 9 4
♥	K Q 8 4
♦	8 5
♣	Q J 9 4

EW 4♠; EW 5♦; EW 2N; NS 1♥; EW 1♣;
Par −420: EW 4♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	W	−1	50		8.00	0.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	8-Strange-Simon
3 ♦	E	3		110	7.00	1.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	3-Kelly-Deutsch
2 NT	E	2		120	6.00	2.00	6-Simon-Shirey	5-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♦	E	4		130	4.50	3.50	4-Robbins-Childs	1-Copeland-Justice
2 ♦	E	4		130	4.50	3.50	9-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Leeper-Orock
2 ♦	E	5		150	1.50	6.50	1-Spangler-Ream	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♦	E	5		150	1.50	6.50	2-Eads-Williams	6-Branch-Neisler
1 NT	E	3		150	1.50	6.50	7-Fields-Creswell	7-Birmingham-Jones
2 NT	E	3		150	1.50	6.50	8-Sandars-White	9-Benton-Long

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K Q 9 7
♥	J 2
♦	J 10 8 2
♣	Q 7

♠	8 6 5
♥	K 9 6
♦	Q 9 5
♣	K 9 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 3
♥	10 8 5 4
♦	K 7
♣	A J 10 8 2

♠	10 4 2
♥	A Q 7 3
♦	A 6 4 3
♣	6 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	5	450		8.00	0.00	4-Robbins-Childs	9-Benton-Long
2 ♠	N	5	200		7.00	1.00	6-Simon-Shirey	4-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♠	N	4	170		6.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Ream	3-Kelly-Deutsch
2 ♠	N	3	140		3.50	4.50	2-Eads-Williams	5-Falconer-McCarron
2 ♠	N	3	140		3.50	4.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	7-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♠	N	3	140		3.50	4.50	5-Tiernan-Howard	2-Leeper-Orock
3 ♠	N	3	140		3.50	4.50	8-Sandars-White	8-Strange-Simon
2 ♠	N	2	110		1.00	7.00	7-Fields-Creswell	6-Branch-Neisler
1 NT	S	−1		50	0.00	8.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Copeland-Justice

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K 3
♥	A 5 4
♦	A 9 7 4 3
♣	K 5

♠	10 8 7 4 2
♥	K Q J 10 3
♦	Q
♣	8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	5
♥	—
♦	K 10 6 5 2
♣	A Q J 9 7 4 3

♠	Q J 9 6
♥	9 8 7 6 2
♦	J 8
♣	10 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♣×	E	−1	200		8.00	0.00	6-Simon-Shirey	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♣	E	−1	100		7.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Ream	3-Kelly-Deutsch
3 ♣	E	3		110	6.00	2.00	4-Robbins-Childs	9-Benton-Long
3 ♣	E	4		130	4.00	4.00	2-Eads-Williams	5-Falconer-McCarron
3 ♣	W	4		130	4.00	4.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	2-Leeper-Orock
3 ♣	E	4		130	4.00	4.00	8-Sandars-White	8-Strange-Simon
3 ♦×	N	−2		500	2.00	6.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Copeland-Justice
5 ♣×	E	5		750	1.00	7.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♦×	N	−3		800	0.00	8.00	7-Fields-Creswell	6-Branch-Neisler

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	10 9 8 5
♥	8 6 4
♦	J 10 3
♣	K 10 8

♠	J 6
♥	A K Q 10 2
♦	A 9 4 2
♣	9 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 7 4 2
♥	9
♦	Q 7 6 5
♣	J 7 4

♠	Q 3
♥	J 7 5 3
♦	K 8
♣	A Q 6 3 2

EW 4♥; EW 3♠; EW 4♦; EW 2N; EW 1♣;
Par −420: EW 4♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	−3	150		8.00	0.00	6-Simon-Shirey	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	W	−2	100		7.00	1.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Copeland-Justice
5 ♦	W	−1	50		5.50	2.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	7-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	E	−1	50		5.50	2.50	7-Fields-Creswell	6-Branch-Neisler
3 ♦	W	3		110	4.00	4.00	4-Robbins-Childs	9-Benton-Long
3 ♦	W	4		130	2.00	6.00	1-Spangler-Ream	3-Kelly-Deutsch
3 ♦	W	4		130	2.00	6.00	2-Eads-Williams	5-Falconer-McCarron
3 ♦	W	4		130	2.00	6.00	8-Sandars-White	8-Strange-Simon
5 ♦	W	5		400	0.00	8.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	2-Leeper-Orock

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	—
♥	7 6 4 2
♦	K Q J 7 5 2
♣	9 8 5

♠	J 7 5 4 3 2
♥	8 5
♦	8 3
♣	K 10 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 8
♥	A K 10 3
♦	9 6
♣	A 6 4 3

♠	A Q 10 6
♥	Q J 9
♦	A 10 4
♣	Q J 7

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠×	W	−2	500		8.00	0.00	6-Simon-Shirey	3-Kelly-Deutsch
3 ♦	N	3	110		6.50	1.50	4-Robbins-Childs	8-Strange-Simon
3 ♦	N	3	110		6.50	1.50	9-Mason-Stahlecker	9-Benton-Long
3 ♠	W	−1	100		4.50	3.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	6-Branch-Neisler
4 ♠	W	−1	100		4.50	3.50	5-Tiernan-Howard	1-Copeland-Justice
3 NT	S	−1		50	2.00	6.00	1-Spangler-Ream	2-Leeper-Orock
3 ♦	N	−1		50	2.00	6.00	7-Fields-Creswell	5-Falconer-McCarron
3 ♦	N	−1		50	2.00	6.00	8-Sandars-White	7-Birmingham-Jones
2 ♠	W	2		110	0.00	8.00	2-Eads-Williams	4-Martin-Ragsdale

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 10 8 5 4 2
♥	A Q 10 9
♦	4
♣	8 3

♠	K 7 6 3
♥	K 7
♦	7 6 2
♣	K Q 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A
♥	6 5 2
♦	K Q J 10 5
♣	A J 9 2

♠	J 9
♥	J 8 4 3
♦	A 9 8 3
♣	10 7 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−1	100		8.00	0.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	1-Copeland-Justice
3 ♣	E	3		110	6.50	1.50	6-Simon-Shirey	3-Kelly-Deutsch
3 ♣	E	3		110	6.50	1.50	7-Fields-Creswell	5-Falconer-McCarron
3 ♣	E	4		130	4.00	4.00	2-Eads-Williams	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♣	E	4		130	4.00	4.00	8-Sandars-White	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♣	E	4		130	4.00	4.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	9-Benton-Long
3 NT	W	3		600	1.50	6.50	1-Spangler-Ream	2-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	W	3		600	1.50	6.50	3-Montgomery-Larimore	6-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	W	4		630	0.00	8.00	4-Robbins-Childs	8-Strange-Simon

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	9 7
♥	J 8 3 2
♦	6 2
♣	A Q 9 7 4

♠	A J 3 2
♥	7 6
♦	Q J 4
♣	10 8 6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	8 6 5
♥	K Q 10 4
♦	10 8 7 3
♣	J 3

♠	K Q 10 4
♥	A 9 5
♦	A K 9 5
♣	K 2

S 3♠; NS 3♥; NS 4♣; NS 2N; N 2♠; NS 2♦;
Par +140: NS 1♥+2; S 1♠+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	430		8.00	0.00	9-Mason-Stahlecker	9-Benton-Long
3 NT	S	3	400		6.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Ream	2-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	S	3	400		6.50	1.50	6-Simon-Shirey	3-Kelly-Deutsch
3 ♥	N	3	140		5.00	3.00	8-Sandars-White	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	S	−1		50	3.00	5.00	3-Montgomery-Larimore	6-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	S	−1		50	3.00	5.00	4-Robbins-Childs	8-Strange-Simon
3 ♥	N	−1		50	3.00	5.00	5-Tiernan-Howard	1-Copeland-Justice
3 NT	S	−2		100	0.50	7.50	2-Eads-Williams	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	S	−2		100	0.50	7.50	7-Fields-Creswell	5-Falconer-McCarron