Wednesday Aft Pairs Wednesday Aft Session December 27, 2023
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   42.0      Section W
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   48.21   40.50  B         2                 2          1.07(OB) M B Howard - Ellen Dutcher
  2   47.02   39.50  C                                               Lynn Long - Cynthia Benton
  3   47.62   40.00  C               1                      0.24(SC) Tom Nute - Gloria Fields
  4   60.71   51.00  A   1                 1                2.04(OA) David Branch - Gary Neisler
  5   57.74   48.50  A   2                 2                1.53(OA) Patricia Sears - Lauren Brown
  6   44.05   37.00  B                                               Kay Jones - Ginger Kennedy
  7   45.83   38.50  C                                               Dianne Robbins - Susan Shaw
  8   48.81   41.00  B   3     1           3     1          1.42(OB) John Fee - Ivan Uys

NO GAMES Sat 12/30 or Mon 1/1/24

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	A 8 2
♥	A Q 7 5 2
♦	10 8 7
♣	Q 9

♠	Q 5 4
♥	K 10 4
♦	Q 6 5 4
♣	K 10 8

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 7
♥	J 8 3
♦	A K J 9
♣	5 3 2

♠	K 10 6 3
♥	9 6
♦	3 2
♣	A J 7 6 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	3	140		3.00	0.00	8-Fee-Uys	1-Howard-Dutcher
1 NT	S	2	120		2.00	1.00	4-Branch-Neisler	2-Long-Benton
2 ♥	N	2	110		1.00	2.00	7-Robbins-Shaw	3-Nute-Fields
1 NT	N	1	90		0.00	3.00	6-Jones-Kennedy	5-Sears-Brown

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10 6 5
♥	K 9 4
♦	K J 8
♣	A K J 6

♠	A K 9 8 7 4
♥	J 7 3
♦	10 7
♣	8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	2
♥	A Q 10 6 5
♦	A 9 6 5 2
♣	10 7

♠	Q J 3
♥	8 2
♦	Q 4 3
♣	Q 9 5 4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	E	3		140	3.00	0.00	6-Jones-Kennedy	5-Sears-Brown
2 ♥	E	4		170	2.00	1.00	4-Branch-Neisler	2-Long-Benton
4 ♣	S	−2		200	0.50	2.50	7-Robbins-Shaw	3-Nute-Fields
4 ♣	S	−2		200	0.50	2.50	8-Fee-Uys	1-Howard-Dutcher

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	9 7 4
♥	10 8 5 4
♦	A 7 6
♣	J 8 6

♠	A K Q J
♥	K Q 9
♦	10
♣	A K Q 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	8 5
♥	7 6
♦	K Q 9 8 5 4 3
♣	7 5

♠	10 6 3 2
♥	A J 3 2
♦	J 2
♣	10 9 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	W	2		110	3.00	0.00	4-Branch-Neisler	2-Long-Benton
3 NT	W	5		660	2.00	1.00	7-Robbins-Shaw	3-Nute-Fields
3 NT	W	6		690	0.50	2.50	6-Jones-Kennedy	5-Sears-Brown
3 NT	W	6		690	0.50	2.50	8-Fee-Uys	1-Howard-Dutcher

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 9
♥	A 9 7 4
♦	A J 10 7
♣	Q 4 3

♠	5 4 2
♥	8 3
♦	K 8 4 2
♣	J 10 8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 8 7
♥	K Q 10
♦	Q 9 3
♣	9 7 5

♠	J 10 6 3
♥	J 6 5 2
♦	6 5
♣	A K 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♣×	W	−2	500		3.00	0.00	4-Branch-Neisler	2-Long-Benton
2 NT	S	2	120		2.00	1.00	8-Fee-Uys	1-Howard-Dutcher
2 ♥	S	2	110		1.00	2.00	6-Jones-Kennedy	5-Sears-Brown
3 ♥	S	−1		100	0.00	3.00	7-Robbins-Shaw	3-Nute-Fields

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 8 6 3
♥	A Q 8
♦	A 8 2
♣	J 8 7

♠	A K Q 5 2
♥	K 10 9 4
♦	K 4 3
♣	A

N
W		E
S

♠	9
♥	7 5 3
♦	Q 10 6 5
♣	6 5 4 3 2

♠	10 7 4
♥	J 6 2
♦	J 9 7
♣	K Q 10 9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	W	−1	50		3.00	0.00	7-Robbins-Shaw	6-Jones-Kennedy
2 ♠	W	2		110	1.50	1.50	5-Sears-Brown	3-Nute-Fields
2 ♦	E	3		110	1.50	1.50	8-Fee-Uys	2-Long-Benton
2 NT	N	−2		200	0.00	3.00	1-Howard-Dutcher	4-Branch-Neisler

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 10 6
♥	A 3 2
♦	J 5
♣	A K J 9 6

♠	J 7 4
♥	10 6 4
♦	Q 10 8 3
♣	7 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 3
♥	Q J 7
♦	6 4 2
♣	Q 10 8 4

♠	A 9 5 2
♥	K 9 8 5
♦	A K 9 7
♣	3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	5	460		3.00	0.00	5-Sears-Brown	3-Nute-Fields
3 NT	N	3	400		2.00	1.00	8-Fee-Uys	2-Long-Benton
3 NT	S	−1		50	0.50	2.50	1-Howard-Dutcher	4-Branch-Neisler
3 NT	S	−1		50	0.50	2.50	7-Robbins-Shaw	6-Jones-Kennedy

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 10 3 2
♥	J 3
♦	8 6 2
♣	J 9 7 4

♠	J 9 8 6
♥	9 7 6
♦	J 9 5 4
♣	8 5

N
W		E
S

♠	7
♥	K Q 10 5 4
♦	A K 10
♣	A 10 6 2

♠	A Q 5 4
♥	A 8 2
♦	Q 7 3
♣	K Q 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♦	W	−3	300		3.00	0.00	5-Sears-Brown	3-Nute-Fields
1 NT	S	1	90		2.00	1.00	1-Howard-Dutcher	4-Branch-Neisler
2 ♥	E	3		140	0.50	2.50	7-Robbins-Shaw	6-Jones-Kennedy
2 ♥	E	3		140	0.50	2.50	8-Fee-Uys	2-Long-Benton

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	J 10 7
♥	7 5
♦	A K 8 6 5
♣	K J 2

♠	Q 8 5 3
♥	Q 10 3 2
♦	Q 4 3 2
♣	10

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 9
♥	A K 6 4
♦	J 10 9
♣	Q 8 5

♠	6 4 2
♥	J 9 8
♦	7
♣	A 9 7 6 4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♥	W	2		110	3.00	0.00	7-Robbins-Shaw	6-Jones-Kennedy
2 ♥	E	3		140	1.50	1.50	1-Howard-Dutcher	4-Branch-Neisler
3 ♥	E	3		140	1.50	1.50	8-Fee-Uys	2-Long-Benton
3 ♥	E	4		170	0.00	3.00	5-Sears-Brown	3-Nute-Fields

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 9 6 2
♥	J
♦	Q 10
♣	A 10 7 6 2

♠	J 7
♥	A Q 8 3 2
♦	A 9
♣	9 5 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	10
♥	K 9 5 4
♦	J 8 7 6 5 4
♣	J 8

♠	K 8 5 4 3
♥	10 7 6
♦	K 3 2
♣	K Q

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	6	480		3.00	0.00	8-Fee-Uys	3-Nute-Fields
4 ♠	N	5	450		1.50	1.50	1-Howard-Dutcher	7-Robbins-Shaw
4 ♠	N	5	450		1.50	1.50	6-Jones-Kennedy	4-Branch-Neisler
3 ♠	N	6	230		0.00	3.00	2-Long-Benton	5-Sears-Brown

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 8 6 3
♥	A Q
♦	A
♣	K 10 7 6 5 4

♠	A J 2
♥	10 6 5 3
♦	K J 10 4
♣	Q 3

N
W		E
S

♠	4
♥	K 8 7 4 2
♦	Q 9 5 3 2
♣	J 9

♠	K Q 9 7 5
♥	J 9
♦	8 7 6
♣	A 8 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	4	620		2.50	0.50	1-Howard-Dutcher	7-Robbins-Shaw
4 ♠	S	4	620		2.50	0.50	8-Fee-Uys	3-Nute-Fields
4 ♣	N	4	130		0.50	2.50	2-Long-Benton	5-Sears-Brown
2 ♣	N	4	130		0.50	2.50	6-Jones-Kennedy	4-Branch-Neisler

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	A 5
♥	A 3
♦	A Q J 8 6 4 3
♣	10 5

♠	Q 10 8 3
♥	Q 10 9
♦	10 5 2
♣	K 7 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 6
♥	K 5 4 2
♦	9
♣	Q J 8 6 2

♠	J 7 4 2
♥	J 8 7 6
♦	K 7
♣	A 9 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	430		3.00	0.00	8-Fee-Uys	3-Nute-Fields
3 ♦	N	4	130		1.50	1.50	2-Long-Benton	5-Sears-Brown
2 ♦	N	4	130		1.50	1.50	6-Jones-Kennedy	4-Branch-Neisler
5 ♦	N	−1		50	0.00	3.00	1-Howard-Dutcher	7-Robbins-Shaw

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K Q 7 5 2
♥	J 2
♦	A 10 9 6 2
♣	6

♠	A 8 4 3
♥	Q 10 9 6 4
♦	Q
♣	Q 9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 6
♥	K 8 3
♦	J 8 7 3
♣	A K 3

♠	9
♥	A 7 5
♦	K 5 4
♣	J 10 8 5 4 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	W	3		140	2.50	0.50	2-Long-Benton	5-Sears-Brown
3 ♥	W	3		140	2.50	0.50	6-Jones-Kennedy	4-Branch-Neisler
2 ♠	N	−3		300	0.50	2.50	1-Howard-Dutcher	7-Robbins-Shaw
4 ♣	S	−3		300	0.50	2.50	8-Fee-Uys	3-Nute-Fields

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 9 7
♥	A J 9 6
♦	10 9 5 3
♣	K 4

♠	K Q 10 6
♥	3
♦	8 6 2
♣	Q 9 8 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 4 3 2
♥	K Q 10 4 2
♦	A
♣	A J 5

♠	8 5
♥	8 7 5
♦	K Q J 7 4
♣	10 7 3

EW 6♠; EW 6♣; EW 5♥; EW 4N; EW 1♦;
Par −1430: EW 6♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	W	6		680	1.50	1.50	2-Long-Benton	1-Howard-Dutcher
4 ♠	E	6		680	1.50	1.50	3-Nute-Fields	6-Jones-Kennedy
4 ♥	W	6		680	1.50	1.50	7-Robbins-Shaw	5-Sears-Brown
4 ♠	W	6		680	1.50	1.50	8-Fee-Uys	4-Branch-Neisler

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	10 9 8 6 2
♥	A 8 7
♦	2
♣	Q 9 7 4

♠	K 4
♥	10 9 2
♦	Q 8 6
♣	10 8 5 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 7
♥	J 6 5 3
♦	A J 10 7 4 3
♣	J

♠	A Q 5 3
♥	K Q 4
♦	K 9 5
♣	A K 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	E	−4	800		3.00	0.00	8-Fee-Uys	4-Branch-Neisler
4 ♠	S	5	450		2.00	1.00	3-Nute-Fields	6-Jones-Kennedy
4 ♠	N	4	420		1.00	2.00	2-Long-Benton	1-Howard-Dutcher
3 NT	S	−3		150	0.00	3.00	7-Robbins-Shaw	5-Sears-Brown

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	7 6
♥	8 7 3
♦	A 8 7
♣	K Q J 10 9

♠	9 4 3 2
♥	J 6
♦	J 10 3
♣	A 7 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 5
♥	A Q 10 9 5 4 2
♦	Q 6 4
♣	3

♠	A K Q 10 8
♥	K
♦	K 9 5 2
♣	8 6 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♥×	E	−3	500		3.00	0.00	3-Nute-Fields	6-Jones-Kennedy
4 ♣	N	5	150		1.50	1.50	2-Long-Benton	1-Howard-Dutcher
4 ♣	N	5	150		1.50	1.50	8-Fee-Uys	4-Branch-Neisler
3 ♥	E	−1	50		0.00	3.00	7-Robbins-Shaw	5-Sears-Brown

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 9 6 5
♥	K 8 4
♦	K J 8 6
♣	J 5

♠	K 7 4
♥	10 9 7 5 3
♦	4 3
♣	A K 7

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 3
♥	A J 2
♦	10 7 2
♣	Q 10 6 2

♠	10 8 2
♥	Q 6
♦	A Q 9 5
♣	9 8 4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	S	−1		50	1.50	1.50	2-Long-Benton	1-Howard-Dutcher
1 NT	S	−1		50	1.50	1.50	3-Nute-Fields	6-Jones-Kennedy
3 ♦	N	−1		50	1.50	1.50	7-Robbins-Shaw	5-Sears-Brown
1 NT	S	−1		50	1.50	1.50	8-Fee-Uys	4-Branch-Neisler

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	J 9 8 4 3
♥	—
♦	A 9
♣	Q J 9 8 7 5

♠	Q
♥	J 9 7 6 5
♦	K 10 8 5 3
♣	K 3

N
W		E
S

♠	5 2
♥	K Q 3 2
♦	Q J 7 2
♣	10 6 2

♠	A K 10 7 6
♥	A 10 8 4
♦	6 4
♣	A 4

NS 6♠; NS 6♣; NS 2N; EW 2♥; EW 2♦;
Par +980: NS 6♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	6	480		2.50	0.50	4-Branch-Neisler	7-Robbins-Shaw
4 ♠	S	6	480		2.50	0.50	8-Fee-Uys	5-Sears-Brown
4 ♠	S	5	450		1.00	2.00	1-Howard-Dutcher	6-Jones-Kennedy
4 ♥	N	−5		250	0.00	3.00	3-Nute-Fields	2-Long-Benton

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	Q 10 7 5 3 2
♥	K 10 6 3
♦	Q
♣	9 3

♠	A 9 6
♥	A J 8
♦	7 5
♣	A K Q 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 4
♥	9 5
♦	K 10 9 6 2
♣	J 8 7 6

♠	K 8
♥	Q 7 4 2
♦	A J 8 4 3
♣	10 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♣	E	−1	50		2.00	1.00	1-Howard-Dutcher	6-Jones-Kennedy
2 NT	W	−1	50		2.00	1.00	3-Nute-Fields	2-Long-Benton
2 NT	W	−1	50		2.00	1.00	4-Branch-Neisler	7-Robbins-Shaw
4 ♣×	W	4		510	0.00	3.00	8-Fee-Uys	5-Sears-Brown

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q J 10 5 4 3
♥	A 10 6
♦	Q J 6 4
♣	—

♠	8 6
♥	J 5
♦	K 9 7 5 3
♣	Q J 9 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 2
♥	K 9 8 2
♦	8 2
♣	A K 8 5

♠	9 7
♥	Q 7 4 3
♦	A 10
♣	10 7 6 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠×	N	3	530		3.00	0.00	1-Howard-Dutcher	6-Jones-Kennedy
2 ♠	N	3	140		2.00	1.00	8-Fee-Uys	5-Sears-Brown
2 ♠	N	2	110		1.00	2.00	3-Nute-Fields	2-Long-Benton
1 NT	E	2		120	0.00	3.00	4-Branch-Neisler	7-Robbins-Shaw

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 9 7
♥	A 5 4
♦	A 6 5
♣	Q 10 8 6

♠	A Q 8 3 2
♥	7 2
♦	3
♣	A K 7 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	6 4
♥	Q J 9 6 3
♦	Q J 8 7 2
♣	9

♠	J 10 5
♥	K 10 8
♦	K 10 9 4
♣	J 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	W	−2	200		3.00	0.00	4-Branch-Neisler	7-Robbins-Shaw
3 ♠	W	−1	100		1.50	1.50	1-Howard-Dutcher	6-Jones-Kennedy
2 ♠	W	−1	100		1.50	1.50	3-Nute-Fields	2-Long-Benton
3 ♦	S	−2		200	0.00	3.00	8-Fee-Uys	5-Sears-Brown

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9 7
♥	J 10 9
♦	Q J 10 8 3 2
♣	A 8

♠	10 6 5
♥	A K Q 6 3
♦	9 5
♣	10 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q J 4 2
♥	8 4
♦	7 6 4
♣	Q 9 7

♠	K 8 3
♥	7 5 2
♦	A K
♣	K J 6 4 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠×	E	−3	500		3.00	0.00	4-Branch-Neisler	3-Nute-Fields
3 ♥	W	−3	150		2.00	1.00	2-Long-Benton	7-Robbins-Shaw
3 ♦	N	3	110		1.00	2.00	8-Fee-Uys	6-Jones-Kennedy
2 ♠	E	−1	50		0.00	3.00	5-Sears-Brown	1-Howard-Dutcher

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	8 5 4 2
♥	A 6 3
♦	A Q 8 7 2
♣	Q

♠	K Q 9 7 3
♥	K 8
♦	10 9 5 4 3
♣	9

N
W		E
S

♠	A J
♥	J 10 7 2
♦	—
♣	K 8 7 6 5 3 2

♠	10 6
♥	Q 9 5 4
♦	K J 6
♣	A J 10 4

S 2N; NS 2♥; N 3♦; N 1N; S 2♦; EW 2♣;
Par +120: S 2N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣×	E	−2	500		3.00	0.00	4-Branch-Neisler	3-Nute-Fields
2 NT	S	3	150		2.00	1.00	5-Sears-Brown	1-Howard-Dutcher
2 NT	S	2	120		1.00	2.00	8-Fee-Uys	6-Jones-Kennedy
3 ♣	E	−1	100		0.00	3.00	2-Long-Benton	7-Robbins-Shaw

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	5 3
♥	A 9 4 3
♦	K J 9 5
♣	A Q J

♠	A Q 9 7 2
♥	K Q 10 6
♦	10 7 6
♣	3

N
W		E
S

♠	K
♥	J 7 5 2
♦	Q 8 3 2
♣	K 10 9 2

♠	J 10 8 6 4
♥	8
♦	A 4
♣	8 7 6 5 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♣	S	3	110		3.00	0.00	4-Branch-Neisler	3-Nute-Fields
2 ♣	S	2	90		2.00	1.00	2-Long-Benton	7-Robbins-Shaw
1 NT	S	−1		100	1.00	2.00	8-Fee-Uys	6-Jones-Kennedy
2 ♠	N	−2		200	0.00	3.00	5-Sears-Brown	1-Howard-Dutcher

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	K 10 7 6
♥	K J 9 4
♦	8 7 5 4
♣	J

♠	J 5
♥	Q 7 6 3
♦	K 9 3
♣	10 9 7 3

N
W		E
S

♠	8 3 2
♥	10 8 2
♦	A 10 6
♣	K Q 8 5

♠	A Q 9 4
♥	A 5
♦	Q J 2
♣	A 6 4 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	S	5	450		3.00	0.00	2-Long-Benton	7-Robbins-Shaw
4 ♠	S	4	420		1.50	1.50	5-Sears-Brown	1-Howard-Dutcher
4 ♠	S	4	420		1.50	1.50	8-Fee-Uys	6-Jones-Kennedy
2 ♠	S	4	170		0.00	3.00	4-Branch-Neisler	3-Nute-Fields

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	8
♥	K Q 8 4 2
♦	Q 10 6 4 2
♣	7 6

♠	Q
♥	7 6
♦	A K 7 5 3
♣	Q 9 8 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 7 5 3
♥	A J 9
♦	J 9
♣	A K 3

♠	A 10 9 6 4 2
♥	10 5 3
♦	8
♣	J 10 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−1	100		3.00	0.00	3-Nute-Fields	1-Howard-Dutcher
3 ♥	N	−1		50	2.00	1.00	8-Fee-Uys	7-Robbins-Shaw
2 ♣	E	5		150	1.00	2.00	6-Jones-Kennedy	2-Long-Benton
5 ♣	W	5		600	0.00	3.00	5-Sears-Brown	4-Branch-Neisler

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	K Q 5 3
♥	A Q 5 4
♦	5 4 3
♣	K 2

♠	6 2
♥	—
♦	9 7 6 2
♣	Q J 8 6 5 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 4
♥	J 10 9 7 2
♦	A 10
♣	A 10 7

♠	A 10 8 7
♥	K 8 6 3
♦	K Q J 8
♣	9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	−1		100	2.00	1.00	3-Nute-Fields	1-Howard-Dutcher
4 ♥	N	−1		100	2.00	1.00	5-Sears-Brown	4-Branch-Neisler
4 ♥	N	−1		100	2.00	1.00	8-Fee-Uys	7-Robbins-Shaw
4 ♥×	S	−2		500	0.00	3.00	6-Jones-Kennedy	2-Long-Benton

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	Q J 7 4
♥	9 8 5
♦	A Q 8 3
♣	A 6

♠	A 10 9 3 2
♥	A 7 2
♦	K
♣	10 9 8 7

N
W		E
S

♠	—
♥	K Q 10 4
♦	9 7 6 2
♣	Q J 5 4 3

♠	K 8 6 5
♥	J 6 3
♦	J 10 5 4
♣	K 2

EW 4♣; NS 2N; EW 2♥; N 2♦; NS 1♠; S 1♦;
Par −130: EW 4♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠×	S	−1		100	3.00	0.00	6-Jones-Kennedy	2-Long-Benton
3 ♣	W	3		110	2.00	1.00	3-Nute-Fields	1-Howard-Dutcher
2 ♣	W	4		130	1.00	2.00	5-Sears-Brown	4-Branch-Neisler
2 ♠	S	−3		150	0.00	3.00	8-Fee-Uys	7-Robbins-Shaw

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Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A Q 7 3
♥	Q 9 8 4
♦	A Q 10
♣	10 5

♠	9 2
♥	A J 10 6 2
♦	9 8 7 6
♣	K Q

N
W		E
S

♠	J 6 4
♥	K 5
♦	J 5 3 2
♣	A J 9 7

♠	K 10 8 5
♥	7 3
♦	K 4
♣	8 6 4 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	3	140		3.00	0.00	5-Sears-Brown	4-Branch-Neisler
2 ♠	S	2	110		1.50	1.50	3-Nute-Fields	1-Howard-Dutcher
2 ♠	S	2	110		1.50	1.50	6-Jones-Kennedy	2-Long-Benton
4 ♠	S	−1		100	0.00	3.00	8-Fee-Uys	7-Robbins-Shaw