Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session December 28, 2023
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section H  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   59.52  100.00  A   1                 2                1.86(OA) Linda Spangler - Stephen Bennett
  2   49.70   83.50  C   3     2     2                 4    0.67(OC) Bill Sandars - Opie White
  3   47.32   79.50  B                                               Bruce Mann - Margot Hirsch
  4   52.68   88.50  C   2     1     1    5/6   3/4   2/3   1.04(OC) Dick Simon - Bill Strange
  5   47.02   79.00  C                                               Annie Mason - Verlyn Stahlecker
  6   47.62   80.00  B                                               David Branch - Gary Neisler
  7   46.13   77.50  C                                               Cynthia Benton - Lynn Long

Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session December 28, 2023
Scores after  7 rounds  Average:   84.0      Section H  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      Overall Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C     A     B     C
  1   62.50  105.00  A   1                 1                2.48(OA) Pat Cassidy - Greg Resz
  2   38.39   64.50  C                                               Brenda Martin - Sue Ragsdale
  3   46.43   78.00  C                                               Norma Brown - Winifred Simon
  4   38.39   64.50  C                                               Kay Jones - Milton Birmingham
  5   52.68   88.50  C               2    5/6   3/4   2/3   1.04(OC) Don Greer - John Fee
  6   54.17   91.00  B   3     2           4     2          1.49(OB) Jane Hopkins - Mary Alice Giordano
  7   57.44   96.50  C   2     1     1     3     1     1    1.98(OB) John Burgess - Brenda Darby

No games Sat 12/30 or Mon 1/1/24.
Saturday aft restarts 1/6/24.

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	Q J 10 6 4
♥	7 6 4
♦	7 4
♣	7 3 2

♠	K 8 2
♥	A J
♦	K 6 5
♣	10 8 6 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A 7 5
♥	K Q 10 5
♦	9 8 3 2
♣	A 9

♠	9 3
♥	9 8 3 2
♦	A Q J 10
♣	K Q J

EW 2N; EW 2♠; EW 2♥; EW 3♣; EW 2♦;
Par −120: EW 1N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT×	W	−1	100		6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	3-Brown-Simon
3 NT	E	−1	50		3.50	2.50	3-Mann-Hirsch	5-Greer-Fee
3 NT	E	−1	50		3.50	2.50	4-Simon-Strange	7-Burgess-Darby
3 NT	E	−1	50		3.50	2.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	W	−1	50		3.50	2.50	7-Benton-Long	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 ♦	E	3		110	1.00	5.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Cassidy-Resz
1 NT	W	2		120	0.00	6.00	6-Branch-Neisler	4-Jones-Birmingham

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 8 2
♥	A J 9 7 6 2
♦	10
♣	K Q 4

♠	J 10 6
♥	4
♦	J 7 6 4 2
♣	A 9 7 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 7 5 4
♥	K 10 5 3
♦	A 9 5
♣	5 2

♠	K 9 3
♥	Q 8
♦	K Q 8 3
♣	J 10 8 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	N	3	140		5.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Cassidy-Resz
2 ♥	N	3	140		5.50	0.50	4-Simon-Strange	7-Burgess-Darby
3 NT	S	−1		100	2.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	3-Brown-Simon
4 ♥	N	−1		100	2.00	4.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	5-Greer-Fee
4 ♥	N	−1		100	2.00	4.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Martin-Ragsdale
2 NT	S	−1		100	2.00	4.00	6-Branch-Neisler	4-Jones-Birmingham
4 ♥	N	−1		100	2.00	4.00	7-Benton-Long	6-Hopkins-Giordano

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 6 2
♥	A 8 2
♦	9 5 4
♣	6 5 3 2

♠	Q 8 7 3
♥	K J 6
♦	Q 7 6 3
♣	Q 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A 9 5 4
♥	Q 10
♦	K 10 8 2
♣	A K 4

♠	J 10
♥	9 7 5 4 3
♦	A J
♣	J 10 9 8

EW 4♠; EW 3N; EW 4♦; EW 2♣; EW 1♥;
Par −620: EW 4♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−2	200		6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	3-Brown-Simon
4 ♠	E	−1	100		4.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Cassidy-Resz
3 NT	E	−1	100		4.50	1.50	6-Branch-Neisler	4-Jones-Birmingham
2 NT	E	3		150	3.00	3.00	4-Simon-Strange	7-Burgess-Darby
3 NT	E	3		600	2.00	4.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♠	E	4		620	1.00	5.00	7-Benton-Long	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 NT×	E	4		950	0.00	6.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	5-Greer-Fee

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A Q 8 4 2
♥	A
♦	A J 7 2
♣	8 6 3

♠	J 10 9
♥	J 8 5 3
♦	10 4
♣	K 10 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K 6 3
♥	K 9 4 2
♦	8 6 5
♣	Q 9 4

♠	7 5
♥	Q 10 7 6
♦	K Q 9 3
♣	A J 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	630		6.00	0.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	5-Greer-Fee
3 NT	N	3	600		4.00	2.00	4-Simon-Strange	7-Burgess-Darby
3 NT	S	3	600		4.00	2.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	2-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	S	3	600		4.00	2.00	6-Branch-Neisler	4-Jones-Birmingham
3 ♦	N	3	110		2.00	4.00	7-Benton-Long	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 NT	S	−2		200	0.50	5.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	1-Cassidy-Resz
3 NT	S	−2		200	0.50	5.50	2-Sandars-White	3-Brown-Simon

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 9 7 6 3 2
♥	10
♦	Q
♣	J 10 9 6 2

♠	8
♥	A 9 6 4
♦	A 9 8 7 5 4
♣	K 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10
♥	K Q 8 5 2
♦	10 6 2
♣	Q 8 3

♠	K Q 5 4
♥	J 7 3
♦	K J 3
♣	A 7 4

EW 4♥; NS 3♠; EW 4♦; EW 1N; NS 2♣;
Par −200: NS 4♠×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♥	E	−1	50		6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	2-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♠	N	−1		100	5.00	1.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	4-Jones-Birmingham
4 ♠	N	−2		200	4.00	2.00	7-Benton-Long	5-Greer-Fee
4 ♥	E	4		420	2.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	7-Burgess-Darby
4 ♥	E	4		420	2.00	4.00	4-Simon-Strange	6-Hopkins-Giordano
4 ♥	E	4		420	2.00	4.00	6-Branch-Neisler	3-Brown-Simon
4 ♥	E	5		450	0.00	6.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Cassidy-Resz

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 8 6 2
♥	A K J 5 2
♦	A Q 3
♣	7

♠	9 7 5 4 3
♥	Q 9 3
♦	4
♣	J 9 8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	Q
♥	10 8 7 6
♦	8 7 6 5
♣	A 10 5 4

♠	A K J
♥	4
♦	K J 10 9 2
♣	K Q 3 2

NS 6N; NS 6♦; NS 5♠; NS 5♥; NS 3♣;
Par +990: NS 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	N	7	1020		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	7-Burgess-Darby
6 NT	S	6	990		5.00	1.00	6-Branch-Neisler	3-Brown-Simon
3 NT	S	6	490		3.00	3.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	4-Jones-Birmingham
3 NT	S	6	490		3.00	3.00	4-Simon-Strange	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 NT	N	6	490		3.00	3.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Cassidy-Resz
3 NT	S	5	460		0.50	5.50	2-Sandars-White	2-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	N	5	460		0.50	5.50	7-Benton-Long	5-Greer-Fee

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 7 5 3
♥	A 7 4 3
♦	8 5 4
♣	Q J

♠	Q 10
♥	Q 9 8 5
♦	J
♣	A K 10 8 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8 4 2
♥	J 6 2
♦	K 10 2
♣	7 5 4

♠	K 9 6
♥	K 10
♦	A Q 9 7 6 3
♣	9 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	S	4	130		5.50	0.50	3-Mann-Hirsch	4-Jones-Birmingham
2 ♦	S	4	130		5.50	0.50	7-Benton-Long	5-Greer-Fee
2 ♦	S	3	110		3.50	2.50	4-Simon-Strange	6-Hopkins-Giordano
2 ♦	S	3	110		3.50	2.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Cassidy-Resz
3 ♠	N	−1		100	1.50	4.50	2-Sandars-White	2-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♦	S	−1		100	1.50	4.50	6-Branch-Neisler	3-Brown-Simon
3 NT	S	−2		200	0.00	6.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	7-Burgess-Darby

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	J 8 5
♥	J 8 4
♦	A 9 5 4
♣	7 5 4

♠	K 6
♥	A 9 5
♦	K Q 10 8 7
♣	10 8 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 7 4 3
♥	K Q 10 3
♦	6 2
♣	K 9 6

♠	A Q 10 2
♥	7 6 2
♦	J 3
♣	A Q J 3

NS 1♠; EW 1♥; EW 1♦; NS 1♣;
Par +80: NS 1♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	2	110		6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	2-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♥	E	−1	50		5.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	7-Burgess-Darby
2 NT	N	−1		50	4.00	2.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	4-Jones-Birmingham
1 NT	N	−2		100	3.00	3.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	1-Cassidy-Resz
2 ♥	E	2		110	2.00	4.00	4-Simon-Strange	6-Hopkins-Giordano
1 NT	W	2		120	1.00	5.00	6-Branch-Neisler	3-Brown-Simon
3 ♥	E	3		140	0.00	6.00	7-Benton-Long	5-Greer-Fee

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A K J 8 7 5
♥	J 8 7
♦	8 7
♣	4 2

♠	10 9
♥	K 10 9 5 4
♦	9 3
♣	A K 10 3

N
W		E
S

♠	6 2
♥	Q 2
♦	A Q 6 4 2
♣	Q 8 7 6

♠	Q 4 3
♥	A 6 3
♦	K J 10 5
♣	J 9 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	N	4	170		5.50	0.50	3-Mann-Hirsch	3-Brown-Simon
3 ♠	N	4	170		5.50	0.50	6-Branch-Neisler	2-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♠	N	3	140		3.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	6-Hopkins-Giordano
2 ♠	N	3	140		3.50	2.50	4-Simon-Strange	5-Greer-Fee
2 ♠	N	2	110		1.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	1-Cassidy-Resz
2 ♠	N	2	110		1.00	5.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Burgess-Darby
2 ♠	N	2	110		1.00	5.00	7-Benton-Long	4-Jones-Birmingham

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	K Q 9 5 4
♥	10 6 5 4
♦	10 9 7
♣	10

♠	7
♥	A Q 7 2
♦	A K 6 5 4 2
♣	Q 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 8 6 3
♥	J 8
♦	Q
♣	J 6 5 4 2

♠	J 2
♥	K 9 3
♦	J 8 3
♣	A K 9 8 7

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	W	−1	100		6.00	0.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Burgess-Darby
2 ♦	W	3		110	4.50	1.50	3-Mann-Hirsch	3-Brown-Simon
2 ♦	W	3		110	4.50	1.50	7-Benton-Long	4-Jones-Birmingham
2 ♦	W	4		130	3.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	6-Hopkins-Giordano
1 ♠	N	−2		200	1.50	4.50	2-Sandars-White	1-Cassidy-Resz
2 ♥	W	5		200	1.50	4.50	4-Simon-Strange	5-Greer-Fee
2 ♥×	S	−3		800	0.00	6.00	6-Branch-Neisler	2-Martin-Ragsdale

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	A
♥	5
♦	Q 9 7 5 4 3 2
♣	Q 10 8 6

♠	K 10 6 3
♥	9 8 6 4 3
♦	A J 6
♣	2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 9 8 7 4
♥	K 10 7
♦	K
♣	9 7 5

♠	5 2
♥	A Q J 2
♦	10 8
♣	A K J 4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♣	S	5	400		5.50	0.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Burgess-Darby
5 ♣	S	5	400		5.50	0.50	6-Branch-Neisler	2-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♦	N	6	170		4.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	6-Hopkins-Giordano
4 ♣	S	4	130		3.00	3.00	7-Benton-Long	4-Jones-Birmingham
4 ♣	S	−1		50	1.50	4.50	3-Mann-Hirsch	3-Brown-Simon
5 ♣	S	−1		50	1.50	4.50	4-Simon-Strange	5-Greer-Fee
3 ♠	E	3		140	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	1-Cassidy-Resz

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	5
♥	K 10 6
♦	K Q 10 5
♣	A J 9 7 2

♠	A K 7 3
♥	Q J 9 8 5 4 2
♦	3
♣	6

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9
♥	7 3
♦	A 6 2
♣	K Q 8 5 4 3

♠	J 10 8 6 4 2
♥	A
♦	J 9 8 7 4
♣	10

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	S	5	750		6.00	0.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	3-Brown-Simon
3 NT	N	3	600		5.00	1.00	4-Simon-Strange	5-Greer-Fee
6 ♥×	W	−3	500		4.00	2.00	6-Branch-Neisler	2-Martin-Ragsdale
5 ♥×	W	−2	300		3.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 ♥	W	3		140	1.50	4.50	2-Sandars-White	1-Cassidy-Resz
3 ♥	W	3		140	1.50	4.50	7-Benton-Long	4-Jones-Birmingham
4 ♥	W	4		420	0.00	6.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	7-Burgess-Darby

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	8 4 3
♥	K 7 5 4
♦	5
♣	K J 10 8 4

♠	K 9 7
♥	A 9 6
♦	K 9 7 4 2
♣	6 5

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 10 6 2
♥	Q 10 8
♦	J 6
♣	Q 9 7

♠	A 5
♥	J 3 2
♦	A Q 10 8 3
♣	A 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	S	3	150		4.50	1.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Greer-Fee
2 NT	S	3	150		4.50	1.50	2-Sandars-White	7-Burgess-Darby
1 NT	S	3	150		4.50	1.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Hopkins-Giordano
1 NT	S	3	150		4.50	1.50	7-Benton-Long	3-Brown-Simon
1 NT	S	2	120		1.50	4.50	3-Mann-Hirsch	2-Martin-Ragsdale
1 NT	S	2	120		1.50	4.50	4-Simon-Strange	4-Jones-Birmingham
1 NT	S	1	90		0.00	6.00	6-Branch-Neisler	1-Cassidy-Resz

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	8 5
♥	5
♦	A 10 5 2
♣	A K Q 7 6 3

♠	A 9 3
♥	A K Q 4
♦	7 6
♣	J 8 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 7 4 2
♥	10 9 8 7 2
♦	9 4 3
♣	—

♠	K Q 6
♥	J 6 3
♦	K Q J 8
♣	10 9 2

EW 4♥; NS 5♣; EW 3♠; N 3♦; NS 1N; S 2♦;
Par +100: EW 5♥×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♦	S	5	150		6.00	0.00	6-Branch-Neisler	1-Cassidy-Resz
4 ♣	N	4	130		5.00	1.00	4-Simon-Strange	4-Jones-Birmingham
3 ♦	S	3	110		4.00	2.00	7-Benton-Long	3-Brown-Simon
5 ♥	E	−2	100		3.00	3.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	2-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	S	−2		100	2.00	4.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 ♠	E	3		140	1.00	5.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Greer-Fee
4 ♥	E	4		420	0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	7-Burgess-Darby

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 2
♥	K 9 7 6 2
♦	6 4 2
♣	Q 9 5

♠	Q 9
♥	Q 5 3
♦	Q J 8 7
♣	A K 8 6

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8 6 4 3
♥	A 4
♦	A 5
♣	10 7 4 3

♠	A 10 7 5
♥	J 10 8
♦	K 10 9 3
♣	J 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−3	150		5.50	0.50	3-Mann-Hirsch	2-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	W	−3	150		5.50	0.50	4-Simon-Strange	4-Jones-Birmingham
3 ♣	W	−1	50		3.50	2.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Greer-Fee
3 NT	W	−1	50		3.50	2.50	7-Benton-Long	3-Brown-Simon
3 ♥	N	−1		100	2.00	4.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Hopkins-Giordano
2 ♠	E	2		110	1.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	7-Burgess-Darby
2 NT	W	3		150	0.00	6.00	6-Branch-Neisler	1-Cassidy-Resz

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 5
♥	K 10
♦	A K Q J 10 5 3
♣	10 7

♠	A 10 6 4
♥	J 9 6 5
♦	8 4
♣	9 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	9 7 3
♥	8 4 3 2
♦	6 2
♣	K Q 3 2

♠	Q J 8 2
♥	A Q 7
♦	9 7
♣	A J 8 6

NS 6♦; NS 5N; NS 4♠; NS 3♥; NS 4♣;
Par +920: NS 6♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	N	7	1020		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	5-Greer-Fee
3 NT	S	6	490		4.00	2.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	2-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	N	6	490		4.00	2.00	6-Branch-Neisler	1-Cassidy-Resz
3 NT	S	6	490		4.00	2.00	7-Benton-Long	3-Brown-Simon
3 NT	S	5	460		2.00	4.00	4-Simon-Strange	4-Jones-Birmingham
5 ♦	N	6	420		1.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	7-Burgess-Darby
6 NT	N	−1		50	0.00	6.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	6-Hopkins-Giordano

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	10 7
♥	10 4
♦	A K J 8 5
♣	K 9 7 3

♠	K 9 4 2
♥	K Q 5 3
♦	Q 6 2
♣	J 8

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8 5 3
♥	A 9 7 6
♦	10 9
♣	A 5 4

♠	A Q 6
♥	J 8 2
♦	7 4 3
♣	Q 10 6 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	N	4	130		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Jones-Birmingham
2 ♣	N	2	90		5.00	1.00	2-Sandars-White	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 ♥	E	−1	50		4.00	2.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	1-Cassidy-Resz
Pass			Pass		2.00	4.00	4-Simon-Strange	3-Brown-Simon
Pass			Pass		2.00	4.00	6-Branch-Neisler	7-Burgess-Darby
Pass			Pass		2.00	4.00	7-Benton-Long	2-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♥	E	2		110	0.00	6.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Greer-Fee

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K Q 9 8 6 2
♥	A 5 4
♦	Q J 9
♣	A

♠	—
♥	10 9
♦	A 10 7 6 5
♣	K J 10 7 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 7 5 4
♥	K Q 7 3
♦	K 3
♣	9 8 5

♠	A 10 3
♥	J 8 6 2
♦	8 4 2
♣	Q 4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	N	3	140		6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	6-Hopkins-Giordano
4 ♠	N	−1		100	3.00	3.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Jones-Birmingham
4 ♠	N	−1		100	3.00	3.00	4-Simon-Strange	3-Brown-Simon
3 ♠	N	−1		100	3.00	3.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Greer-Fee
4 ♠	N	−1		100	3.00	3.00	6-Branch-Neisler	7-Burgess-Darby
3 NT	S	−1		100	3.00	3.00	7-Benton-Long	2-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♣	W	4		130	0.00	6.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	1-Cassidy-Resz

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A Q 9 6 5
♥	8
♦	K J 7 4
♣	A 7 6

♠	10 7 3 2
♥	7 5
♦	9 6 2
♣	Q 10 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 8
♥	A K J 10 9
♦	10 3
♣	J 8 5 4

♠	K 4
♥	Q 6 4 3 2
♦	A Q 8 5
♣	K 9

NS 6♦; NS 5♠; NS 4N; NS 3♥; NS 2♣;
Par +920: NS 6♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	5	460		6.00	0.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Jones-Birmingham
3 NT	N	4	430		4.50	1.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Greer-Fee
3 NT	S	4	430		4.50	1.50	7-Benton-Long	2-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	S	3	400		2.50	3.50	3-Mann-Hirsch	1-Cassidy-Resz
3 NT	N	3	400		2.50	3.50	4-Simon-Strange	3-Brown-Simon
3 ♦	S	6	170		1.00	5.00	6-Branch-Neisler	7-Burgess-Darby
3 ♦	S	5	150		0.00	6.00	2-Sandars-White	6-Hopkins-Giordano

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K Q 4 3
♥	K Q 8 2
♦	6
♣	Q 10 7

♠	7
♥	A J 5
♦	9 8 7 4 3
♣	A K J 5

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10 5
♥	7 6 4
♦	A Q J 10
♣	8 6 2

♠	9 8 6 2
♥	10 9 3
♦	K 5 2
♣	9 4 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦×	W	−4	1100		6.00	0.00	7-Benton-Long	2-Martin-Ragsdale
5 ♦	W	−3	300		5.00	1.00	6-Branch-Neisler	7-Burgess-Darby
4 ♦	W	−2	200		4.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	4-Jones-Birmingham
3 ♠	N	3	140		3.00	3.00	2-Sandars-White	6-Hopkins-Giordano
4 ♠	S	−1		100	2.00	4.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	5-Greer-Fee
3 ♦	W	3		110	1.00	5.00	4-Simon-Strange	3-Brown-Simon
4 ♠	N	−2		200	0.00	6.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	1-Cassidy-Resz

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 5
♥	J 9 6 4
♦	A 9 8 2
♣	7 5 3

♠	Q 10 8
♥	Q 8 7 2
♦	7 5 3
♣	K 10 9

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 6 4 2
♥	5 3
♦	Q J 4
♣	A 6 4

♠	K 7 3
♥	A K 10
♦	K 10 6
♣	Q J 8 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	630		5.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Brown-Simon
3 NT	S	4	630		5.50	0.50	6-Branch-Neisler	6-Hopkins-Giordano
3 NT	S	3	600		4.00	2.00	4-Simon-Strange	2-Martin-Ragsdale
2 NT	S	3	150		3.00	3.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Jones-Birmingham
2 NT	S	2	120		2.00	4.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	7-Burgess-Darby
3 NT	S	−2		200	1.00	5.00	2-Sandars-White	5-Greer-Fee
3 NT	S	−3		300	0.00	6.00	7-Benton-Long	1-Cassidy-Resz

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q J
♥	A 9 8 2
♦	K 10 7 5
♣	Q 8 2

♠	A 9 5
♥	7
♦	9 8 6 4 3
♣	A 9 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 3 2
♥	10 6 5 4
♦	A 2
♣	K 10 7 4

♠	10 8 7 6 4
♥	K Q J 3
♦	Q J
♣	J 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	N	2	120		5.50	0.50	4-Simon-Strange	2-Martin-Ragsdale
1 NT	N	2	120		5.50	0.50	7-Benton-Long	1-Cassidy-Resz
1 ♠	S	2	110		3.50	2.50	2-Sandars-White	5-Greer-Fee
2 ♥	S	2	110		3.50	2.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Jones-Birmingham
Pass			Pass		1.00	5.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Brown-Simon
Pass			Pass		1.00	5.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	7-Burgess-Darby
Pass			Pass		1.00	5.00	6-Branch-Neisler	6-Hopkins-Giordano

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	A
♥	K 7 5 4 3
♦	A J 9 7 5 3
♣	10

♠	8 3 2
♥	J
♦	10 8 2
♣	J 9 8 5 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 9 6
♥	10 9 2
♦	K 4
♣	K Q 6 4

♠	J 10 7 5 4
♥	A Q 8 6
♦	Q 6
♣	A 7

NS 6♥; NS 5♦; NS 2N; EW 2♣; NS 1♠;
Par +1400: EW 7♣×−5

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♥	S	6	1430		5.50	0.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Jones-Birmingham
6 ♥	S	6	1430		5.50	0.50	6-Branch-Neisler	6-Hopkins-Giordano
4 ♥	N	6	680		2.00	4.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Brown-Simon
4 ♥	N	6	680		2.00	4.00	2-Sandars-White	5-Greer-Fee
4 ♥	N	6	680		2.00	4.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	7-Burgess-Darby
4 ♥	N	6	680		2.00	4.00	4-Simon-Strange	2-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♥	S	6	680		2.00	4.00	7-Benton-Long	1-Cassidy-Resz

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	10 7
♥	J 8 7 6 5 2
♦	10 9 5
♣	9 4

♠	K 5 4
♥	Q 3
♦	A K 4 2
♣	Q J 10 8

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 9 3
♥	A 9 4
♦	Q J 6 3
♣	A 3

♠	J 8 6 2
♥	K 10
♦	8 7
♣	K 7 6 5 2

E 6N; E 6♦; W 5N; EW 5♠; W 5♦; E 5♣; W 4♣; EW 2♥;
Par −990: E 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 NT	W	−3	150		6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	5-Greer-Fee
6 NT	W	−2	100		5.00	1.00	4-Simon-Strange	2-Martin-Ragsdale
6 NT	W	−1	50		2.50	3.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	3-Brown-Simon
6 NT	W	−1	50		2.50	3.50	5-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Jones-Birmingham
6 NT	W	−1	50		2.50	3.50	6-Branch-Neisler	6-Hopkins-Giordano
6 NT	W	−1	50		2.50	3.50	7-Benton-Long	1-Cassidy-Resz
4 ♠	E	5		450	0.00	6.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	7-Burgess-Darby

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 5 2
♥	A K Q 10 9 6
♦	K
♣	A 7 5

♠	A Q 9 8 6
♥	7 3
♦	9 6 5 2
♣	J 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 4 3
♥	J 5 2
♦	Q 7
♣	K Q 8 6 4

♠	J 7
♥	8 4
♦	A J 10 8 4 3
♣	10 9 3

NS 2N; EW 2♠; NS 2♥; NS 3♦;
Par +120: NS 2N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	N	3	140		5.00	1.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Martin-Ragsdale
1 ♥	N	3	140		5.00	1.00	4-Simon-Strange	1-Cassidy-Resz
2 ♥	N	3	140		5.00	1.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Brown-Simon
2 ♥	N	2	110		3.00	3.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Jones-Birmingham
3 ♥	N	−1		50	1.00	5.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	6-Hopkins-Giordano
4 ♥	N	−1		50	1.00	5.00	6-Branch-Neisler	5-Greer-Fee
3 ♥	N	−1		50	1.00	5.00	7-Benton-Long	7-Burgess-Darby

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	J 10 9 7 5
♥	J 6 5 4
♦	9
♣	J 10 9

♠	A 8 2
♥	Q 10 9 8
♦	K 8 7 5
♣	A 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 3
♥	A K
♦	A Q J 10 6 2
♣	7 5

♠	6 4
♥	7 3 2
♦	4 3
♣	K Q 8 6 3 2

EW 7N; EW 7♦; EW 5♥; EW 3♠; EW 1♣;
Par −2220: EW 7N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	E	7		640	6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Jones-Birmingham
3 NT	W	7		720	4.00	2.00	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	E	7		720	4.00	2.00	4-Simon-Strange	1-Cassidy-Resz
3 NT	W	7		720	4.00	2.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Brown-Simon
6 ♦	E	7		1390	2.00	4.00	6-Branch-Neisler	5-Greer-Fee
6 NT	E	7		1470	0.50	5.50	3-Mann-Hirsch	6-Hopkins-Giordano
6 NT	W	7		1470	0.50	5.50	7-Benton-Long	7-Burgess-Darby

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	A K 7
♥	A J 7 5 3
♦	K 10 5 2
♣	A

♠	8 6
♥	K Q 10 8 2
♦	9 4
♣	Q 9 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 5 4
♥	6
♦	A J 8 7 3
♣	K 10 7 2

♠	J 10 9 3 2
♥	9 4
♦	Q 6
♣	J 8 6 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	S	4	170		6.00	0.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Jones-Birmingham
3 ♠	S	3	140		5.00	1.00	7-Benton-Long	7-Burgess-Darby
2 NT	N	2	120		4.00	2.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	6-Hopkins-Giordano
1 ♥	N	1	80		2.50	3.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Martin-Ragsdale
1 ♥	N	1	80		2.50	3.50	4-Simon-Strange	1-Cassidy-Resz
3 ♥	N	−1		50	1.00	5.00	6-Branch-Neisler	5-Greer-Fee
2 NT	N	−2		100	0.00	6.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Brown-Simon

TheCommonGame.com Thurs aft Dec 28

Board 28
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	6 4
♥	K 10 8 3
♦	Q 7 5 4
♣	A 8 6

♠	J 9 5 3
♥	Q 9
♦	A K 8 2
♣	7 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 10 8 7
♥	7
♦	J 9 6
♣	K Q 5 2

♠	Q 2
♥	A J 6 5 4 2
♦	10 3
♣	J 10 9

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	−1	50		5.50	0.50	1-Spangler-Bennett	2-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♦	W	−1	50		5.50	0.50	6-Branch-Neisler	5-Greer-Fee
2 ♠	E	2		110	4.00	2.00	5-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Brown-Simon
2 ♠	E	3		140	3.00	3.00	2-Sandars-White	4-Jones-Birmingham
3 ♠	E	4		170	2.00	4.00	3-Mann-Hirsch	6-Hopkins-Giordano
5 ♥	S	−3		300	1.00	5.00	7-Benton-Long	7-Burgess-Darby
4 ♠	E	4		420	0.00	6.00	4-Simon-Strange	1-Cassidy-Resz