Thursday Aft Pairs Thursday Aft Session January 11, 2024
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:   54.0      Section H
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  1   57.41   62.00  A   2                0.77(A)  Pat Cassidy - Greg Resz
  2   54.69   59.06  B  3/4    1          0.56(B)  Randy Eads - Millie Williams
  3   58.85   63.56  A   1                1.10(A)  Mary Alice Giordano - Jane Hopkins
  4   36.98   39.94  C                             Brenda Martin - Sue Ragsdale
  5   50.52   54.56  A                             Billy Leeper - Mary Orock
  6   44.80   48.38  C                             Cynthia Benton - Lynn Long
  7   43.75   47.25  B                             Milton Birmingham - Kay Jones
  8   46.76   50.50  C               2    0.22(C)  M B Howard - Michael Tiernan
 10   53.65   57.94  B         2          0.39(B)  Annie Mason - Verlyn Stahlecker
 11   47.40   51.19  C         3     1    0.32(C)  Bill Sandars - Don Greer
 12   54.69   59.06  A  3/4               0.47(A)  Linda Spangler - Bill Ream

Kay directs January 13-20 - Steve's on a cruise

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Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	5 2
♥	K 10 7 4
♦	A 8 3
♣	K Q 10 6

♠	K 9 7 3
♥	A 6 2
♦	5 4
♣	J 8 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q J 10 6
♥	8 3
♦	10 7 6 2
♣	9 2

♠	8 4
♥	Q J 9 5
♦	K Q J 9
♣	A 5 3

NS 4♥; NS 4♣; EW 2♠; NS 3♦; NS 1N;
Par +300: EW 4♠×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	5	450		4.00	0.00	5-Leeper-Orock	2-Eads-Williams
4 ♥	S	4	420		1.50	2.50	3-Giordano-Hopkins	11-Sandars-Greer
4 ♥	S	4	420		1.50	2.50	6-Benton-Long	10-Mason-Stahlecker
4 ♥	N	4	420		1.50	2.50	8-Howard-Tiernan	4-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♥	N	4	420		1.50	2.50	12-Spangler-Ream	1-Cassidy-Resz

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Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A J 6 5
♥	9 8 6 4
♦	J 5 3
♣	A 3

♠	Q 7 3
♥	10 3 2
♦	K Q 7
♣	8 7 5 2

N
W		E
S

♠	K 9 8
♥	K 7
♦	A 6 2
♣	K Q J 6 4

♠	10 4 2
♥	A Q J 5
♦	10 9 8 4
♣	10 9

EW 1N; EW 2♣; NS 1♠; NS 1♥; NS 1♦;
Par −90: EW 1N=; EW 2♣=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	E	−2	100		4.00	0.00	8-Howard-Tiernan	4-Martin-Ragsdale
1 NT	E	1		90	3.00	1.00	6-Benton-Long	10-Mason-Stahlecker
3 ♥	N	−1		100	2.00	2.00	12-Spangler-Ream	1-Cassidy-Resz
1 NT	E	2		120	0.50	3.50	3-Giordano-Hopkins	11-Sandars-Greer
1 NT	E	2		120	0.50	3.50	5-Leeper-Orock	2-Eads-Williams

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Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 4
♥	8 3
♦	A Q 4 3
♣	K 8 7 6 2

♠	A J 8 7 6
♥	K J
♦	K J 9 2
♣	9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 9 3
♥	A Q 5
♦	10 8 7 5
♣	Q J 5

♠	K 5 2
♥	10 9 7 6 4 2
♦	6
♣	A 10 4

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	W	−2	200		4.00	0.00	8-Howard-Tiernan	4-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♠	W	−1	100		3.00	1.00	3-Giordano-Hopkins	11-Sandars-Greer
2 NT	E	2		120	2.00	2.00	12-Spangler-Ream	1-Cassidy-Resz
3 ♠	W	3		140	1.00	3.00	6-Benton-Long	10-Mason-Stahlecker
2 ♠	W	4		170	0.00	4.00	5-Leeper-Orock	2-Eads-Williams

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Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 9 2
♥	K Q J 10 7 5 2
♦	Q 9 3
♣	—

♠	A K J 8 3
♥	3
♦	K 8 2
♣	A K 10 7

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 4
♥	A 9 8 4
♦	A 7 4
♣	J 9 6 2

♠	7 6 5
♥	6
♦	J 10 6 5
♣	Q 8 5 4 3

EW 6N; W 6♠; EW 6♣; E 5♠; EW 4♦; EW 1♥;
Par −1440: EW 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	E	6		230	4.00	0.00	1-Cassidy-Resz	8-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	E	6		680	2.50	1.50	7-Birmingham-Jones	10-Mason-Stahlecker
4 ♠	W	6		680	2.50	1.50	11-Sandars-Greer	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	E	6		690	1.00	3.00	6-Benton-Long	3-Giordano-Hopkins
6 NT	E	6		1440	0.00	4.00	12-Spangler-Ream	2-Eads-Williams

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Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 8
♥	5 4 2
♦	K 5 4 3 2
♣	K 8 5

♠	J 9 5 3
♥	A K J 10
♦	6
♣	J 10 7 6

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 6 2
♥	Q 9
♦	Q 10 7
♣	Q 9 4 2

♠	10 7 4
♥	8 7 6 3
♦	A J 9 8
♣	A 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	E	−1	50		4.00	0.00	7-Birmingham-Jones	10-Mason-Stahlecker
1 ♠	E	2		110	3.00	1.00	11-Sandars-Greer	4-Martin-Ragsdale
2 ♠	E	4		170	2.00	2.00	1-Cassidy-Resz	8-Howard-Tiernan
3 NT	E	3		400	1.00	3.00	12-Spangler-Ream	2-Eads-Williams
4 ♠	E	4		420	0.00	4.00	6-Benton-Long	3-Giordano-Hopkins

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Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K J 3
♥	K 8 6
♦	9 7 2
♣	A 9 6 5

♠	10 5
♥	Q
♦	J 6 5 4 3
♣	K 7 4 3 2

N
W		E
S

♠	9 8 6
♥	9 7 4 3 2
♦	Q 10 8
♣	J 8

♠	A Q 7 4 2
♥	A J 10 5
♦	A K
♣	Q 10

NS 6N; NS 6♠; NS 5♥; NS 4♦; NS 4♣;
Par +990: NS 6N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♠	S	7	1010		4.00	0.00	12-Spangler-Ream	2-Eads-Williams
6 NT	S	6	990		3.00	1.00	1-Cassidy-Resz	8-Howard-Tiernan
3 NT	S	6	490		2.00	2.00	11-Sandars-Greer	4-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♠	S	6	480		0.50	3.50	6-Benton-Long	3-Giordano-Hopkins
4 ♠	S	6	480		0.50	3.50	7-Birmingham-Jones	10-Mason-Stahlecker

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Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	9
♥	Q 10 8 6 4 2
♦	K 4
♣	K J 8 4

♠	A Q 6 3 2
♥	K 9 3
♦	9 6 2
♣	10 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 10 8 7 5
♥	J 7 5
♦	7 3
♣	A Q

♠	4
♥	A
♦	A Q J 10 8 5
♣	9 7 6 5 2

EW 3♠; NS 4♦; NS 4♣; NS 1♥;
Par +130: NS 4♣=; NS 4♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠×	W	−1	200		4.00	0.00	1-Cassidy-Resz	6-Benton-Long
4 ♦	S	4	130		3.00	1.00	10-Mason-Stahlecker	8-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♦	S	3	110		2.00	2.00	11-Sandars-Greer	5-Leeper-Orock
5 ♣	S	−1		100	0.50	3.50	7-Birmingham-Jones	4-Martin-Ragsdale
5 ♦	S	−1		100	0.50	3.50	12-Spangler-Ream	3-Giordano-Hopkins

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Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	5
♥	A 9 7 6 5 4
♦	A J 6 5
♣	A 2

♠	A J 7
♥	K J 3
♦	K 10
♣	K 10 8 5 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 8 4 3 2
♥	Q 8
♦	—
♣	Q 9 7 6 3

♠	Q 9 6
♥	10 2
♦	Q 9 8 7 4 3 2
♣	J

EW 4♠; NS 5♦; EW 5♣; NS 3♥;
Par +100: EW 5♠×−1; EW 6♣×−1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	E	4		170	3.50	0.50	7-Birmingham-Jones	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♠	W	4		170	3.50	0.50	12-Spangler-Ream	3-Giordano-Hopkins
4 ♠	E	4		420	1.50	2.50	10-Mason-Stahlecker	8-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	W	4		420	1.50	2.50	11-Sandars-Greer	5-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	W	5		450	0.00	4.00	1-Cassidy-Resz	6-Benton-Long

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Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 10 9 7 6 4
♥	K 4
♦	J 3
♣	Q 7 6

♠	A Q J 2
♥	J 10 8 7 3
♦	7 4
♣	A 9

N
W		E
S

♠	8 5 3
♥	Q 6 2
♦	K 9 5
♣	K 5 4 3

♠	—
♥	A 9 5
♦	A Q 10 8 6 2
♣	J 10 8 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	E	−4	400		4.00	0.00	10-Mason-Stahlecker	8-Howard-Tiernan
2 ♠	N	2	110		3.00	1.00	7-Birmingham-Jones	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♥	W	−1	100		2.00	2.00	11-Sandars-Greer	5-Leeper-Orock
2 ♠	N	−1		50	1.00	3.00	12-Spangler-Ream	3-Giordano-Hopkins
3 ♠	N	−3		150	0.00	4.00	1-Cassidy-Resz	6-Benton-Long

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Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 8 6 5 2
♥	A 10 4
♦	K 7 6
♣	A 6

♠	K 9 7 4
♥	K 7 6 5
♦	Q J 9
♣	9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 10
♥	Q 2
♦	A 10 8 4 3
♣	Q 10 8 5

♠	J 3
♥	J 9 8 3
♦	5 2
♣	K J 4 3 2

EW 1N; EW 2♦; N 2♣; NS 1♠; NS 1♥; S 1♣;
Par −90: EW 2♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 NT	N	1	90		3.50	0.50	2-Eads-Williams	7-Birmingham-Jones
1 NT	N	1	90		3.50	0.50	12-Spangler-Ream	4-Martin-Ragsdale
1 NT	S	−1		100	1.50	2.50	3-Giordano-Hopkins	1-Cassidy-Resz
1 NT	N	−1		100	1.50	2.50	11-Sandars-Greer	6-Benton-Long
1 NT	N	−2		200	0.00	4.00	8-Howard-Tiernan	5-Leeper-Orock

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Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	10 9
♥	J 10 7
♦	8 7 6 2
♣	A K 8 4

♠	K 5 3
♥	Q 8 3
♦	A 5 3
♣	Q 10 7 3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 7 6 4 2
♥	A 9 5
♦	10
♣	J 6 5 2

♠	A Q 8
♥	K 6 4 2
♦	K Q J 9 4
♣	9

S 4♦; NS 2N; EW 2♠; N 3♦; NS 1♥; EW 1♣;
Par +130: S 4♦=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦×	S	4	570		4.00	0.00	11-Sandars-Greer	6-Benton-Long
3 NT	N	3	400		2.50	1.50	2-Eads-Williams	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	N	3	400		2.50	1.50	12-Spangler-Ream	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 ♦	S	4	130		1.00	3.00	3-Giordano-Hopkins	1-Cassidy-Resz
3 NT	S	−1		50	0.00	4.00	8-Howard-Tiernan	5-Leeper-Orock

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Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K 10
♥	J 4
♦	J 4 2
♣	K Q 9 8 3 2

♠	J 7 3 2
♥	K 10 7 5
♦	A K 8
♣	A 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 9 5 4
♥	9 8 6
♦	Q 10 9
♣	J 7

♠	8 6
♥	A Q 3 2
♦	7 6 5 3
♣	10 6 5

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	W	4		420	3.00	1.00	2-Eads-Williams	7-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♠	W	4		420	3.00	1.00	8-Howard-Tiernan	5-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	W	4		420	3.00	1.00	11-Sandars-Greer	6-Benton-Long
3 NT	E	4		430	1.00	3.00	12-Spangler-Ream	4-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♠	W	5		450	0.00	4.00	3-Giordano-Hopkins	1-Cassidy-Resz

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Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	K 7
♥	10 8 7 2
♦	J 10 5
♣	10 9 8 6

♠	9 8 6 4
♥	A Q J 6 5
♦	Q 6
♣	A 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A J 10 5 3 2
♥	K
♦	K 8 4 3
♣	7 3

♠	Q
♥	9 4 3
♦	A 9 7 2
♣	K Q J 4 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	E	6		230	4.00	0.00	3-Giordano-Hopkins	8-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	E	4		620	3.00	1.00	4-Martin-Ragsdale	2-Eads-Williams
4 ♠	E	5		650	1.00	3.00	1-Cassidy-Resz	10-Mason-Stahlecker
4 ♠	E	5		650	1.00	3.00	7-Birmingham-Jones	11-Sandars-Greer
4 ♠	E	5		650	1.00	3.00	12-Spangler-Ream	5-Leeper-Orock

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Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	10 4 3
♥	4
♦	J
♣	A K J 9 7 6 5 4

♠	9 2
♥	9 5 2
♦	Q 9 8 7 5 3
♣	Q 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q 8 6 5
♥	A Q 10 7 6 3
♦	4
♣	2

♠	A J 7
♥	K J 8
♦	A K 10 6 2
♣	10 8

NS 6♣; NS 5N; EW 2♥; NS 2♦; NS 1♠;
Par +800: EW 6♥×−4

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♥×	E	−3	500		3.00	1.00	3-Giordano-Hopkins	8-Howard-Tiernan
5 ♥×	E	−3	500		3.00	1.00	7-Birmingham-Jones	11-Sandars-Greer
5 ♥×	E	−3	500		3.00	1.00	12-Spangler-Ream	5-Leeper-Orock
3 NT	S	6	490		1.00	3.00	4-Martin-Ragsdale	2-Eads-Williams
5 ♣	N	6	420		0.00	4.00	1-Cassidy-Resz	10-Mason-Stahlecker

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Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 8 5 4
♥	J 10 6
♦	A K Q
♣	A J 7

♠	K J 9
♥	—
♦	J 9 7 6 4
♣	10 8 5 4 2

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 7
♥	9 7 5 3 2
♦	10 8 2
♣	K 9 3

♠	10 6 3 2
♥	A K Q 8 4
♦	5 3
♣	Q 6

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	N	5	650		3.50	0.50	3-Giordano-Hopkins	8-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♥	N	5	650		3.50	0.50	12-Spangler-Ream	5-Leeper-Orock
6 ♠	N	−1		100	1.00	3.00	1-Cassidy-Resz	10-Mason-Stahlecker
6 NT	N	−1		100	1.00	3.00	4-Martin-Ragsdale	2-Eads-Williams
6 ♠	N	−1		100	1.00	3.00	7-Birmingham-Jones	11-Sandars-Greer

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Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	8 7 5 2
♥	Q 8 4
♦	8
♣	A Q 9 8 6

♠	A J
♥	A 9 7 5 2
♦	K Q 4
♣	J 5 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 9 4 3
♥	6 3
♦	9 6
♣	K 10 7 4

♠	Q 6
♥	K J 10
♦	A J 10 7 5 3 2
♣	2

EW 3N; NS 2♦; EW 2♣; EW 1♠;
Par −300: NS 4♦×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♠	W	−3	300		4.00	0.00	8-Howard-Tiernan	11-Sandars-Greer
3 NT	E	−1	100		3.00	1.00	5-Leeper-Orock	3-Giordano-Hopkins
3 ♦	S	−1		50	1.50	2.50	2-Eads-Williams	10-Mason-Stahlecker
3 ♦	S	−1		50	1.50	2.50	12-Spangler-Ream	6-Benton-Long
4 ♦	S	−2		100	0.00	4.00	1-Cassidy-Resz	7-Birmingham-Jones

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Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	J 7 5 2
♥	J 10 6 5
♦	8 7 5
♣	8 4

♠	K 6
♥	A K Q 9 4 3
♦	K
♣	A Q 9 7

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q
♥	7
♦	A Q J 10 6 2
♣	J 10 5 3

♠	10 9 8 4 3
♥	8 2
♦	9 4 3
♣	K 6 2

EW 7N; EW 7♦; EW 7♣; EW 6♥; EW 4♠;
Par −1520: EW 7N=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
7 ♦	E	−2	100		4.00	0.00	5-Leeper-Orock	3-Giordano-Hopkins
4 ♥	W	6		480	3.00	1.00	1-Cassidy-Resz	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	E	6		490	2.00	2.00	8-Howard-Tiernan	11-Sandars-Greer
6 NT	E	7		1020	0.50	3.50	2-Eads-Williams	10-Mason-Stahlecker
6 NT	W	7		1020	0.50	3.50	12-Spangler-Ream	6-Benton-Long

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Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J 10 2
♥	J 9 7
♦	A 5 3
♣	A K J 10

♠	Q 9 8
♥	Q 6 5 3 2
♦	J 8
♣	Q 9 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K 6 4
♥	A K 8
♦	K Q 9 7 6 2
♣	8

♠	A 7 5 3
♥	10 4
♦	10 4
♣	7 6 4 3 2

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	E	4		130	3.50	0.50	2-Eads-Williams	10-Mason-Stahlecker
2 ♦	E	4		130	3.50	0.50	8-Howard-Tiernan	11-Sandars-Greer
3 ♥	W	3		140	1.50	2.50	1-Cassidy-Resz	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♥	W	3		140	1.50	2.50	12-Spangler-Ream	6-Benton-Long
2 ♠	S	−2		200	0.00	4.00	5-Leeper-Orock	3-Giordano-Hopkins

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Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	10 7
♥	Q J 7 4
♦	10 7 2
♣	K 9 6 5

♠	Q 6 5 4 2
♥	8 6 5
♦	4
♣	Q J 8 4

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 3
♥	9
♦	A K Q J 3
♣	A 10 7 2

♠	J 9 8
♥	A K 10 3 2
♦	9 8 6 5
♣	3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	E	4		130	4.00	0.00	12-Spangler-Ream	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 ♣	E	5		150	3.00	1.00	2-Eads-Williams	8-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♠	E	5		650	2.00	2.00	10-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Giordano-Hopkins
4 ♠	W	6		680	0.50	3.50	5-Leeper-Orock	1-Cassidy-Resz
4 ♠	W	6		680	0.50	3.50	6-Benton-Long	4-Martin-Ragsdale

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Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 9 5
♥	9 3 2
♦	Q 7
♣	K 7 4 3 2

♠	A 4 3
♥	A K 7 6
♦	10 6 4
♣	A 10 9

N
W		E
S

♠	K J 7
♥	Q J 10 8 5 4
♦	K J 5
♣	5

♠	10 8 6 2
♥	—
♦	A 9 8 3 2
♣	Q J 8 6

EW 6♥; EW 4N; EW 2♠; EW 2♦; NS 1♣;
Par −1430: EW 6♥=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	W	5		650	3.50	0.50	6-Benton-Long	4-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♥	W	5		650	3.50	0.50	12-Spangler-Ream	7-Birmingham-Jones
4 ♥	W	6		680	1.00	3.00	2-Eads-Williams	8-Howard-Tiernan
4 ♥	W	6		680	1.00	3.00	5-Leeper-Orock	1-Cassidy-Resz
4 ♥	W	6		680	1.00	3.00	10-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Giordano-Hopkins

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Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	J
♥	A Q 8 5 3
♦	K 10 7 4 3
♣	Q 7

♠	7
♥	J 9 6 4
♦	9 8 6 5
♣	10 8 6 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A Q 10 8 6 4
♥	K 10 7
♦	A 2
♣	4 3

♠	K 9 5 3 2
♥	2
♦	Q J
♣	A K J 9 5

N 4N; S 3N; N 4♣; NS 2♠; NS 2♥; NS 3♦; S 3♣;
Par +630: N 3N+1

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	5	660		3.00	1.00	5-Leeper-Orock	1-Cassidy-Resz
3 NT	S	5	660		3.00	1.00	6-Benton-Long	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	N	5	660		3.00	1.00	12-Spangler-Ream	7-Birmingham-Jones
3 NT	S	4	630		1.00	3.00	10-Mason-Stahlecker	3-Giordano-Hopkins
2 ♠×	E	−3	500		0.00	4.00	2-Eads-Williams	8-Howard-Tiernan

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Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J 9 5
♥	A J 9 8 4
♦	A Q
♣	K 6 5

♠	K Q 8 4
♥	2
♦	K 10 6 4
♣	Q 9 8 4

N
W		E
S

♠	7 6 3
♥	K Q 7 5
♦	9 7 5 3
♣	10 2

♠	A 10 2
♥	10 6 3
♦	J 8 2
♣	A J 7 3

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	4	430		4.00	0.00	10-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Martin-Ragsdale
2 NT	N	2	120		3.00	1.00	7-Birmingham-Jones	5-Leeper-Orock
4 ♥	N	−2		100	1.00	3.00	6-Benton-Long	2-Eads-Williams
3 NT	N	−2		100	1.00	3.00	11-Sandars-Greer	1-Cassidy-Resz
4 ♥	N	−2		100	1.00	3.00	12-Spangler-Ream	8-Howard-Tiernan

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Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	K Q 5 4
♥	K J 2
♦	K 10 9 4
♣	Q 8

♠	9 7 3
♥	10 7 6
♦	A Q 6 5 3 2
♣	10

N
W		E
S

♠	8 6 2
♥	Q 9 8
♦	7
♣	A 9 7 6 5 4

♠	A J 10
♥	A 5 4 3
♦	J 8
♣	K J 3 2

N 5N; S 4N; NS 3♠; NS 3♥; NS 2♦; NS 2♣;
Par +660: N 3N+2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	5	660		3.50	0.50	6-Benton-Long	2-Eads-Williams
3 NT	S	5	660		3.50	0.50	12-Spangler-Ream	8-Howard-Tiernan
3 NT	N	−1		100	1.00	3.00	7-Birmingham-Jones	5-Leeper-Orock
4 ♠	N	−1		100	1.00	3.00	10-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Martin-Ragsdale
4 ♠	N	−1		100	1.00	3.00	11-Sandars-Greer	1-Cassidy-Resz

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Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	K 6 4
♥	A 10 7 5
♦	5
♣	A 9 5 3 2

♠	J 7
♥	J 9 8 3
♦	K 10 9 8 4
♣	10 4

N
W		E
S

♠	10 9 5 3 2
♥	2
♦	A Q 7 6
♣	K J 8

♠	A Q 8
♥	K Q 6 4
♦	J 3 2
♣	Q 7 6

NS 4♥; NS 4♣; NS 2N; EW 3♦; NS 1♠;
Par +300: EW 5♦×−2

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	N	4	420		4.00	0.00	12-Spangler-Ream	8-Howard-Tiernan
3 ♥	N	5	200		3.00	1.00	7-Birmingham-Jones	5-Leeper-Orock
4 ♥	N	−1		50	1.50	2.50	6-Benton-Long	2-Eads-Williams
4 ♥	S	−1		50	1.50	2.50	10-Mason-Stahlecker	4-Martin-Ragsdale
3 NT	S	−2		100	0.00	4.00	11-Sandars-Greer	1-Cassidy-Resz

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Board 25
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 8 7 4
♥	10 7 4 2
♦	Q 9 7 3
♣	J

♠	A Q 6 5
♥	Q
♦	A K J 5
♣	9 8 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	10 3
♥	8 3
♦	10 8 6 4 2
♣	A 7 5 2

♠	J 9 2
♥	A K J 9 6 5
♦	—
♣	K Q 10 4

NS 5♥; NS 3♠; NS 1N; EW 1♦; EW 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	1.00	4-Martin-Ragsdale	1-Cassidy-Resz
4 ♥	S	5	450		3.00	1.00	5-Leeper-Orock	10-Mason-Stahlecker
4 ♥	S	5	450		3.00	1.00	8-Howard-Tiernan	6-Benton-Long
3 ♥	S	5	200		0.50	3.50	2-Eads-Williams	11-Sandars-Greer
2 ♥	S	5	200		0.50	3.50	7-Birmingham-Jones	3-Giordano-Hopkins

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Board 26
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	K Q 10
♥	A 9 7 4
♦	8 7 6
♣	6 5 2

♠	A 8 4
♥	K J 6 3
♦	A Q
♣	A 10 9 4

N
W		E
S

♠	9 6
♥	Q 8 5 2
♦	J 9 5 2
♣	J 7 3

♠	J 7 5 3 2
♥	10
♦	K 10 4 3
♣	K Q 8

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

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	3	140		3.50	0.50	2-Eads-Williams	11-Sandars-Greer
2 ♠	S	3	140		3.50	0.50	8-Howard-Tiernan	6-Benton-Long
2 ♠	S	2	110		2.00	2.00	5-Leeper-Orock	10-Mason-Stahlecker
1 ♣	W	2		90	1.00	3.00	7-Birmingham-Jones	3-Giordano-Hopkins
1 ♣	W	3		110	0.00	4.00	4-Martin-Ragsdale	1-Cassidy-Resz

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Board 27
South Deals
None Vul

♠	J
♥	K Q 7 2
♦	10 7 6
♣	Q J 9 8 5

♠	A Q 9 8
♥	A 10 6 5
♦	A J 3
♣	K 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 6 5 4 3
♥	J 9 8
♦	9
♣	A 7 4

♠	7 2
♥	4 3
♦	K Q 8 5 4 2
♣	10 3 2

W 6♠; E 5♠; EW 4N; EW 4♥; NS 1♦; EW 1♣;
Par −980: W 6♠=

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♠	E	5		450	2.50	1.50	2-Eads-Williams	11-Sandars-Greer
4 ♠	E	5		450	2.50	1.50	5-Leeper-Orock	10-Mason-Stahlecker
4 ♠	E	5		450	2.50	1.50	7-Birmingham-Jones	3-Giordano-Hopkins
4 ♠	E	5		450	2.50	1.50	8-Howard-Tiernan	6-Benton-Long
4 ♠	E	6		480	0.00	4.00	4-Martin-Ragsdale	1-Cassidy-Resz