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ACBL Unit 159 Sectionals and Events
6:00 PM ♦ High/Low Game
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

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Event: 299er	Session: Wednesday Eve	Movement: MITCHELL
Date: April 20, 2016	Rating: Club Masterpoint	Section: A
Club No: 202150	Club: Amigo Homestyle BC	Dir: Jack Neumann
MP Limits: None/10	Average: 30	Top: 3

Field strength: Mean: 110 MP
Geomean: 16 MP
(based on 14 players)

Section A North-South - Pairs in strats: A=5 / B=3

Group the Results

Section

A

B

Patricia Montes

N-S

5

B

1

1

45.63

0.50

N-S

4

A

2

33.75

0.35

W Gordon Mahon Jr

N-S

1

A

-

25.63

N-S

3

B

-

-

25.63

N-S

2

B

-

-

19.38

Section A East-West - Pairs in strats: A=4 / B=2

Group the Results

Section

A

B

Fernando Mabini,Jr

E-W

4

A

1

41.00

0.50

E-W

2

B

2

1

28.00

0.35

Beatrice Theisen

E-W

1

B

-

-

27.50

John Vandertulip

E-W

3

A

-

23.50

9 pairs - Pairs in strats: A=9 / B=5
Click on a result to see the recap for this pair.

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1

♠T95
♥QT7
♦KJ6
♣AQ76

Dlr: North
Vul: None

♠83
♥KJ2
♦QT85
♣JT85

♠AJ742
♥A53
♦943
♣32

♠KQ6
♥9864
♦A72
♣K94

	12
7		9
	12

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	9	8	9	8	8
South	9	8	9	8	8
East	4	4	4	5	3
West	4	5	4	5	3

LoTT: 14 - 14 = 0
Par: 140 3H-NS

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
140		3.00	0.00	2♥	S	3	-	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	1-Theisen-Baily
100		2.00	1.00	2♠	W	-2	-1	2-Fields-Moltane	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
Pass		1.00	2.00	Pass Out			-	4-Thaut-Jacobson	2-Moore-Moore
	50	0.00	3.00	2♥	S	-1	-2	5-Stockton-Montes	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

2

♠J984
♥QT93
♦T6
♣KJ9

Dlr: East
Vul: N-S

♠A76
♥KJ542
♦AQ32
♣4

♠T5
♥A7
♦J97
♣AQ8762

♠KQ32
♥86
♦K854
♣T53

	7
14		11
	8

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	1	3	3	5	2
South	1	3	3	5	2
East	11	10	10	8	9
West	11	10	10	8	9

LoTT: 16 - 15 = 1
Par: -420 4H-EW

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
100		3.00	0.00	3N	W	-2	+2	2-Fields-Moltane	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
50		2.00	1.00	3N	W	-1	+1	5-Stockton-Montes	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer
	130	1.00	2.00	2♣	E	4	+1	4-Thaut-Jacobson	2-Moore-Moore
	140	0.00	3.00	2♥	W	3	+1	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	1-Theisen-Baily

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

3

♠Q83
♥A8654
♦KJ84
♣8

Dlr: South
Vul: E-W

♠AT5
♥J93
♦753
♣KQT9

♠J64
♥KQT7
♦Q9
♣7652

♠K972
♥2
♦AT62
♣AJ43

	10
10		8
	12

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	8	10	8	9	7
South	8	10	8	9	7
East	5	2	4	4	5
West	5	2	4	4	5

LoTT: 15 - 16 = -1
Par: 140 3S-NS

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
140		3.00	0.00	2♥	N	3	+1	5-Stockton-Montes	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer
130		2.00	1.00	3♦	S	4	-	4-Thaut-Jacobson	2-Moore-Moore
Pass		1.00	2.00	Pass Out			-	2-Fields-Moltane	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
	50	0.00	3.00	2N	N	-1	-	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	1-Theisen-Baily

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

4

♠J87
♥84
♦98542
♣AT2

Dlr: West
Vul: Both

♠AK63
♥Q62
♦K6
♣Q983

♠T9542
♥JT95
♦T7
♣65

♠Q
♥AK73
♦AQJ3
♣KJ74

	5
14		1
	20

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	10	11	8	6	8
South	10	11	8	6	8
East	3	2	5	6	3
West	3	2	5	6	3

LoTT: 17 - 18 = -1
Par: 600 5D-NS

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
110		3.00	0.00	2♥	S	2	-	5-Stockton-Montes	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer
80		2.00	1.00	1♥	S	1	-1	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	1-Theisen-Baily
	80	1.00	2.00	1♠	W	1	-1	2-Fields-Moltane	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
	200	0.00	3.00	2N	S	-2	-2	4-Thaut-Jacobson	2-Moore-Moore

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

5

♠K765
♥QJ8
♦64
♣T843

Dlr: North
Vul: N-S

♠Q3
♥A96
♦AJ932
♣962

♠A82
♥T753
♦87
♣KQJ5

♠JT94
♥K42
♦KQT5
♣A7

	6
11		10
	13

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	6	6	6	8	6
South	6	6	6	8	6
East	7	7	7	5	6
West	7	7	7	5	6

LoTT: 15 - 15 = 0
Par: 110 2S-NS

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
140		3.00	0.00	2♠	N	3	+1	5-Stockton-Montes	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
110		2.00	1.00	2♠	N	2	-	4-Thaut-Jacobson	1-Theisen-Baily
80		1.00	2.00	1♠	N	1	-1	2-Fields-Moltane	2-Moore-Moore
	200	0.00	3.00	1♦	S	-2	-1	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

6

♠T98
♥Q98
♦Q987
♣T94

Dlr: East
Vul: E-W

♠A653
♥J52
♦T63
♣K72

♠K7
♥T6
♦AKJ4
♣AQ853

♠QJ42
♥AK743
♦52
♣J6

	4
8		17
	11

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	2	3	5	5	3
South	2	3	5	5	3
East	11	10	6	7	8
West	11	10	6	7	8

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: -600 5C-EW

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
500		3.00	0.00	3♠*	W	-2	-	5-Stockton-Montes	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
	150	1.50	1.50	2♣	E	5	-	2-Fields-Moltane	2-Moore-Moore
	150	1.50	1.50	2N	E	3	-1	4-Thaut-Jacobson	1-Theisen-Baily
	200	0.00	3.00	3♥	S	-4	-	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

7

♠Q8765
♥KJ
♦9
♣KQ982

Dlr: South
Vul: Both

♠AK2
♥AT943
♦AJ43
♣3

♠J3
♥852
♦K7652
♣J76

♠T94
♥Q76
♦QT8
♣AT54

	11
16		5
	8

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	8	3	3	8	5
South	8	4	3	8	5
East	4	9	10	5	8
West	4	9	10	5	8

LoTT: 17 - 18 = -1
Par: -500 4S*-NS-2/4C*-NS-2

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
200		3.00	0.00	1N	W	-2	+3	4-Thaut-Jacobson	1-Theisen-Baily
140		2.00	1.00	2♠	N	3	+1	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer
100		1.00	2.00	4♥	W	-1	+1	5-Stockton-Montes	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
	110	0.00	3.00	3♦	E	3	-	2-Fields-Moltane	2-Moore-Moore

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

8

♠T864
♥K8743
♦754
♣Q

Dlr: West
Vul: None

♠QJ95
♥AQ9
♦AKT8
♣76

♠73
♥J65
♦92
♣AKT854

♠AK2
♥T2
♦QJ63
♣J932

	5
16		8
	11

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	4	4	5	5	4
South	4	4	5	5	4
East	9	8	7	7	9
West	9	8	8	8	9

LoTT: 14 - 15 = -1
Par: -400 3N-EW

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
100		3.00	0.00	5♣	W	-2	-	5-Stockton-Montes	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
	120	1.50	1.50	2N	W	2	+1	2-Fields-Moltane	2-Moore-Moore
	120	1.50	1.50	1N	W	2	+1	4-Thaut-Jacobson	1-Theisen-Baily
	400	0.00	3.00	3N	E	3	-	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

9

♠JT3
♥JT3
♦J953
♣Q94

Dlr: North
Vul: E-W

♠KQ7
♥KQ984
♦K2
♣KJ2

♠A2
♥652
♦AQ8
♣A8753

♠98654
♥A7
♦T764
♣T6

	5
17		14
	4

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	2	4	1	3	1
South	2	4	1	3	1
East	11	9	12	9	12
West	11	9	12	9	12

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: -1440 6N-EW

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
	200	3.00	0.00	3♥	W	5	+1	5-Stockton-Montes	2-Moore-Moore
	630	2.00	1.00	3N	E	4	+2	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
	660	1.00	2.00	3N	E	5	+1	2-Fields-Moltane	1-Theisen-Baily
	680	0.00	3.00	4♥	W	6	-	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

10

♠AJ
♥KQ9
♦AK62
♣K743

Dlr: East
Vul: Both

♠KQ974
♥8
♦QT873
♣J8

♠8532
♥T7653
♦4
♣Q96

♠T6
♥AJ42
♦J95
♣AT52

	20
8		2
	10

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	11	9	9	5	9
South	11	9	10	6	9
East	2	4	3	7	2
West	2	4	3	7	2

LoTT: 18 - 17 = 1
Par: 620 4H-S

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
600		3.00	0.00	3N	N	3	-	2-Fields-Moltane	1-Theisen-Baily
150		2.00	1.00	2N	N	3	-	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
	100	1.00	2.00	4♥	N	-1	-	5-Stockton-Montes	2-Moore-Moore
	200	0.00	3.00	4♥	S	-2	-2	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

11

♠-
♥AKQ85
♦J3
♣KQ6543

Dlr: South
Vul: None

♠Q96
♥J763
♦K92
♣987

♠KJ7432
♥42
♦T874
♣2

♠AT85
♥T9
♦AQ65
♣AJT

	15
6		4
	15

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	13	10	13	7	13
South	13	10	13	7	13
East	0	2	0	6	0
West	0	2	0	6	0

LoTT: 19 - 18 = 1
Par: 1520 7N-NS

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
980		3.00	0.00	6♥	N	6	-1	5-Stockton-Montes	2-Moore-Moore
480		2.00	1.00	4♥	S	6	-1	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer
460		1.00	2.00	3N	S	5	-2	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
240		0.00	3.00	2N	S	6	-1	2-Fields-Moltane	1-Theisen-Baily

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

12

♠J72
♥J865
♦T542
♣Q2

Dlr: West
Vul: N-S

♠T93
♥-
♦J76
♣AKT8743

♠K65
♥AT7432
♦KQ
♣J5

♠AQ84
♥KQ9
♦A983
♣96

	4
8		13
	15

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	3	7	6	5	4
South	3	7	6	6	4
East	10	6	7	7	9
West	10	6	7	6	8

LoTT: 17 - 17 = 0
Par: -400 3N-W

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
	130	2.50	0.50	3♣	W	4	-	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
	130	2.50	0.50	4♣	W	4	-	5-Stockton-Montes	2-Moore-Moore
	400	0.50	2.50	1N	S	-4	-1	2-Fields-Moltane	1-Theisen-Baily
	400	0.50	2.50	3♥	N	-4	-1	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

13

♠J4
♥7
♦AQJ873
♣Q984

Dlr: North
Vul: Both

♠AK7632
♥QJ5
♦T95
♣3

♠Q98
♥A964
♦K6
♣AKJT

♠T5
♥KT832
♦42
♣7652

	10
10		17
	3

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	2	5	3	1	2
South	2	5	3	1	2
East	8	8	10	12	11
West	8	8	10	12	11

LoTT: 17 - 17 = 0
Par: -1430 6S-EW

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
200		3.00	0.00	4♥	W	-2	+2	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
	170	2.00	1.00	2♠	W	4	+2	4-Thaut-Jacobson	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer
	230	1.00	2.00	3♠	W	6	-	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	2-Moore-Moore
	300	0.00	3.00	3♦	N	-3	+1	5-Stockton-Montes	1-Theisen-Baily

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

14

♠K632
♥J872
♦92
♣AK3

Dlr: East
Vul: None

♠QJT9
♥-
♦AJT5
♣J9874

♠A754
♥KT653
♦3
♣Q65

♠8
♥AQ94
♦KQ8764
♣T2

	11
9		9
	11

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	4	8	7	4	7
South	4	8	7	4	7
East	9	5	5	8	6
West	9	5	5	8	6

LoTT: 17 - 16 = 1
Par: -100 3D*-NS-1

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
140		3.00	0.00	2♥	N	3	+2	5-Stockton-Montes	1-Theisen-Baily
50		2.00	1.00	3♣	W	-1	+1	4-Thaut-Jacobson	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer
	50	1.00	2.00	2♦	S	-1	-1	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	2-Moore-Moore
	100	0.00	3.00	3♦	S	-2	-1	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	3-Benedict-Vandertulip

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

15

♠J4
♥KJT5
♦97532
♣52

Dlr: South
Vul: N-S

♠A6
♥A73
♦QT8
♣AQT93

♠KQT3
♥Q642
♦KJ64
♣6

♠98752
♥98
♦A
♣KJ874

	5
16		11
	8

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	4	2	3	3	2
South	4	2	3	3	2
East	8	10	10	10	11
West	8	10	10	10	11

LoTT: 14 - 14 = 0
Par: -460 5N-EW

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
	150	3.00	0.00	2N	W	3	+2	5-Stockton-Montes	1-Theisen-Baily
	180	2.00	1.00	2N	W	4	+1	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	2-Moore-Moore
	430	0.50	2.50	3N	W	4	+1	4-Thaut-Jacobson	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer
	430	0.50	2.50	3N	W	4	+1	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	3-Benedict-Vandertulip

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

16

♠54
♥QT765
♦T82
♣K87

Dlr: West
Vul: E-W

♠AKQJ9
♥AK
♦AKJ643
♣-

♠87632
♥942
♦Q975
♣T

♠T
♥J83
♦-
♣AQJ965432

	5
25		2
	8

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	10	0	7	0	0
South	10	0	7	0	0
East	3	13	6	13	4
West	3	13	6	12	4

LoTT: 23 - 22 = 1
Par: -2210 7S-W

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
510		3.00	0.00	4♣*	S	4	-	5-Stockton-Montes	1-Theisen-Baily
	640	2.00	1.00	5♦	W	7	-	4-Thaut-Jacobson	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer
	710	1.00	2.00	4♠	W	7	-1	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	2-Moore-Moore
	1460	0.00	3.00	6♠	W	7	-1	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	3-Benedict-Vandertulip

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

17

♠A43
♥AT6
♦AJ73
♣Q43

Dlr: North
Vul: None

♠KQJ85
♥Q84
♦2
♣KT98

♠T2
♥KJ32
♦QT8
♣A762

♠976
♥975
♦K9654
♣J5

	15
11		10
	4

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	4	6	4	4	6
South	4	6	4	4	6
East	9	6	9	9	7
West	9	6	9	9	7

LoTT: 15 - 17 = -2
Par: -140 3S-EW/3H-EW

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
	100	2.50	0.50	3N	N	-2	+1	4-Thaut-Jacobson	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
	100	2.50	0.50	3♦	N	-2	+1	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	2-Moore-Moore
	110	1.00	2.00	2♠	W	2	+1	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	1-Theisen-Baily
	140	0.00	3.00	2♠	W	3	-	2-Fields-Moltane	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

18

♠AT9
♥Q952
♦Q8
♣AQ85

Dlr: East
Vul: N-S

♠Q32
♥KT43
♦52
♣KT32

♠J754
♥J86
♦964
♣964

♠K86
♥A7
♦AKJT73
♣J7

	14
8		2
	16

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	10	12	10	10	12
South	11	12	11	10	12
East	2	1	2	2	1
West	2	1	2	2	1

LoTT: 14 - 15 = -1
Par: 1440 6N-NS

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
660		3.00	0.00	3N	N	5	-1	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	2-Moore-Moore
630		1.50	1.50	3N	S	4	-2	4-Thaut-Jacobson	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
630		1.50	1.50	3N	N	4	-2	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	1-Theisen-Baily
150		0.00	3.00	2♦	S	5	-1	2-Fields-Moltane	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

19

♠6543
♥K76
♦Q84
♣J52

Dlr: South
Vul: E-W

♠AT987
♥A954
♦T
♣A97

♠Q2
♥T8
♦AKJ763
♣Q43

♠KJ
♥QJ32
♦952
♣KT86

	6
12		12
	10

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	5	1	4	3	1
South	5	1	4	3	1
East	8	11	9	10	10
West	8	11	8	10	10

LoTT: 16 - 14 = 2
Par: -630 4N-EW

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
100		3.00	0.00	4♠	W	-1	+1	4-Thaut-Jacobson	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
	100	2.00	1.00	2♥	S	-2	+2	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	1-Theisen-Baily
	150	1.00	2.00	3♦	E	5	-	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	2-Moore-Moore
	170	0.00	3.00	3♠	W	4	-	2-Fields-Moltane	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.

20

♠J85
♥QJ62
♦AJ5432
♣-

Dlr: West
Vul: Both

♠2
♥AT93
♦7
♣AQ86532

♠96
♥854
♦KQT96
♣K74

♠AKQT743
♥K7
♦8
♣JT9

	9
10		8
	13

Double Dummy Makes

	♣	♦	♥	♠	NT
North	3	8	6	12	5
South	3	8	6	12	5
East	9	5	7	1	5
West	9	5	7	1	5

LoTT: 21 - 20 = 1
Par: 1100 7C*-EW-4

N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	Contract			ETF	N-S	E-W
650		3.00	0.00	5♠	S	5	-1	1-Braden-Mahon Jr	2-Moore-Moore
620		1.50	1.50	4♠	S	4	-2	4-Thaut-Jacobson	3-Benedict-Vandertulip
620		1.50	1.50	4♠	S	4	-2	3-Hussmann-Ghiselli	1-Theisen-Baily
	130	0.00	3.00	4♣	W	4	-1	2-Fields-Moltane	4-Mabini,Jr-Ayer

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.