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ACBL Unit 159 Sectionals and Events
6:00 PM ♦ High/Low Game
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

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Event: High/lo

Session: Wednesday Eve

Movement: ONE WINNER

Date: May 24, 2017

Rating: Club Masterpoint

Section: A

Club No: 202150

Club: Amigo Homestyle BC

Dir: Jack Neumann

MP Limits: None/10

Average: 25

Top: 2

Field strength: Mean: 107 MP
Geomean: 39 MP
(based on 12 players)

 

Section

 

 

Name

Name

No

Flt

A

B

Score

Result

Points

1

Scott Norris

Teresa Peevey

6

A

1

29.50

59.00

0.60

2

Sharon Benedict

Barry Benedict

2

A

2

28.50

57.00

0.42

3

Peter Peca Jr

Lorena Moore

3

A

-

26.50

53.00

4

Pamela Vandertulip

John Vandertulip

4

A

-

25.00

50.00

5

Nancy Stockton

Dayna Curlin

1

A

-

24.00

48.00

6

Donna Moltane

Ruby Bailey

5

B

-

-

16.50

33.00

6 pairs - Pairs in strats: A=6 / B=1
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1 85
63
A9652
K842

Dlr: North
Vul: None

AQ7
T42
87
QJT75
9643
AJ85
KT4
A6
KJT2
KQ97
QJ3
93
7
912
12

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

4

7

5

4

5

South

4

7

5

4

5

East

8

6

8

8

8

West

8

6

8

8

8

LoTT: 15 - 15 = 0
Par: -120 2N-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

50

2.00

0.00

2

S

-1

-

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

2-Benedict-Benedict

 

90

1.00

1.00

1N

W

1

+1

6-Norris-Peevey

1-Stockton-Curlin

 

120

0.00

2.00

1N

W

2

-

5-Moltane-Bailey

3-Peca Jr-Moore

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

2 A6
Q752
J8543
AT

Dlr: East 
Vul: N-S

KQT87
T
A2
K9754
32
J93
KQ97
8632
J954
AK864
T6
QJ
11
126
11

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

4

8

9

6

8

South

4

8

9

6

8

East

9

5

4

6

5

West

9

5

4

6

5

LoTT: 18 - 18 = 0
Par: 100 4C*-EW-1

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

170

 

1.50

0.50

3

S

4

+1

6-Norris-Peevey

1-Stockton-Curlin

170

 

1.50

0.50

3

S

4

+1

5-Moltane-Bailey

3-Peca Jr-Moore

140

 

0.00

2.00

2

S

3

-

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

2-Benedict-Benedict

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

3 Q976
J4
JT85
T43

Dlr: South
Vul: E-W

J83
AT8
Q72
A986
K
KQ5
A643
KQJ72
AT542
97632
K9
5
4
1118
7

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

2

4

5

8

4

South

2

4

5

8

4

East

11

9

7

4

8

West

11

9

7

4

8

LoTT: 19 - 18 = 1
Par: -500 5S*-NS-3

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

300

 

2.00

0.00

6

E

-3

-

6-Norris-Peevey

1-Stockton-Curlin

 

120

1.00

1.00

2N

W

2

-

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

2-Benedict-Benedict

 

630

0.00

2.00

3N

W

4

-2

5-Moltane-Bailey

3-Peca Jr-Moore

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

4 Q98
T5
AT9762
64

Dlr: West
Vul: Both

KJ
K932
J853
K82
A632
QJ74
Q4
AT5
T754
A86
K
QJ973
6
1113
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

6

6

4

6

5

South

6

6

4

6

5

East

7

7

9

7

8

West

7

7

9

6

7

LoTT: 15 - 15 = 0
Par: -140 3H-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

140

2.00

0.00

2

W

3

-

6-Norris-Peevey

1-Stockton-Curlin

 

170

0.50

1.50

2

W

4

-1

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

2-Benedict-Benedict

 

170

0.50

1.50

1

W

4

-1

5-Moltane-Bailey

3-Peca Jr-Moore

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

5 Q32
K7
A92
KJT96

Dlr: North
Vul: N-S

K54
A95
QJT5
842
AJ9
QT6
8643
AQ3
T876
J8432
K7
75
13
1013
4

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

6

4

6

5

4

South

6

4

6

5

4

East

6

8

7

7

8

West

6

9

7

7

8

LoTT: 15 - 15 = 0
Par: -120 2N-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

70

 

2.00

0.00

1

N

1

+1

6-Norris-Peevey

1-Stockton-Curlin

 

110

1.00

1.00

1

W

3

-

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

2-Benedict-Benedict

 

200

0.00

2.00

2

N

-2

-

5-Moltane-Bailey

3-Peca Jr-Moore

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

6 KQ76
KQ42
AJ4
K3

Dlr: East 
Vul: E-W

A2
AJ86
QT2
JT95
JT985
73
75
AQ84
43
T95
K9863
762
18
127
3

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

4

8

6

5

6

South

4

8

6

5

6

East

8

5

6

7

6

West

8

5

6

7

7

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: 90 2D-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

100

 

1.50

0.50

3

W

-1

-

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

3-Peca Jr-Moore

100

 

1.50

0.50

1

E

-1

+1

1-Stockton-Curlin

5-Moltane-Bailey

 

90

0.00

2.00

1N

W

1

-

6-Norris-Peevey

2-Benedict-Benedict

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

7 K64
J74
J74
KT74

Dlr: South
Vul: Both

QJT752
A52
3
865
93
KQT96
852
QJ3
A8
83
AKQT96
A92
8
78
17

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

9

10

6

5

8

South

9

10

6

5

8

East

3

3

7

8

3

West

3

3

7

8

3

LoTT: 18 - 17 = 1
Par: 130 4D-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

690

 

2.00

0.00

3N

N

6

+4

1-Stockton-Curlin

5-Moltane-Bailey

130

 

0.50

1.50

3

S

4

-

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

3-Peca Jr-Moore

130

 

0.50

1.50

3

S

4

-

6-Norris-Peevey

2-Benedict-Benedict

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

8 -
Q97643
AKT6
842

Dlr: West
Vul: None

KQJ87
8
Q985
J97
T964
AKJT5
J2
K6
A532
2
743
AQT53
9
912
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

9

7

8

5

6

South

9

7

8

5

6

East

4

5

4

8

6

West

4

5

5

8

6

LoTT: 17 - 17 = 0
Par: -100 3H*-NS-1

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

100

 

2.00

0.00

3

W

-2

+1

1-Stockton-Curlin

5-Moltane-Bailey

 

150

1.00

1.00

3

S

-3

-3

6-Norris-Peevey

2-Benedict-Benedict

 

200

0.00

2.00

3N

N

-4

-1

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

3-Peca Jr-Moore

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

9 KQ7
QJT95
7
AQT3

Dlr: North
Vul: E-W

JT93
432
KQT32
J
86
AK6
A985
8542
A542
87
J64
K976
14
711
8

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

10

4

8

7

6

South

10

4

8

7

6

East

3

9

4

5

6

West

3

9

4

5

6

LoTT: 19 - 17 = 2
Par: 130 4C-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

170

 

2.00

0.00

1

N

4

+2

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

3-Peca Jr-Moore

130

 

1.00

1.00

2

N

4

-

6-Norris-Peevey

2-Benedict-Benedict

 

50

0.00

2.00

1N

S

-1

-

1-Stockton-Curlin

5-Moltane-Bailey

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

10 AK95
972
A5
Q982

Dlr: East 
Vul: Both

Q764
K64
63
K543
2
QJT853
Q982
A7
JT83
A
KJT74
JT6
13
89
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

10

9

5

10

8

South

10

9

5

10

8

East

3

3

7

2

4

West

3

3

7

2

4

LoTT: 17 - 17 = 0
Par: 620 4S-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

100

 

1.50

0.50

2

E

-1

-

6-Norris-Peevey

2-Benedict-Benedict

100

 

1.50

0.50

3

E

-1

-1

1-Stockton-Curlin

5-Moltane-Bailey

 

140

0.00

2.00

3

E

3

-2

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

3-Peca Jr-Moore

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

11 K7
AK
AKJ54
8653

Dlr: South
Vul: None

T2
T643
T6
AKQJ7
A865
QJ9872
Q83
-
QJ943
5
972
T942
18
109
3

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

6

8

5

8

7

South

5

7

3

7

6

East

6

4

8

4

5

West

6

4

8

4

5

LoTT: 16 - 18 = -2
Par: 100 3H*-EW-1

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

50

 

1.50

0.50

3

E

-1

-

5-Moltane-Bailey

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

50

 

1.50

0.50

4

E

-1

-1

6-Norris-Peevey

3-Peca Jr-Moore

 

140

0.00

2.00

3

E

3

-1

2-Benedict-Benedict

1-Stockton-Curlin

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

12 J93
AK83
T96
J72

Dlr: West
Vul: N-S

K8
Q976
832
T854
QT42
JT2
KQ54
A3
A765
54
AJ7
KQ96
9
512
14

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

8

7

7

8

8

South

8

7

7

8

8

East

4

6

6

5

5

West

4

6

6

5

5

LoTT: 14 - 14 = 0
Par: 120 2N-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

50

 

2.00

0.00

1

E

-1

-

6-Norris-Peevey

3-Peca Jr-Moore

 

100

0.50

1.50

2N

S

-1

-1

5-Moltane-Bailey

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

 

100

0.50

1.50

2

S

-1

-1

2-Benedict-Benedict

1-Stockton-Curlin

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

13 8743
T95
A862
AT

Dlr: North
Vul: Both

AT96
QJ8
9
97653
-
K4
KQJT743
KJ82
KQJ52
A7632
5
Q4
8
713
12

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

4

3

8

8

5

South

4

3

8

8

5

East

9

10

5

5

7

West

9

10

5

5

7

LoTT: 17 - 18 = -1
Par: -130 4D-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

200

 

2.00

0.00

4

E

-2

+2

5-Moltane-Bailey

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

 

200

1.00

1.00

3

S

-2

-1

2-Benedict-Benedict

1-Stockton-Curlin

 

300

0.00

2.00

4

S

-3

-1

6-Norris-Peevey

3-Peca Jr-Moore

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

14 K9
K7
KJ8542
Q63

Dlr: East 
Vul: None

AJT53
Q94
A63
JT
Q7
AJ3
QT9
A8754
8642
T8652
7
K92
12
1213
3

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

3

5

5

2

3

South

3

5

5

2

3

East

9

7

7

9

10

West

9

8

8

10

10

LoTT: 15 - 14 = 1
Par: -430 4N-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

50

 

2.00

0.00

3

W

-1

+2

2-Benedict-Benedict

1-Stockton-Curlin

 

100

1.00

1.00

2

N

-2

+1

6-Norris-Peevey

3-Peca Jr-Moore

 

430

0.00

2.00

3N

E

4

-

5-Moltane-Bailey

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

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

15 9653
AJ5
52
KJ92

Dlr: South
Vul: N-S

AK
98432
KJ
T765
QJ82
QT7
T873
A4
T74
K6
AQ964
Q83
9
119
11

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

7

7

5

7

6

South

7

7

5

7

6

East

5

6

8

6

5

West

5

6

8

6

5

LoTT: 15 - 15 = 0
Par: -110 2H-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

Pass

1.00

1.00

Pass Out 

-

5-Moltane-Bailey

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

Pass

1.00

1.00

Pass Out 

-

6-Norris-Peevey

3-Peca Jr-Moore

Pass

1.00

1.00

Pass Out 

-

2-Benedict-Benedict

1-Stockton-Curlin

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

16 A8
A87
AT43
QT93

Dlr: West
Vul: E-W

6542
J43
K852
J4
973
T9652
QJ76
6
KQJT
KQ
9
AK8752
14
53
18

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

13

9

9

13

13

South

13

9

9

13

13

East

0

4

4

0

0

West

0

4

4

0

0

LoTT: 17 - 18 = -1
Par: 1520 7N-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

520

 

1.00

1.00

3N

N

7

-

2-Benedict-Benedict

5-Moltane-Bailey

520

 

1.00

1.00

3N

N

7

-

3-Peca Jr-Moore

1-Stockton-Curlin

520

 

1.00

1.00

3N

N

7

-

6-Norris-Peevey

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

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

17 Q63
A843
QJ82
95

Dlr: North
Vul: None

AKT984
T
A93
AKJ
J752
QJ9762
5
74
-
K5
KT764
QT8632
9
194
8

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

7

10

3

2

4

South

8

10

3

2

4

East

5

3

10

11

6

West

5

3

10

11

6

LoTT: 21 - 19 = 2
Par: -300 6D*-NS-2

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

140

2.00

0.00

1

W

3

+2

2-Benedict-Benedict

5-Moltane-Bailey

 

170

1.00

1.00

2

W

4

+1

6-Norris-Peevey

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

 

200

0.00

2.00

2

W

5

-

3-Peca Jr-Moore

1-Stockton-Curlin

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

18 86
KQJ743
A7
J92

Dlr: East 
Vul: N-S

KJ42
985
QT964
T
QT9753
T
K53
Q73
A
A62
J82
AK8654
11
67
16

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

13

5

13

4

13

South

13

5

13

4

13

East

0

7

0

8

0

West

0

7

0

8

0

LoTT: 21 - 19 = 2
Par: 2220 7N-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

650

 

1.50

0.50

4

N

5

-2

2-Benedict-Benedict

5-Moltane-Bailey

650

 

1.50

0.50

4

N

5

-2

3-Peca Jr-Moore

1-Stockton-Curlin

600

 

0.00

2.00

5

S

5

-2

6-Norris-Peevey

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

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

19 QJ653
A4
AT93
74

Dlr: South
Vul: E-W

87
98762
K
QJ985
92
JT5
J7654
A63
AKT4
KQ3
Q82
KT2
11
66
17

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

7

10

8

12

12

South

7

10

8

12

12

East

6

3

5

1

1

West

6

3

5

1

1

LoTT: 18 - 17 = 1
Par: 990 6N-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

480

 

2.00

0.00

4

S

6

-

2-Benedict-Benedict

5-Moltane-Bailey

450

 

1.00

1.00

4

S

5

-1

6-Norris-Peevey

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

420

 

0.00

2.00

4

S

4

-2

3-Peca Jr-Moore

1-Stockton-Curlin

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

20 KT54
A64
T84
875

Dlr: West
Vul: Both

83
KQJ9
92
QJ943
Q72
T73
AKJ6
K62
AJ96
852
Q753
AT
7
913
11

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

4

6

5

7

6

South

4

6

5

7

6

East

9

7

8

5

7

West

9

6

8

5

6

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: -110 2H-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

100

 

1.50

0.50

2

W

-1

+1

3-Peca Jr-Moore

1-Stockton-Curlin

100

 

1.50

0.50

3

W

-1

+1

6-Norris-Peevey

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

 

110

0.00

2.00

2

W

2

-

2-Benedict-Benedict

5-Moltane-Bailey

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

21 A643
AQ532
T96
J

Dlr: North
Vul: N-S

95
T4
QJ2
AKQ982
KT
KJ98
85
T7643
QJ872
76
AK743
5
11
127
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

4

9

7

10

4

South

4

9

7

9

4

East

9

4

5

3

7

West

9

4

5

3

7

LoTT: 19 - 20 = -1
Par: 300 5C*-EW-2

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

140

 

2.00

0.00

3

S

3

-

1-Stockton-Curlin

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

Pass

1.00

1.00

Pass Out 

-

6-Norris-Peevey

5-Moltane-Bailey

 

100

0.00

2.00

3

S

-1

-1

3-Peca Jr-Moore

2-Benedict-Benedict

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

22 Q9
A9
KQT84
J873

Dlr: East 
Vul: E-W

A8754
T42
7532
A
T62
KQJ763
-
Q942
KJ3
85
AJ96
KT65
12
88
12

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

8

10

3

4

6

South

7

10

3

4

6

East

4

3

9

8

4

West

4

3

9

8

4

LoTT: 19 - 18 = 1
Par: 130 4D-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

100

2.00

0.00

5

N

-2

-1

1-Stockton-Curlin

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

 

140

1.00

1.00

3

E

3

-

6-Norris-Peevey

5-Moltane-Bailey

 

150

0.00

2.00

3N

N

-3

-

3-Peca Jr-Moore

2-Benedict-Benedict

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

23 96
532
AT3
K9864

Dlr: South
Vul: Both

7
AQ9876
J982
Q3
AQ542
K4
6
JT752
KJT83
JT
KQ754
A
7
910
14

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

4

8

5

7

6

South

4

8

5

7

6

East

7

4

7

5

6

West

7

4

7

5

6

LoTT: 15 - 16 = -1
Par: 90 2D-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

90

 

2.00

0.00

2

S

2

-

6-Norris-Peevey

5-Moltane-Bailey

 

110

1.00

1.00

2

W

2

-1

3-Peca Jr-Moore

2-Benedict-Benedict

 

300

0.00

2.00

2

S

-3

-2

1-Stockton-Curlin

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

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

24 T52
J9542
KJ6
72

Dlr: West
Vul: None

K9763
3
AQ3
JT83
Q
QT7
854
AKQ964
AJ84
AK86
T972
5
5
1013
12

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

2

8

9

6

5

South

2

8

9

6

5

East

9

5

3

5

7

West

9

5

3

5

7

LoTT: 18 - 19 = -1
Par: 100 4C*-EW-1

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

110

1.50

0.50

3

E

3

-

6-Norris-Peevey

5-Moltane-Bailey

 

110

1.50

0.50

2

E

3

-

3-Peca Jr-Moore

2-Benedict-Benedict

 

130

0.00

2.00

4

E

4

-1

1-Stockton-Curlin

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

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

25 JT72
K9653
QJ8
T

Dlr: North
Vul: E-W

6
J872
T96542
85
Q9853
AT
7
J7432
AK4
Q4
AK3
AKQ96
7
17
25

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

11

10

11

10

11

South

11

10

11

10

11

East

2

3

2

3

2

West

2

3

1

3

1

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

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

430

 

1.50

0.50

3N

S

4

-1

6-Norris-Peevey

5-Moltane-Bailey

430

 

1.50

0.50

3N

S

4

-1

3-Peca Jr-Moore

2-Benedict-Benedict

400

 

0.00

2.00

3N

S

3

-2

1-Stockton-Curlin

4-Vandertulip-Vandertulip

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