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Vashon Bridge Club
6:30pm ♦ Sr. Center NLM Pair Game
Tuesday, April 4, 2017

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Event: Tuesday Evening Pairs

Session: Tuesday Eve

Movement: ONE WINNER

Date: April 4, 2017

Rating: Club Masterpoint

Section: T

Club No: 259002

Club: Vashon Bridge Club

Dir: Raynor Christian

MP Limits: 350/260/150

Average: 18

Top: 2

Field strength: Mean: 93 MP
Geomean: 52 MP
(based on 14 players)

 

Section

 

 

Name

Name

No

Flt

A

B

C

Score

Result

Points

1

Janet Quimby

Marjorie Cornell

7

C

1

1

1

25.00

69.44

0.56

2

Mary Pekarek

William Bryce

1

A

2/3

20.50

56.94

0.34

3

Doreen Higgins

Cathie Andersen

2

C

2/3

2

2

20.50

56.94

0.34

4

Deb Wenneman

Susie Kalhorn

5

C

-

-

-

19.00

52.78

5

Dave Schweinler

Steve Urban

4

C

-

-

-

16.50

45.83

6

Beth de Groen

John Dunn

3

B

-

-

15.00

41.67

7

Kristen Elliott

Billie Hendrix

8

C

-

-

-

9.50

26.39

7 pairs - Pairs in strats: A=7 / B=6 / C=5
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1 ♠854
♥A95
♦J95
♣9876

Dlr: North
Vul: None
♠J72
♥6
♦AKT642
♣T54
 ♠AKT
♥QJT4
♦Q3
♣KQ32
♠Q963
♥K8732
♦87
♣AJ
5
817
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

4

2

5

4

3

South

4

2

5

4

3

East

9

11

8

9

10

West

9

11

7

8

10

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: -430 4N-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

100

 

2.00

0.00

5♦

W

-2

♣9

+2

3-de Groen-Dunn

7-Quimby-Cornell

50

 

1.00

1.00

3N

E

-1

♥3

+2

2-Higgins-Andersen

4-Schweinler-Urban

 

460

0.00

2.00

3N

E

5

♥3

-1

8-Elliott-Hendrix

1-Pekarek-Bryce

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
2 ♠K72
♥A752
♦Q42
♣T42

Dlr: East 
Vul: N-S
♠QJT9
♥Q6
♦A63
♣K983
 ♠A8653
♥K43
♦J95
♣A5
♠4
♥JT98
♦KT87
♣QJ76
9
1212
7

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

5

5

7

3

4

South

5

5

7

3

4

East

7

7

6

10

9

West

7

8

6

10

9

LoTT: 17 - 17 = 0
Par: -420 4S-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

140

2.00

0.00

3♠

E

3

♥J

+1

3-de Groen-Dunn

7-Quimby-Cornell

 

170

1.00

1.00

3♠

E

4

♥J

-

2-Higgins-Andersen

4-Schweinler-Urban

 

420

0.00

2.00

4♠

E

4

♥J

-

8-Elliott-Hendrix

1-Pekarek-Bryce

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
3 ♠942
♥AK874
♦A75
♣Q4

Dlr: South
Vul: E-W
♠AT86
♥QJ62
♦J9
♣985
 ♠KJ53
♥T
♦KQ83
♣AJ72
♠Q7
♥953
♦T642
♣KT63
13
814
5

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

5

4

6

3

4

South

5

5

6

3

4

East

8

8

6

10

8

West

8

8

6

10

8

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: -620 4S-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

300

 

2.00

0.00

4♠

W

-3

♥A

+3

2-Higgins-Andersen

4-Schweinler-Urban

100

 

1.00

1.00

3♠

W

-1

♥A

+2

3-de Groen-Dunn

7-Quimby-Cornell

 

170

0.00

2.00

2♠

W

4

♥A

-

8-Elliott-Hendrix

1-Pekarek-Bryce

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
4 ♠65
♥AK4
♦A4
♣KJT963

Dlr: West
Vul: Both
♠2
♥Q653
♦K9832
♣Q74
 ♠AT873
♥T2
♦JT75
♣85
♠KQJ94
♥J987
♦Q6
♣A2
15
75
13

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

11

6

11

10

10

South

11

6

11

11

12

East

1

7

2

2

1

West

2

7

2

1

1

LoTT: 18 - 17 = 1
Par: 1440 6N-S

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

660

 

2.00

0.00

3N

N

5

♥10

+1

4-Schweinler-Urban

1-Pekarek-Bryce

620

 

1.00

1.00

5♣

N

6

♥10

+1

3-de Groen-Dunn

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

170

 

0.00

2.00

3♣

N

6

♦5

+1

8-Elliott-Hendrix

2-Higgins-Andersen

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
5 ♠543
♥-
♦Q5432
♣QT752

Dlr: North
Vul: N-S
♠AJT2
♥AKJ8
♦J7
♣964
 ♠97
♥Q97643
♦AK98
♣3
♠KQ86
♥T52
♦T6
♣AKJ8
4
149
13

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

8

5

2

6

3

South

8

5

2

6

3

East

4

7

11

7

8

West

4

7

11

7

8

LoTT: 19 - 19 = 0
Par: -450 5H-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

200

2.00

0.00

2♥

E

5

♣A

-

3-de Groen-Dunn

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

 

450

0.50

1.50

4♥

E

5

♣A

-

8-Elliott-Hendrix

2-Higgins-Andersen

 

450

0.50

1.50

4♥

E

5

♣K

-

4-Schweinler-Urban

1-Pekarek-Bryce

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
6 ♠AJ87
♥QT5
♦AK85
♣52

Dlr: East 
Vul: E-W
♠KT654
♥A962
♦-
♣AKQT
 ♠Q92
♥J743
♦QJT76
♣7
♠3
♥K8
♦9432
♣J98643
14
166
4

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

7

7

3

4

4

South

7

7

3

4

5

East

6

6

9

9

8

West

6

6

10

9

9

LoTT: 17 - 16 = 1
Par: -620 4H-E

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

100

 

2.00

0.00

3♠

W

-1

♣5

+1

8-Elliott-Hendrix

2-Higgins-Andersen

 

100

1.00

1.00

3♦

N

-2

♠Q

-

4-Schweinler-Urban

1-Pekarek-Bryce

 

150

0.00

2.00

4♦

N

-3

♠Q

-

3-de Groen-Dunn

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
7 ♠KQT73
♥AT4
♦J53
♣AJ

Dlr: South
Vul: Both
♠-
♥K86
♦K62
♣Q987643
 ♠9842
♥QJ92
♦98
♣KT5
♠AJ65
♥753
♦AQT74
♣2
15
86
11

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

3

9

7

10

8

South

3

9

7

10

8

East

10

2

6

1

2

West

10

2

6

1

2

LoTT: 20 - 19 = 1
Par: 200 5C*-EW-1

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

680

 

2.00

0.00

4♠

N

6

♣K

+2

7-Quimby-Cornell

1-Pekarek-Bryce

620

 

0.50

1.50

4♠

N

4

♣5

-

8-Elliott-Hendrix

3-de Groen-Dunn

620

 

0.50

1.50

4♠

N

4

♥Q

-

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

2-Higgins-Andersen

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
8 ♠KQ84
♥KJT93
♦AQ2
♣9

Dlr: West
Vul: None
♠A73
♥A82
♦74
♣AKQ52
 ♠2
♥76
♦KJT863
♣7643
♠JT965
♥Q54
♦95
♣JT8
15
174
4

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

1

1

7

9

1

South

1

1

7

9

1

East

11

11

5

4

8

West

11

11

5

4

8

LoTT: 20 - 18 = 2
Par: -300 5S*-NS-2

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

300

 

2.00

0.00

5♣*

W

-2

♠K

+2

7-Quimby-Cornell

1-Pekarek-Bryce

 

110

1.00

1.00

3♣

W

3

♠K

+2

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

2-Higgins-Andersen

 

300

0.00

2.00

4♥*

N

-2

♠2

+1

8-Elliott-Hendrix

3-de Groen-Dunn

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
9 ♠Q6
♥KQ7
♦AKQ97
♣975

Dlr: North
Vul: E-W
♠KT97
♥T954
♦862
♣82
 ♠543
♥632
♦J53
♣KQ64
♠AJ82
♥AJ8
♦T4
♣AJT3
16
36
15

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

11

12

10

10

12

South

12

12

10

10

12

East

1

1

2

3

1

West

1

1

2

3

1

LoTT: 15 - 14 = 1
Par: 990 6N-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

460

 

2.00

0.00

3N

S

5

♠7

-1

8-Elliott-Hendrix

3-de Groen-Dunn

400

 

1.00

1.00

5♣

S

5

♥10

-1

7-Quimby-Cornell

1-Pekarek-Bryce

 

300

0.00

2.00

6N*

N

-2

♣4

-2

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

2-Higgins-Andersen

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
10 ♠J964
♥AQJ
♦T9863
♣8

Dlr: East 
Vul: Both
♠K8732
♥T98753
♦Q
♣3
 ♠Q5
♥K62
♦KJ75
♣QJT7
♠AT
♥4
♦A42
♣AK96542
8
512
15

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

8

10

6

7

8

South

8

10

6

8

8

East

4

3

7

5

5

West

4

3

7

5

5

LoTT: 17 - 17 = 0
Par: 130 4D-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

130

 

2.00

0.00

3♣

S

4

♦Q

+2

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

7-Quimby-Cornell

100

 

1.00

1.00

3♥

W

-1

♣8

-1

8-Elliott-Hendrix

4-Schweinler-Urban

 

800

0.00

2.00

5♣*

S

-3

♦Q

-

1-Pekarek-Bryce

2-Higgins-Andersen

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
11 ♠K4
♥AJ85
♦J5
♣AJ932

Dlr: South
Vul: None
♠T7
♥Q93
♦Q982
♣QT84
 ♠AQJ652
♥42
♦KT43
♣6
♠983
♥KT76
♦A76
♣K75
14
610
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

10

4

11

4

10

South

10

4

11

4

7

East

3

8

2

9

3

West

3

8

2

9

3

LoTT: 20 - 16 = 4
Par: 300 5S*-EW-2

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

140

 

2.00

0.00

3♥

S

3

♠10

-2

8-Elliott-Hendrix

4-Schweinler-Urban

50

 

1.00

1.00

2♠

E

-1

♣K

+2

1-Pekarek-Bryce

2-Higgins-Andersen

 

140

0.00

2.00

3♠

E

3

♥K

-

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

7-Quimby-Cornell

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
12 ♠T53
♥QJ
♦3
♣AT96432

Dlr: West
Vul: N-S
♠Q86
♥AK953
♦AK6
♣Q7
 ♠9742
♥T86
♦852
♣KJ5
♠AKJ
♥742
♦QJT974
♣8
7
184
11

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

7

7

3

6

3

South

8

7

3

6

3

East

5

6

8

7

8

West

5

6

8

7

8

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: -120 2N-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

150

 

2.00

0.00

2♦

W

-3

♣A

+1

1-Pekarek-Bryce

2-Higgins-Andersen

50

 

1.00

1.00

3♥

W

-1

♦3

-

8-Elliott-Hendrix

4-Schweinler-Urban

 

200

0.00

2.00

3♣

N

-2

♥6

-

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

7-Quimby-Cornell

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
13 ♠QJ7
♥AQ9865
♦83
♣J6

Dlr: North
Vul: Both
♠A42
♥T
♦QT96
♣QT832
 ♠T965
♥KJ7
♦J75
♣A94
♠K83
♥432
♦AK42
♣K75
10
89
13

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

6

6

9

7

6

South

6

6

9

7

6

East

6

7

4

6

7

West

6

6

4

6

7

LoTT: 15 - 17 = -2
Par: 140 3H-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

100

1.50

0.50

4♥

N

-1

♦5

-

7-Quimby-Cornell

4-Schweinler-Urban

 

100

1.50

0.50

4♥

N

-1

♠10

-

2-Higgins-Andersen

3-de Groen-Dunn

 

200

0.00

2.00

4♥

N

-2

♠10

-1

8-Elliott-Hendrix

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
14 ♠93
♥K6
♦AKT76
♣A972

Dlr: East 
Vul: None
♠A
♥AQ972
♦J85
♣KJ63
 ♠KJT7654
♥53
♦932
♣5
♠Q82
♥JT84
♦Q4
♣QT84
14
154
7

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

9

9

6

5

9

South

9

9

7

6

9

East

4

4

5

7

4

West

4

4

5

7

4

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: 400 3N-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

250

 

2.00

0.00

4♠

E

-5

♦Q

+2

7-Quimby-Cornell

4-Schweinler-Urban

150

 

1.00

1.00

4♠

E

-3

♥J

-

2-Higgins-Andersen

3-de Groen-Dunn

 

50

0.00

2.00

4♦

N

-1

♣5

-

8-Elliott-Hendrix

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
15 ♠-
♥T87542
♦KT93
♣973

Dlr: South
Vul: N-S
♠QT3
♥AKQ
♦Q864
♣852
 ♠A9862
♥96
♦752
♣AQ6
♠KJ754
♥J3
♦AJ
♣KJT4
3
1310
14

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

8

6

9

6

5

South

8

6

9

6

6

East

5

6

4

7

7

West

5

6

4

7

7

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: 140 3H-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

100

2.00

0.00

1♠

S

-1

♥A

-

2-Higgins-Andersen

3-de Groen-Dunn

 

110

1.00

1.00

2♠

E

2

♥J

-1

7-Quimby-Cornell

4-Schweinler-Urban

 

200

0.00

2.00

1♠

S

-2

♥A

-1

8-Elliott-Hendrix

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
16 ♠K84
♥K762
♦AKQ83
♣3

Dlr: West
Vul: E-W
♠AJT6
♥AQ3
♦T9654
♣8
 ♠Q73
♥T5
♦72
♣QT7652
♠952
♥J984
♦J
♣AKJ94
15
114
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

9

8

10

8

9

South

9

8

10

8

9

East

4

4

3

5

4

West

4

4

3

5

3

LoTT: 15 - 15 = 0
Par: 420 4H-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

100

1.00

1.00

4♥

S

-2

♣8

-2

7-Quimby-Cornell

2-Higgins-Andersen

 

100

1.00

1.00

3N

N

-2

♦7

-2

1-Pekarek-Bryce

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

 

100

1.00

1.00

3N

N

-2

♣6

-2

3-de Groen-Dunn

4-Schweinler-Urban

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
17 ♠QT865
♥J94
♦62
♣543

Dlr: North
Vul: None
♠A43
♥KQ8
♦AJ7
♣AQJ8
 ♠J7
♥T653
♦QT85
♣KT9
♠K92
♥A72
♦K943
♣762
3
216
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

2

2

2

5

2

South

2

3

2

5

4

East

10

10

11

8

9

West

10

10

11

8

9

LoTT: 16 - 15 = 1
Par: -450 5H-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

100

 

2.00

0.00

3N

W

-2

♠6

+2

7-Quimby-Cornell

2-Higgins-Andersen

 

400

0.50

1.50

3N

W

3

♠6

-

1-Pekarek-Bryce

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

 

400

0.50

1.50

3N

W

3

♠6

-

3-de Groen-Dunn

4-Schweinler-Urban

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
18 ♠864
♥QT8
♦AK86
♣874

Dlr: East 
Vul: N-S
♠KJ9
♥A9
♦Q3
♣AK9632
 ♠T3
♥7654
♦T752
♣QJ5
♠AQ752
♥KJ32
♦J94
♣T
9
173
11

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

4

7

7

9

4

South

4

7

7

9

4

East

9

5

5

4

7

West

9

5

5

4

7

LoTT: 18 - 17 = 1
Par: 100 4C*-EW-1

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

140

 

2.00

0.00

2♠

S

3

♣A

-

7-Quimby-Cornell

2-Higgins-Andersen

 

110

1.00

1.00

3♣

W

3

♠4

-

1-Pekarek-Bryce

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

 

200

0.00

2.00

4♦*

N

-1

♣Q

+2

3-de Groen-Dunn

4-Schweinler-Urban

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
19 ♠Q962
♥A54
♦T543
♣T9

Dlr: South
Vul: E-W
♠543
♥963
♦AJ2
♣QJ76
 ♠KJ
♥KQT8
♦87
♣A8542
♠AT87
♥J72
♦KQ96
♣K3
6
813
13

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

4

7

4

7

5

South

4

7

4

7

5

East

9

6

9

6

7

West

9

6

9

6

7

LoTT: 16 - 17 = -1
Par: -140 3H-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

50

1.50

0.50

3♠

N

-1

♥K

+1

4-Schweinler-Urban

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

 

50

1.50

0.50

3♠

N

-1

♣6

+1

1-Pekarek-Bryce

3-de Groen-Dunn

 

150

0.00

2.00

3♠

N

-3

♣A

-1

8-Elliott-Hendrix

7-Quimby-Cornell

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
20 ♠K872
♥KQ987
♦AQ96
♣-

Dlr: West
Vul: Both
♠QJ5
♥J5
♦KJ8
♣AKT96
 ♠T643
♥AT32
♦7
♣7542
♠A9
♥64
♦T5432
♣QJ83
14
154
7

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

5

10

8

6

7

South

5

11

9

7

7

East

8

2

4

6

5

West

8

2

4

6

5

LoTT: 19 - 18 = 1
Par: 600 5D-S

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

150

 

2.00

0.00

3♦

S

5

♣A

-

1-Pekarek-Bryce

3-de Groen-Dunn

110

 

0.50

1.50

2♥

N

2

♦7

-

4-Schweinler-Urban

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

110

 

0.50

1.50

2♥

N

2

♦7

-

8-Elliott-Hendrix

7-Quimby-Cornell

ETF: Extra Trick Factor: Number of tricks that N-S achieved relative to the Double Dummy expectations.
21 ♠J6
♥Q32
♦J8752
♣872

Dlr: North
Vul: N-S
♠K753
♥AJT95
♦K4
♣J4
 ♠QT982
♥74
♦Q3
♣KQT3
♠A4
♥K86
♦AT96
♣A965
4
129
15

Double Dummy Makes

 

♣

♦

♥

♠

NT

North

6

7

4

4

6

South

6

7

4

4

6

East

7

6

9

9

6

West

7

6

9

9

6

LoTT: 16 - 18 = -2
Par: -140 3S-EW/3H-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

110

 

2.00

0.00

3♦

N

3

♥4

+2

1-Pekarek-Bryce

3-de Groen-Dunn

 

100

1.00

1.00

2♦

S

-1

♥J

-

4-Schweinler-Urban

5-Wenneman-Kalhorn

 

140

0.00

2.00

1♠

E

3

♠A

-

8-Elliott-Hendrix

7-Quimby-Cornell

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