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ACBL Unit 159 Sectionals and Events
6:30 PM ♦ Open Pairs
Monday, July 21, 2014

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Event: Monday Evening

Session: Monday Eve

Movement: ONE WINNER

Date: July 21, 2014

Rating: Club Masterpoint

Top: 2

Club No: 202150

Club: Amigo Homestyle BC

Dir: Jack Neuman

Field strength: Mean: 766 MP
Geomean: 231 MP
(based on 11 players)

 

Name

Name

No

Flt

A

B

Result

Points

1

Jenny Ayer

Fernando Mabini,Jr

4

B

1

1

65.00

0.60

2

Polly Vaughn

R Liguori

3

A

2

-

57.00

0.42

3

Stephen Nordberg

Dale Koenig

2

B

3

2

54.00

0.22

4

Ronald Bell

Mike Blanchard

6

B

4

3

51.00

5

Herbert Woods Jr

Cynthia Milazzo

1

A

5

-

41.00

6

Edgar Flores

Tom Wicker

5

B

6

4

32.00

6 pairs


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1 AKQ
Q
K943
T9432

Dlr: North
Vul: None

82
72
QJT
AK8765
JT6
AT54
87652
J
97543
KJ9863
A
Q
14
106
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

7

6

10

10

8

South

7

6

10

10

8

East

6

6

2

2

4

West

6

6

2

2

4

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: 4S-NS/4H-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

450

 

1.50

0.50

4

S

5

+1

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

2-Nordberg-Koenig

450

 

1.50

0.50

4

S

5

+1

6-Bell-Blanchard

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

 

100

0.00

2.00

2

N

-2

-1

5-Wicker-Flores

3-Liguori-Vaughn

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

2 T9
A9873
732
JT3

Dlr: East 
Vul: N-S

KJ874
62
AQ
Q652
652
KQJ
KJ98
K98
AQ3
T54
T654
A74
5
1213
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

4

4

5

3

4

South

4

4

6

3

4

East

9

9

7

10

9

West

9

9

7

10

9

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

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

50

 

2.00

0.00

4

W

-1

+1

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

2-Nordberg-Koenig

 

120

1.00

1.00

2N

E

2

+1

6-Bell-Blanchard

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

 

430

0.00

2.00

3N

E

4

-1

5-Wicker-Flores

3-Liguori-Vaughn

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

3 4
842
Q643
AKQ73

Dlr: South
Vul: E-W

52
KQ3
KJ98
JT52
J876
A76
AT72
64
AKQT93
JT95
5
98
11
109
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

7

5

8

9

6

South

7

5

8

9

6

East

5

8

4

4

4

West

5

8

4

4

4

LoTT: 17 - 15 = 2
Par: 3S-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

140

 

2.00

0.00

2

S

3

-

5-Wicker-Flores

3-Liguori-Vaughn

110

 

1.00

1.00

2

S

2

-1

6-Bell-Blanchard

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

 

150

0.00

2.00

3N

N

-3

-

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

2-Nordberg-Koenig

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

4 KJ
AKT9
82
KT972

Dlr: West
Vul: Both

7
Q83
KQ65
J8654
A8432
J762
JT43
-
QT965
54
A97
AQ3
14
86
12

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

10

6

7

9

9

South

10

6

7

9

9

East

3

6

5

4

2

West

3

6

5

4

2

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

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

300

 

2.00

0.00

2

E

-3

-

6-Bell-Blanchard

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

110

 

1.00

1.00

2

S

2

-1

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

2-Nordberg-Koenig

 

200

0.00

2.00

3

N

-2

-3

5-Wicker-Flores

3-Liguori-Vaughn

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

5 A875
75
AK4
QJ97

Dlr: North
Vul: N-S

T9
KT98
53
KT432
KQJ6432
42
T92
6
-
AQJ63
QJ876
A85
14
66
14

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

10

11

10

5

10

South

11

11

11

6

10

East

2

2

2

7

3

West

2

2

2

7

3

LoTT: 18 - 17 = 1
Par: 5H-S

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

300

 

2.00

0.00

2*

E

-2

+1

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

2-Nordberg-Koenig

100

 

1.00

1.00

3*

E

-1

-1

6-Bell-Blanchard

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

 

500

0.00

2.00

6*

S

-2

-1

5-Wicker-Flores

3-Liguori-Vaughn

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

6 9852
T53
T3
KJT6

Dlr: East 
Vul: E-W

JT6
J96
K764
853
743
AQ84
AJ85
92
AKQ
K72
Q92
AQ74
4
511
20

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

10

7

7

9

9

South

10

7

7

9

9

East

3

6

6

4

4

West

3

6

6

4

4

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

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

430

 

2.00

0.00

3N

S

4

+1

6-Bell-Blanchard

2-Nordberg-Koenig

400

 

0.50

1.50

3N

S

3

-

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

5-Wicker-Flores

400

 

0.50

1.50

3N

S

3

-

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

3-Liguori-Vaughn

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

7 K2
T87
J87
J9732

Dlr: South
Vul: Both

AJ93
K632
T5
654
Q764
Q54
A963
KT
T85
AJ9
KQ42
AQ8
5
811
16

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

10

8

7

6

8

South

10

8

7

6

9

East

3

5

6

7

4

West

3

4

6

7

4

LoTT: 17 - 16 = 1
Par: 3N-S

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

150

 

2.00

0.00

1N

S

3

-

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

3-Liguori-Vaughn

120

 

0.50

1.50

1N

S

2

-1

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

5-Wicker-Flores

120

 

0.50

1.50

1N

S

2

-1

6-Bell-Blanchard

2-Nordberg-Koenig

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

8 AT97
KT932
K
965

Dlr: West
Vul: None

J
AJ764
8642
AQ8
KQ862
-
AJT3
KT42
543
Q85
Q975
J73
10
1213
5

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

3

3

5

3

4

South

3

3

5

3

4

East

10

10

8

10

9

West

10

10

8

10

9

LoTT: 15 - 16 = -1
Par: 4S-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

100

 

2.00

0.00

5

E

-2

+1

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

5-Wicker-Flores

 

430

1.00

1.00

3N

E

4

-1

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

3-Liguori-Vaughn

 

460

0.00

2.00

3N

W

5

-2

6-Bell-Blanchard

2-Nordberg-Koenig

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

9 AQ75
Q96
KT
KJ98

Dlr: North
Vul: E-W

T6
KJ74
AQJ8
643
K9842
AT32
9
A75
J3
85
765432
QT2
15
1111
3

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

6

6

3

5

5

South

6

6

3

5

5

East

7

7

10

8

8

West

7

7

10

8

8

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: 4H-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

100

 

2.00

0.00

3

E

-1

-

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

5-Wicker-Flores

 

100

1.00

1.00

1N*

N

-1

+1

6-Bell-Blanchard

2-Nordberg-Koenig

 

150

0.00

2.00

3

N

-3

-

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

3-Liguori-Vaughn

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

10 KT3
A64
K
AKQT83

Dlr: East 
Vul: Both

Q542
QJT92
76
96
A987
3
QT982
742
J6
K875
AJ543
J5
19
56
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

12

10

9

8

11

South

12

10

9

8

11

East

1

3

4

5

2

West

1

3

4

5

2

LoTT: 17 - 16 = 1
Par: 6C-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

150

 

1.00

1.00

2

N

5

-1

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

5-Wicker-Flores

150

 

1.00

1.00

3

N

5

-1

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

3-Liguori-Vaughn

150

 

1.00

1.00

2

N

5

-1

6-Bell-Blanchard

2-Nordberg-Koenig

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

11 82
J8652
A76
AKJ

Dlr: South
Vul: None

JT73
AT43
T52
75
AK96
Q7
KJ843
96
Q54
K9
Q9
QT8432
13
513
9

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

9

5

7

5

8

South

9

5

7

5

8

East

4

8

6

8

5

West

4

7

5

8

5

LoTT: 17 - 17 = 0
Par: 3S*-EW-1/3D*-W-1

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

130

 

2.00

0.00

3

S

4

+1

6-Bell-Blanchard

3-Liguori-Vaughn

50

 

1.00

1.00

3

E

-1

-

2-Nordberg-Koenig

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

 

130

0.00

2.00

2

E

4

-2

5-Wicker-Flores

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

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

12 A932
8
863
JT753

Dlr: West
Vul: N-S

KQJ65
AKQ2
2
AQ8
87
T975
K974
642
T4
J643
AQJT5
K9
5
213
11

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

6

8

4

4

5

South

7

8

4

5

5

East

6

5

9

8

8

West

6

5

9

8

8

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

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

50

 

2.00

0.00

3

W

-1

+1

6-Bell-Blanchard

3-Liguori-Vaughn

 

150

1.00

1.00

2N

W

3

-1

2-Nordberg-Koenig

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

 

420

0.00

2.00

4

W

4

-1

5-Wicker-Flores

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

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

13 T976
Q982
AJ3
AK

Dlr: North
Vul: Both

A82
J73
7652
T54
5
AK65
K84
J8632
KQJ43
T4
QT9
Q97
14
511
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

6

7

7

9

9

South

6

7

7

9

9

East

6

6

5

4

4

West

6

6

5

4

4

LoTT: 15 - 17 = -2
Par: 3N-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

180

 

2.00

0.00

2N

N

4

+1

2-Nordberg-Koenig

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

170

 

1.00

1.00

3

S

4

+1

6-Bell-Blanchard

3-Liguori-Vaughn

140

 

0.00

2.00

2

S

3

-

5-Wicker-Flores

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

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

14 974
JT53
9653
92

Dlr: East 
Vul: None

K63
AK9864
Q84
K
AQJT85
-
AT7
AQJ6
2
Q72
KJ2
T87543
1
1518
6

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

3

2

2

0

0

South

3

2

2

0

0

East

10

11

11

13

13

West

9

11

11

13

13

LoTT: 16 - 17 = -1
Par: 7N-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

1010

1.50

0.50

6

E

7

-

2-Nordberg-Koenig

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

 

1010

1.50

0.50

6

E

7

-

5-Wicker-Flores

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

 

1510

0.00

2.00

7

E

7

-

6-Bell-Blanchard

3-Liguori-Vaughn

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

15 AT842
T95
J5
975

Dlr: South
Vul: N-S

Q975
QJ7
74
AQJ4
K
AK8642
Q932
82
J63
3
AKT86
KT63
5
1212
11

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

5

6

3

7

3

South

6

6

3

7

3

East

6

7

10

5

9

West

6

6

10

5

7

LoTT: 17 - 17 = 0
Par: 4H-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

420

1.50

0.50

4

E

4

-

2-Nordberg-Koenig

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

 

420

1.50

0.50

4

E

4

-

6-Bell-Blanchard

3-Liguori-Vaughn

 

450

0.00

2.00

4

E

5

-1

5-Wicker-Flores

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

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

16 Q864
Q83
QT763
7

Dlr: West
Vul: E-W

T532
-
J52
AJT842
A7
AKJ97
AK84
Q5
KJ9
T6542
9
K963
6
621
7

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

1

3

4

4

3

South

1

3

3

4

3

East

11

10

9

9

10

West

11

10

9

9

10

LoTT: 15 - 16 = -1
Par: 4N-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

100

 

2.00

0.00

3N

E

-1

+2

2-Nordberg-Koenig

5-Wicker-Flores

 

110

1.00

1.00

3

E

3

+1

3-Liguori-Vaughn

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

 

600

0.00

2.00

5

E

5

-

6-Bell-Blanchard

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

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

17 K93
Q95
Q7
87543

Dlr: North
Vul: None

J72
J732
KJ842
K
Q6
AK64
T95
QJ62
AT854
T8
A63
AT9
7
912
12

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

8

5

5

7

7

South

8

5

5

7

7

East

5

8

7

5

6

West

5

8

8

6

6

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: 2N*-NS-1/2S*-NS-1

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

300

 

2.00

0.00

4*

E

-2

-1

3-Liguori-Vaughn

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

170

 

1.00

1.00

1

S

4

+3

2-Nordberg-Koenig

5-Wicker-Flores

 

110

0.00

2.00

3

W

3

-1

6-Bell-Blanchard

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

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

18 8765432
3
8
A863

Dlr: East 
Vul: N-S

AKJ
J865
976
JT9
9
AKQT
AQJT543
4
QT
9742
K2
KQ752
4
1016
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

8

1

1

8

5

South

8

1

1

8

5

East

5

11

10

5

8

West

5

11

10

5

8

LoTT: 19 - 19 = 0
Par: 4H-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

150

 

2.00

0.00

6

W

-3

+1

3-Liguori-Vaughn

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

 

400

1.00

1.00

5

E

5

-

2-Nordberg-Koenig

5-Wicker-Flores

 

920

0.00

2.00

6

W

6

-1

6-Bell-Blanchard

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

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

19 KQ84
JT43
5
QT76

Dlr: South
Vul: E-W

A962
95
QJ864
54
J75
KQ6
AK92
K92
T3
A872
T73
AJ83
8
716
9

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

9

5

10

6

6

South

9

5

10

6

6

East

3

8

3

7

6

West

3

8

3

7

6

LoTT: 18 - 17 = 1
Par: 4H-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

50

2.00

0.00

2

N

-1

+1

2-Nordberg-Koenig

5-Wicker-Flores

 

120

0.50

1.50

1N

E

2

-2

3-Liguori-Vaughn

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

 

120

0.50

1.50

1N

E

2

-2

6-Bell-Blanchard

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

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

20 32
T54
862
AT543

Dlr: West
Vul: Both

T854
A9
QJT4
K76
KJ76
QJ832
K7
82
AQ9
K76
A953
QJ9
4
1010
16

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

9

8

7

5

8

South

9

8

7

5

8

East

4

5

6

8

5

West

4

5

6

8

4

LoTT: 17 - 16 = 1
Par: 2N-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

180

 

2.00

0.00

1N

S

4

+2

6-Bell-Blanchard

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

100

 

1.00

1.00

2

E

-1

-1

3-Liguori-Vaughn

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

 

200

0.00

2.00

1N

S

-2

-3

2-Nordberg-Koenig

5-Wicker-Flores

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

21 KQT4
T3
KJ65
J96

Dlr: North
Vul: N-S

875
J542
AQ
KQ73
632
86
T98
A8542
AJ9
AKQ97
7432
T
10
124
14

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

6

11

10

11

7

South

6

11

10

11

7

East

7

2

3

2

6

West

7

2

3

2

6

LoTT: 18 - 17 = 1
Par: 5S-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

170

 

1.50

0.50

2

S

4

-1

3-Liguori-Vaughn

2-Nordberg-Koenig

170

 

1.50

0.50

2

N

4

-

6-Bell-Blanchard

5-Wicker-Flores

130

 

0.00

2.00

3

S

4

-1

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

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

22 543
AQT932
K7
K4

Dlr: East 
Vul: E-W

QJ9
K87
QJ642
J3
A76
654
98
AT875
KT82
J
AT53
Q962
12
108
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

8

7

9

8

9

South

8

7

9

8

9

East

5

6

4

5

4

West

5

6

4

3

4

LoTT: 15 - 14 = 1
Par: 3N-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

140

 

1.50

0.50

2

S

3

-

3-Liguori-Vaughn

2-Nordberg-Koenig

140

 

1.50

0.50

2

N

3

-

6-Bell-Blanchard

5-Wicker-Flores

110

 

0.00

2.00

2

N

2

-1

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

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

23 Q964
853
7
AT865

Dlr: South
Vul: Both

AJ52
AKQ
T985
32
873
4
AKQJ6
KQ94
KT
JT9762
432
J7
6
1415
5

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

3

1

5

4

2

South

3

1

5

4

2

East

9

12

8

9

11

West

9

12

8

9

11

LoTT: 17 - 18 = -1
Par: 6D-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

620

1.50

0.50

5

W

6

-

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

 

620

1.50

0.50

5

W

6

-

6-Bell-Blanchard

5-Wicker-Flores

 

660

0.00

2.00

3N

W

5

-

3-Liguori-Vaughn

2-Nordberg-Koenig

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

24 QT72
J8652
Q2
83

Dlr: West
Vul: None

A965
AQT4
J53
AQ
83
7
T987
976542
KJ4
K93
AK64
KJT
5
170
18

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

4

4

8

7

8

South

5

6

9

7

9

East

8

6

4

5

4

West

8

6

4

5

4

LoTT: 17 - 16 = 1
Par: 4C*-EW-2

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

500

 

2.00

0.00

3*

E

-3

+2

3-Liguori-Vaughn

2-Nordberg-Koenig

110

 

1.00

1.00

2

S

2

-1

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

 

110

0.00

2.00

3

E

3

-1

6-Bell-Blanchard

5-Wicker-Flores

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

25 -
AJ2
KJT753
T842

Dlr: North
Vul: E-W

AJ854
874
A4
K75
QT9
KQT93
Q8
AJ3
K7632
65
962
Q96
9
1214
5

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

4

9

2

2

2

South

4

9

1

2

1

East

8

4

11

10

7

West

9

4

11

9

11

LoTT: 20 - 17 = 3
Par: 6D*-NS-3

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

50

2.00

0.00

4

N

-1

-

1-Woods Jr-Milazzo

4-Ayer-Mabini,Jr

 

170

1.00

1.00

3

W

4

-1

6-Bell-Blanchard

5-Wicker-Flores

 

200

0.00

2.00

3

W

5

-2

3-Liguori-Vaughn

2-Nordberg-Koenig

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