John & Will Thursday Thursday Morn Session December 12, 2024
Scores after  8 rounds  Average:   72.0      Section  B  North-South
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  3   60.76   87.50  A   1                0.80(A)  Richard O'Brien - Josephine Ventura
  7   60.42   87.00  C   2     1     1    0.56(A)  Peggy Chen - Steve Cheng
  6   50.35   72.50  C   3     2     2    0.40(A)  Neeru Mehra - Pravesh Mehra
  4   50.00   72.00  C                             Stephanie Yoshikawa - Denise Pitsch
  1   49.31   71.00  A                             Robert Horowitz - Charlene Friedman
  5   46.18   66.50  A                             Prudence Saunders - Savita Aggarwal
  2   32.99   47.50  C                             Sue Bockmann - Annie Green

John & Will Thursday Thursday Morn Session December 12, 2024
Scores after  8 rounds  Average:   72.0      Section  B  East-West
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  6   59.13   85.14  C   1     1     1    0.80(A)  Debra Martinez - Debbie Carey
  5   57.94   83.43  A   2                0.56(A)  Fung Bao - Bruce Luttrell
  3   52.38   75.43  C   3     2     2    0.40(A)  Kerry Fanwick - Marc Cervellino
  1   51.59   74.29  C                             Alan Polish - Todd Makler
  7   51.59   74.29  A                             Alex Martelli - Anna Ravenscroft
  4   46.43   66.86  B                             Bob Gleason - Beth Eggers
  8   44.05   63.43  B                             Paul Davis - Hugh Kirkpatrick
  2   36.90   53.14  C                             Dan Thatte - David Puryear

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 1
North Deals
None Vul

♠	9 5 4
♥	K 7 5
♦	9 8
♣	J 9 7 4 3

♠	Q 6
♥	A Q 2
♦	J 10 7 4 2
♣	A 10 8

N
W		E
S

♠	A K J 3 2
♥	J 9 8 6 3
♦	A 5
♣	Q

♠	10 8 7
♥	10 4
♦	K Q 6 3
♣	K 6 5 2

E 5N; EW 5♠; EW 5♥; W 4N; EW 3♦; EW 1♣;
Par −460: E 3N+2

N vs W NT: any ♦
N vs W ♠: any ♠; ♥ 75; any ♦; ♣ 743
N vs W ♥: any ♠; ♥ 75; any ♦; ♣ 743
N vs W ♦: any ♦; ♣ 743
N vs W ♣: any ♠; any ♦; ♣ 9743
S vs E NT: any ♠; any ♥; ♦ KQ; ♣ K
S vs E ♠: any ♠; any ♥; ♦ KQ; ♣ K
S vs E ♥: any ♠; any ♥; ♦ KQ; ♣ K
S vs E ♦: ♣ K
S vs E ♣: any card except a ♦

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−1	50		6.00	0.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	6-Martinez-Carey
3 NT	W	4		430	5.00	1.00	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	5-Bao-Luttrell
4 ♥	E	5		450	3.50	2.50	3-O'Brien-Ventura	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
4 ♥	E	5		450	3.50	2.50	6-Mehra-Mehra	4-Gleason-Eggers
3 NT	W	5		460	1.50	4.50	1-Horowitz-Friedman	1-Polish-Makler
3 NT	W	5		460	1.50	4.50	7-Chen-Cheng	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
3 NT	E	6		490	0.00	6.00	2-Bockmann-Green	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	K Q 7
♥	A Q 7 4
♦	A 9 4 3
♣	K 5

♠	J 8 5 2
♥	6 2
♦	8 2
♣	A 8 6 4 3

N
W		E
S

♠	10 6
♥	K 10 8 5 3
♦	Q 10 7 5
♣	Q 7

♠	A 9 4 3
♥	J 9
♦	K J 6
♣	J 10 9 2

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

E vs N NT: any ♠; ♥ 10853; ♦ Q10
E vs N ♠: any card except a ♥
E vs N ♥: any card
E vs N ♦: any ♠; ♥ 10853; ♦ Q10; any ♣
E vs N ♣: any ♠; any ♦
W vs S NT: ♠ 852; any ♥; any ♦; ♣ 8643
W vs S ♠: any card except ♠ J
W vs S ♥: any card
W vs S ♦: any card
W vs S ♣: any card except ♣ A

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	5	660		5.50	0.50	3-O'Brien-Ventura	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
3 NT	N	5	660		5.50	0.50	6-Mehra-Mehra	4-Gleason-Eggers
3 NT	N	4	630		4.00	2.00	7-Chen-Cheng	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
1 NT	N	3	150		2.50	3.50	2-Bockmann-Green	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
2 NT	N	3	150		2.50	3.50	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	5-Bao-Luttrell
3 NT	N	−1		100	0.50	5.50	1-Horowitz-Friedman	1-Polish-Makler
3 NT	N	−1		100	0.50	5.50	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	6-Martinez-Carey

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	A 8 5
♥	A Q 2
♦	Q 6 4 3
♣	J 4 2

♠	9 7 2
♥	7 5
♦	A 9 7 5
♣	K Q 10 8

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q J 10
♥	K J 9 8 3
♦	2
♣	9 6 5

♠	6 4 3
♥	10 6 4
♦	K J 10 8
♣	A 7 3

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

N vs W NT: any card
N vs W ♠: any ♦
N vs W ♥: any ♦
N vs W ♦: any card
N vs W ♣: ♠ 85; any ♦; ♣ 42
S vs E NT: any card
S vs E ♠: any ♦
S vs E ♥: any ♦
S vs E ♦: any card
S vs E ♣: any card except a ♥

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 NT	W	−1	100		6.00	0.00	7-Chen-Cheng	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
2 ♦	N	−1		50	5.00	1.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	1-Polish-Makler
2 ♦	N	−2		100	3.00	3.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
2 ♦	N	−2		100	3.00	3.00	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	5-Bao-Luttrell
2 ♦	N	−2		100	3.00	3.00	6-Mehra-Mehra	4-Gleason-Eggers
2 ♥	E	3		140	1.00	5.00	2-Bockmann-Green	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
3 ♦	N	−3		150	0.00	6.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	6-Martinez-Carey

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 8 7
♥	8 6 4
♦	Q 6
♣	A 10 9 8 6

♠	Q 4
♥	Q J 10 7 5 2
♦	A 7 5 4
♣	J

N
W		E
S

♠	K 10 9 6 2
♥	9 3
♦	J 9 3 2
♣	K 2

♠	J 5 3
♥	A K
♦	K 10 8
♣	Q 7 5 4 3

NS 3N; NS 4♣; NS 1♠; EW 1♥; EW 1♦;
Par +600: NS 3N=

N vs W ♥: any ♠; any ♥; any ♦; ♣ A
N vs W ♦: any ♠; any ♥; any ♦; ♣ A
E vs N NT: any card except a ♣
E vs N ♠: any card except a ♣
E vs N ♣: any card except a ♣
S vs E ♥: any card
S vs E ♦: any card
W vs S NT: any card
W vs S ♠: any card
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	N	4	130		5.00	1.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
4 ♣	N	4	130		5.00	1.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	6-Martinez-Carey
3 ♣	N	4	130		5.00	1.00	7-Chen-Cheng	2-Thatte-Puryear
2 ♥	W	−1	100		1.50	4.50	2-Bockmann-Green	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
2 ♥	W	−1	100		1.50	4.50	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	5-Bao-Luttrell
2 ♥	W	−1	100		1.50	4.50	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	4-Gleason-Eggers
2 ♥	W	−1	100		1.50	4.50	6-Mehra-Mehra	3-Fanwick-Cervellino

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	7 5
♥	9 7 3
♦	K 7 2
♣	A 10 7 5 2

♠	K 10 9 8
♥	A Q
♦	A J 9 8 6 3
♣	4

N
W		E
S

♠	A
♥	K J 10 6 4
♦	Q 10
♣	Q J 9 8 6

♠	Q J 6 4 3 2
♥	8 5 2
♦	5 4
♣	K 3

EW 4N; EW 4♥; EW 5♦; W 4♣; EW 2♠; E 3♣;
Par −430: EW 3N+1

N vs W NT: any card except ♦ K
N vs W ♠: any card except a ♦
N vs W ♥: any ♠; any ♥; ♣ 752
N vs W ♦: any ♣
N vs W ♣: any card
S vs E NT: any card
S vs E ♠: any card
S vs E ♥: any card except ♣ 3
S vs E ♦: any ♦; any ♣
S vs E ♣: any ♦

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	W	6		170	6.00	0.00	7-Chen-Cheng	2-Thatte-Puryear
3 NT	E	3		400	5.00	1.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	6-Martinez-Carey
3 NT	W	4		430	4.00	2.00	2-Bockmann-Green	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
3 NT	W	5		460	2.50	3.50	1-Horowitz-Friedman	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
3 NT	W	5		460	2.50	3.50	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	5-Bao-Luttrell
3 NT	W	6		490	0.50	5.50	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	4-Gleason-Eggers
3 NT	W	6		490	0.50	5.50	6-Mehra-Mehra	3-Fanwick-Cervellino

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	4 3
♥	10 6 3 2
♦	A 2
♣	K 9 6 5 3

♠	K 10 9 7 6 5
♥	K
♦	Q J 10 3
♣	A 8

N
W		E
S

♠	Q J 8
♥	J 9 7 5
♦	9 8 5 4
♣	10 7

♠	A 2
♥	A Q 8 4
♦	K 7 6
♣	Q J 4 2

NS 4♥; NS 4♣; NS 1N; EW 1♠; EW 1♦;
Par +420: NS 4♥=

N vs W ♠: any card
N vs W ♦: ♥ 632; any ♣
E vs N NT: any ♠
E vs N ♥: any card except ♥ J
E vs N ♣: any ♠; ♥ 75; any ♦; any ♣
S vs E ♠: ♠ A; ♥ A; any ♦; any ♣
S vs E ♦: ♥ A; any ♣
W vs S NT: any ♠
W vs S ♥: any card
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	S	4	170		6.00	0.00	6-Mehra-Mehra	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
3 ♥	S	−1		50	5.00	1.00	7-Chen-Cheng	2-Thatte-Puryear
3 NT	S	−2		100	3.50	2.50	1-Horowitz-Friedman	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
4 ♥	S	−2		100	3.50	2.50	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	5-Bao-Luttrell
2 ♠	W	2		110	1.50	4.50	2-Bockmann-Green	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
2 ♠	W	2		110	1.50	4.50	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	4-Gleason-Eggers
2 ♠	W	4		170	0.00	6.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	6-Martinez-Carey

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	Q 7 3
♥	A Q 7 5
♦	8 6 3
♣	K 5 3

♠	6 5
♥	9 4 3 2
♦	A K Q 2
♣	A Q 2

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 2
♥	K J 10 6
♦	J 9 7 5
♣	10 4

♠	A K 10 8 4
♥	8
♦	10 4
♣	J 9 8 7 6

NS 3♠; EW 3♥; NS 3♣; EW 1♦;
Par +140: NS 3♠=

N vs W ♥: any card
N vs W ♦: ♠ 73; ♥ A
E vs N ♠: any ♠; any ♦
E vs N ♣: any ♠; any ♦
S vs E ♥: any card
S vs E ♦: ♠ AK; ♥ 8
W vs S ♠: any card except a ♣
W vs S ♣: any card except a ♣

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♠	S	4	170		6.00	0.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	4-Gleason-Eggers
2 ♠	S	3	140		5.00	1.00	7-Chen-Cheng	1-Polish-Makler
2 ♠	S	2	110		4.00	2.00	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
3 ♥	E	−1	100		3.00	3.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
2 ♠	S	−1		100	2.00	4.00	2-Bockmann-Green	6-Martinez-Carey
1 NT	W	2		120	1.00	5.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	5-Bao-Luttrell
3 ♥	E	3		140	0.00	6.00	6-Mehra-Mehra	2-Thatte-Puryear

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 8
West Deals
None Vul

♠	J 7 6 3
♥	K 10 9 7 4
♦	Q 7 2
♣	5

♠	A 5
♥	J 2
♦	9 5 4
♣	A K 8 7 6 3

N
W		E
S

♠	K
♥	A Q 6 5 3
♦	K J 3
♣	Q 10 9 2

♠	Q 10 9 8 4 2
♥	8
♦	A 10 8 6
♣	J 4

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

N vs W NT: any card except a ♥
N vs W ♥: any ♦; ♣ 5
N vs W ♦: any card except a ♥
N vs W ♣: any card
E vs N ♠: ♠ K; ♥ A; ♦ K3; any ♣
S vs E NT: any card except ♦ A
S vs E ♥: any ♣
S vs E ♦: any ♠; ♥ 8; ♦ 86; any ♣
S vs E ♣: any card
W vs S ♠: any card except ♠ A

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	E	−1	50		6.00	0.00	6-Mehra-Mehra	2-Thatte-Puryear
3 ♣	W	6		170	5.00	1.00	7-Chen-Cheng	1-Polish-Makler
5 ♣	W	6		420	3.00	3.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
5 ♣	W	6		420	3.00	3.00	2-Bockmann-Green	6-Martinez-Carey
5 ♣	W	6		420	3.00	3.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	4-Gleason-Eggers
3 NT	W	4		430	1.00	5.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	5-Bao-Luttrell
3 NT	W	5		460	0.00	6.00	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	3-Fanwick-Cervellino

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul

♠	K 10
♥	J 7
♦	Q 8 6
♣	A Q 10 9 7 2

♠	Q J 9 2
♥	A Q 10 9 8
♦	A 10 9
♣	5

N
W		E
S

♠	8 4 3
♥	K 3 2
♦	K 5 4 3
♣	J 4 3

♠	A 7 6 5
♥	6 5 4
♦	J 7 2
♣	K 8 6

EW 2♠; EW 2♥; NS 2♣; EW 1♦;
Par −100: NS 3♣×−1

N vs W ♠: ♠ K; any ♥; any ♣
N vs W ♥: any ♠; any ♣
N vs W ♦: ♠ K
E vs N ♣: any card except a ♦
S vs E ♠: ♠ 765; any ♥; any ♣
S vs E ♥: any ♠; any ♣
S vs E ♦: ♠ 765
W vs S ♣: ♠ QJ; any ♥; ♣ 5

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	E	−3	300		6.00	0.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	5-Bao-Luttrell
3 ♣	N	3	110		5.00	1.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	4-Gleason-Eggers
3 ♦	E	−1	100		4.00	2.00	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
4 ♣	N	−1		50	2.00	4.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
3 ♣	N	−1		50	2.00	4.00	2-Bockmann-Green	6-Martinez-Carey
3 ♣	N	−1		50	2.00	4.00	6-Mehra-Mehra	2-Thatte-Puryear
3 ♥	W	3		140	0.00	6.00	7-Chen-Cheng	1-Polish-Makler

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul

♠	A 7 6 5 3
♥	J
♦	A J 6 5 2
♣	A 6

♠	J 10 9 2
♥	8 7 5 2
♦	10
♣	K Q J 9

N
W		E
S

♠	Q 8
♥	A K Q 10 6
♦	4
♣	10 8 7 5 2

♠	K 4
♥	9 4 3
♦	K Q 9 8 7 3
♣	4 3

NS 6♦; NS 3♠; EW 3♥; NS 2N; EW 2♣;
Par +800: EW 6♥×−3

N vs W ♥: any card
N vs W ♣: any card except a ♣
E vs N NT: ♥ AKQ
E vs N ♠: any ♠; ♥ AKQ; ♦ 4; any ♣
E vs N ♦: any ♠; ♥ AKQ; ♦ 4; any ♣
S vs E ♥: any card
S vs E ♣: any card except a ♣
W vs S NT: any ♥
W vs S ♠: any card
W vs S ♦: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♦	S	5	600		6.00	0.00	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	2-Thatte-Puryear
5 ♥	E	−2	200		5.00	1.00	7-Chen-Cheng	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
4 ♦	S	6	170		4.00	2.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	4-Gleason-Eggers
4 ♥	E	−1	100		2.50	3.50	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
4 ♥	E	−1	100		2.50	3.50	6-Mehra-Mehra	1-Polish-Makler
3 ♠	N	−1		100	1.00	5.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	6-Martinez-Carey
3 ♥	E	3		140	0.00	6.00	2-Bockmann-Green	5-Bao-Luttrell

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 11
South Deals
None Vul

♠	K Q 10 5
♥	K 6
♦	J 10 3
♣	9 8 6 5

♠	9
♥	A Q 9 8 7 5 2
♦	4 2
♣	10 7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A 7 6 4 3
♥	J 3
♦	A K 8 6
♣	Q J

♠	J 8 2
♥	10 4
♦	Q 9 7 5
♣	A K 4 3

EW 4♥; EW 1N; NS 1♠; NS 1♦;
Par −420: EW 4♥=

N vs W NT: any ♠; any ♣
N vs W ♥: any card except a ♥
E vs N ♠: any ♥; ♦ AK; any ♣
E vs N ♦: any card
S vs E NT: any ♠; ♣ AK
S vs E ♥: any ♠; any ♥; any ♦; ♣ AK
W vs S ♠: ♥ A; any ♦; ♣ 72
W vs S ♦: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♥	W	4		170	5.00	1.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	4-Gleason-Eggers
2 ♥	W	4		170	5.00	1.00	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	2-Thatte-Puryear
3 ♥	E	4		170	5.00	1.00	6-Mehra-Mehra	1-Polish-Makler
4 ♥	W	4		420	1.50	4.50	1-Horowitz-Friedman	6-Martinez-Carey
4 ♥	W	4		420	1.50	4.50	2-Bockmann-Green	5-Bao-Luttrell
4 ♥	W	4		420	1.50	4.50	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
4 ♥	W	4		420	1.50	4.50	7-Chen-Cheng	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul

♠	A 6
♥	K Q 6 5
♦	A 7 2
♣	K J 7 5

♠	K Q 2
♥	J 8
♦	J 10 9 8 6 5
♣	Q 6

N
W		E
S

♠	J 9 8 5 3
♥	A 4 3
♦	K Q
♣	8 4 2

♠	10 7 4
♥	10 9 7 2
♦	4 3
♣	A 10 9 3

NS 4♥; NS 4♣; NS 2N; EW 1♦;
Par +620: NS 4♥=

N vs W ♦: any ♠; ♥ KQ; ♦ A; ♣ K
E vs N NT: ♠ 9853
E vs N ♥: any card
E vs N ♣: any card
S vs E ♦: any card except ♣ A
W vs S NT: ♠ KQ
W vs S ♥: any card
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♥	S	4	620		5.50	0.50	6-Mehra-Mehra	1-Polish-Makler
4 ♥	S	4	620		5.50	0.50	7-Chen-Cheng	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
3 NT	N	3	600		4.00	2.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	4-Gleason-Eggers
2 ♣	W	−3	150		3.00	3.00	2-Bockmann-Green	5-Bao-Luttrell
1 NT	N	2	120		1.50	4.50	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
1 NT	N	2	120		1.50	4.50	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	2-Thatte-Puryear
2 ♦	E	2		90	0.00	6.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	6-Martinez-Carey

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul

♠	A K Q 9 8
♥	A 2
♦	A 8
♣	A K J 9

♠	6 5
♥	J 10 6
♦	Q J 10 9 6 5 4
♣	3

N
W		E
S

♠	J 3
♥	K 8 5 3
♦	K 7 3
♣	10 8 6 4

♠	10 7 4 2
♥	Q 9 7 4
♦	2
♣	Q 7 5 2

NS 6♠; NS 6♣; NS 5N; NS 4♥; EW 1♦;
Par +1430: NS 6♠=

N vs W ♦: ♠ AKQ; any ♥; any ♦; any ♣
E vs N NT: any ♦
E vs N ♠: any card except a ♥
E vs N ♥: any ♦; any ♣
E vs N ♣: any card except a ♥
S vs E ♦: any card
W vs S NT: any ♦
W vs S ♠: any card
W vs S ♥: any ♦; ♣ 3
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
6 ♠	N	6	1430		5.00	1.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	5-Bao-Luttrell
6 ♠	N	6	1430		5.00	1.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
6 ♠	N	6	1430		5.00	1.00	7-Chen-Cheng	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
4 ♠	N	7	710		2.50	3.50	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	1-Polish-Makler
4 ♠	N	7	710		2.50	3.50	6-Mehra-Mehra	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
3 NT	N	6	690		1.00	5.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	2-Thatte-Puryear
4 ♠	N	6	680		0.00	6.00	2-Bockmann-Green	4-Gleason-Eggers

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 14
East Deals
None Vul

♠	A 10
♥	9 6 2
♦	K Q
♣	K J 9 8 5 2

♠	Q 9 7 6 5 3
♥	A Q 5
♦	A 9 6 5
♣	—

N
W		E
S

♠	8 2
♥	J 8 7 4
♦	J 8 3 2
♣	A 6 3

♠	K J 4
♥	K 10 3
♦	10 7 4
♣	Q 10 7 4

EW 3♠; EW 3♦; NS 3♣; NS 1N; EW 1♥;
Par −100: NS 4♣×−1

N vs W ♠: any card except ♠ 10
N vs W ♥: any ♦; any ♣
N vs W ♦: ♠ A; any ♥; any ♣
E vs N NT: any ♥; ♦ 832
E vs N ♣: any card
S vs E ♠: any card except ♠ K
S vs E ♥: any ♦; any ♣
S vs E ♦: ♠ J4; any ♥; any ♣
W vs S NT: any ♦
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♣	N	3	110		6.00	0.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
3 ♥	W	−1	50		4.00	2.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	5-Bao-Luttrell
4 ♠	E	−1	50		4.00	2.00	6-Mehra-Mehra	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
3 ♥	E	−1	50		4.00	2.00	7-Chen-Cheng	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
4 ♣	N	−1		50	1.50	4.50	2-Bockmann-Green	4-Gleason-Eggers
3 ♣	N	−1		50	1.50	4.50	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	1-Polish-Makler
4 ♣	N	−2		100	0.00	6.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	2-Thatte-Puryear

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul

♠	5
♥	A 10 8 4 2
♦	8
♣	K Q J 10 8 7

♠	A 6 4 3
♥	5
♦	A Q J 9 6 4
♣	A 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K Q J 10 9 7
♥	9 7
♦	10 7 3
♣	9 5

♠	8 2
♥	K Q J 6 3
♦	K 5 2
♣	6 3 2

EW 6♠; EW 6♦; NS 4♥; EW 2N; NS 3♣;
Par −800: NS 7♥×−3

N vs W NT: any ♥
N vs W ♠: any ♥
N vs W ♦: any ♥
E vs N ♥: any card
E vs N ♣: any ♥
S vs E NT: any ♥
S vs E ♠: any ♥
S vs E ♦: any ♥
W vs S ♥: any ♠; ♥ 5; ♦ A; any ♣
W vs S ♣: ♥ 5

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
5 ♥	S	−1		100	6.00	0.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
5 ♥×	S	−1		200	4.00	2.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	2-Thatte-Puryear
5 ♥×	S	−1		200	4.00	2.00	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	1-Polish-Makler
5 ♥×	N	−1		200	4.00	2.00	6-Mehra-Mehra	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
4 ♠	E	6		480	2.00	4.00	7-Chen-Cheng	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
5 ♠	E	7		510	0.50	5.50	1-Horowitz-Friedman	5-Bao-Luttrell
5 ♠	E	7		510	0.50	5.50	2-Bockmann-Green	4-Gleason-Eggers

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul

♠	Q 9 6 5
♥	A 8 3
♦	6 3
♣	10 7 6 3

♠	J 7 3
♥	Q J 4
♦	A K 9 7 2
♣	A 5

N
W		E
S

♠	A 10 8 2
♥	K 10 9 2
♦	Q 10 4
♣	8 2

♠	K 4
♥	7 6 5
♦	J 8 5
♣	K Q J 9 4

EW 4♥; EW 3♠; EW 4♦; EW 2N; NS 1♣;
Par −620: EW 4♥=

N vs W NT: any ♣
N vs W ♠: any ♣
N vs W ♥: any card except ♠ Q
N vs W ♦: any ♣
E vs N ♣: any card except ♠ 10
S vs E NT: any ♣
S vs E ♠: any ♣
S vs E ♥: any card except ♠ 4
S vs E ♦: any ♣
W vs S ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	W	−1	100		6.00	0.00	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
2 NT	W	2		120	4.50	1.50	1-Horowitz-Friedman	4-Gleason-Eggers
2 NT	W	2		120	4.50	1.50	3-O'Brien-Ventura	2-Thatte-Puryear
2 NT	W	3		150	3.00	3.00	7-Chen-Cheng	6-Martinez-Carey
2 NT	W	5		210	2.00	4.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	1-Polish-Makler
3 NT	W	3		600	0.50	5.50	2-Bockmann-Green	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
3 NT	W	3		600	0.50	5.50	6-Mehra-Mehra	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 17
North Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 8 7
♥	K J 9 8 6
♦	10 9
♣	K 10 4

♠	J 9
♥	A 3
♦	A K 7 3 2
♣	Q J 7 5

N
W		E
S

♠	K 6 3 2
♥	4 2
♦	8 6 4
♣	A 9 6 3

♠	A 10 5 4
♥	Q 10 7 5
♦	Q J 5
♣	8 2

EW 3♦; EW 3♣; EW 1♠; NS 1♥;
Par −110: EW 3♣=; EW 3♦=

N vs W ♠: any card
N vs W ♦: any card
N vs W ♣: any card except a ♣
E vs N ♥: any ♥; any ♦
S vs E ♠: any card
S vs E ♦: any card
S vs E ♣: ♠ A; any ♥; any ♦; any ♣
W vs S ♥: any ♥; ♦ AK; ♣ QJ

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	N	−1		50	6.00	0.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	4-Gleason-Eggers
3 ♥	N	−2		100	4.00	2.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	2-Thatte-Puryear
4 ♥	N	−2		100	4.00	2.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	1-Polish-Makler
3 ♥	N	−2		100	4.00	2.00	7-Chen-Cheng	6-Martinez-Carey
2 ♦	W	3		110	1.50	4.50	2-Bockmann-Green	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
3 ♦	W	3		110	1.50	4.50	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
4 ♣	W	4		130	0.00	6.00	6-Mehra-Mehra	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul

♠	9 7 6 2
♥	8 6 4
♦	A 5 2
♣	K 8 4

♠	8 5 3
♥	A 9 5 3 2
♦	K 9 8
♣	Q 10

N
W		E
S

♠	J 10
♥	10 7
♦	Q 10 6 4
♣	9 7 6 5 2

♠	A K Q 4
♥	K Q J
♦	J 7 3
♣	A J 3

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

E vs N NT: any card
E vs N ♠: any card
E vs N ♥: any card except ♦ Q
E vs N ♦: any ♥
E vs N ♣: ♦ 1064
W vs S NT: any card except ♦ K
W vs S ♠: any card except ♦ K
W vs S ♥: any card except ♦ K
W vs S ♦: any ♥
W vs S ♣: ♦ 98

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	S	4	630		5.50	0.50	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	1-Polish-Makler
3 NT	S	4	630		5.50	0.50	6-Mehra-Mehra	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
4 ♠	S	4	620		4.00	2.00	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
3 NT	S	3	600		2.50	3.50	1-Horowitz-Friedman	4-Gleason-Eggers
3 NT	S	3	600		2.50	3.50	7-Chen-Cheng	6-Martinez-Carey
2 NT	S	3	150		1.00	5.00	2-Bockmann-Green	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
3 NT	S	−1		100	0.00	6.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	2-Thatte-Puryear

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 19
South Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J
♥	Q 10 5 3
♦	Q J 10 8 7 6 5
♣	7

♠	10 7 2
♥	A J 7 6
♦	A 4
♣	Q 10 9 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A 8 4
♥	K 4
♦	K 9 2
♣	A J 8 5 4

♠	K Q 9 6 5 3
♥	9 8 2
♦	3
♣	K 6 2

EW 4N; EW 4♣; E 2♠; EW 2♥; W 1♠; EW 1♦;
Par −630: EW 3N+1

N vs W NT: any card
N vs W ♠: ♣ 7
N vs W ♥: ♠ J; ♦ QJ10
N vs W ♦: any card except a ♥
N vs W ♣: ♠ J; ♦ QJ10; ♣ 7
S vs E NT: ♠ 9653; any ♥; ♦ 3; ♣ 62
S vs E ♠: any card except ♣ K
S vs E ♥: ♠ 9653; ♦ 3
S vs E ♦: any card except ♥ 2
S vs E ♣: ♠ 9653; ♦ 3

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
4 ♣	E	4		130	6.00	0.00	2-Bockmann-Green	2-Thatte-Puryear
2 NT	E	3		150	4.50	1.50	6-Mehra-Mehra	6-Martinez-Carey
4 ♠	S	−3		150	4.50	1.50	7-Chen-Cheng	5-Bao-Luttrell
3 NT	E	3		600	2.00	4.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	1-Polish-Makler
3 NT	E	3		600	2.00	4.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
3 NT	E	3		600	2.00	4.00	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
3 NT	E	4		630	0.00	6.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	3-Fanwick-Cervellino

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 20
West Deals
Both Vul

♠	6
♥	Q 9 8 2
♦	A Q 10 8 7 4
♣	5 3

♠	Q 9 5 2
♥	J 7 3
♦	J 9 5 2
♣	9 6

N
W		E
S

♠	K 7 4 3
♥	A K 4
♦	K
♣	A Q 10 8 2

♠	A J 10 8
♥	10 6 5
♦	6 3
♣	K J 7 4

EW 2♠; S 2♥; NS 1N; NS 2♦; N 1♥; EW 1♣;
Par −110: EW 2♠=

N vs W ♠: ♦ A
N vs W ♣: ♠ 6; ♦ A; any ♣
E vs N NT: ♠ 743; any ♣
E vs N ♥: ♠ 743
E vs N ♦: any card except ♥ 4
S vs E ♠: any ♥; any ♦
S vs E ♣: ♠ A; any ♥; any ♦
W vs S NT: any ♣
W vs S ♥: any card except ♦ J
W vs S ♦: ♠ Q52; ♥ 73; ♦ 52; any ♣

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
2 ♣	E	−2	200		4.50	1.50	2-Bockmann-Green	2-Thatte-Puryear
2 ♠	E	−2	200		4.50	1.50	3-O'Brien-Ventura	1-Polish-Makler
3 ♣	E	−2	200		4.50	1.50	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
4 ♠	W	−2	200		4.50	1.50	6-Mehra-Mehra	6-Martinez-Carey
3 ♠	W	−1	100		2.00	4.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
1 ♣	E	1		70	1.00	5.00	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
1 ♠	W	1		80	0.00	6.00	7-Chen-Cheng	5-Bao-Luttrell

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 21
North Deals
N-S Vul

♠	10 4 3
♥	A Q 2
♦	Q 10 5 3
♣	J 10 5

♠	Q 5 2
♥	J 10 8 5
♦	9 4
♣	9 8 7 2

N
W		E
S

♠	A K 9 7
♥	K
♦	K J 8 6
♣	A K 6 3

♠	J 8 6
♥	9 7 6 4 3
♦	A 7 2
♣	Q 4

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

N vs W NT: any card except ♥ Q
N vs W ♠: any card except ♥ Q
N vs W ♥: any ♠; ♥ A2; any ♣
N vs W ♦: any card except ♥ Q
N vs W ♣: any ♠; ♥ A; any ♦; any ♣
S vs E NT: any card
S vs E ♠: any card
S vs E ♥: any card except a ♦
S vs E ♦: any card
S vs E ♣: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
1 ♦	E	2		90	6.00	0.00	2-Bockmann-Green	2-Thatte-Puryear
1 ♣	E	3		110	5.00	1.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	3-Fanwick-Cervellino
2 NT	E	2		120	4.00	2.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
1 ♣	E	4		130	2.50	3.50	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
1 ♣	E	4		130	2.50	3.50	7-Chen-Cheng	5-Bao-Luttrell
2 NT	E	3		150	1.00	5.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	1-Polish-Makler
2 NT	E	4		180	0.00	6.00	6-Mehra-Mehra	6-Martinez-Carey

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 22
East Deals
E-W Vul

♠	J 7
♥	A 6 5 4
♦	A 6 2
♣	K Q 6 5

♠	A K Q 5 4 2
♥	K Q 8
♦	—
♣	A 9 7 4

N
W		E
S

♠	10 6 3
♥	J 9 3
♦	J 7 5 4 3
♣	3 2

♠	9 8
♥	10 7 2
♦	K Q 10 9 8
♣	J 10 8

EW 4♠; EW 1N; NS 1♥; NS 1♦; NS 1♣;
Par −620: EW 4♠=

N vs W NT: any ♠; ♥ A; any ♦; any ♣
N vs W ♠: any ♠; ♥ A
E vs N ♥: any card except a ♥
E vs N ♦: any card
E vs N ♣: any card
S vs E NT: any card
S vs E ♠: any ♠; any ♥
W vs S ♥: ♠ AKQ; any ♣
W vs S ♦: ♠ AKQ; any ♥; ♣ 974
W vs S ♣: ♠ AKQ; any ♥; ♣ 974

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♦	S	−1		50	6.00	0.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	2-Thatte-Puryear
1 ♠	W	4		170	4.50	1.50	3-O'Brien-Ventura	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
3 ♠	W	4		170	4.50	1.50	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
3 ♠	W	5		200	2.50	3.50	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	6-Martinez-Carey
3 ♠	W	5		200	2.50	3.50	6-Mehra-Mehra	5-Bao-Luttrell
4 ♠	W	5		650	0.50	5.50	2-Bockmann-Green	1-Polish-Makler
4 ♠	W	5		650	0.50	5.50	7-Chen-Cheng	4-Gleason-Eggers

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 23
South Deals
Both Vul

♠	10 9 6
♥	K Q 10
♦	10 5 2
♣	A K 8 3

♠	A Q 5 4 3
♥	J 8 5
♦	K Q 8
♣	10 4

N
W		E
S

♠	K 8 2
♥	2
♦	J 6 4
♣	Q J 9 6 5 2

♠	J 7
♥	A 9 7 6 4 3
♦	A 9 7 3
♣	7

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

N vs W ♠: any ♠; any ♥; any ♦; ♣ AK
N vs W ♣: any card
E vs N NT: any ♠
E vs N ♥: any ♠
E vs N ♦: any card
S vs E ♠: any card
S vs E ♣: any card
W vs S NT: any ♠
W vs S ♥: any ♠
W vs S ♦: any card

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 ♥	S	4	170		6.00	0.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
3 ♥	S	3	140		4.50	1.50	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	6-Martinez-Carey
3 ♥	S	3	140		4.50	1.50	7-Chen-Cheng	4-Gleason-Eggers
3 ♠	W	−1	100		3.00	3.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	2-Thatte-Puryear
3 ♠	W	3		140	1.00	5.00	2-Bockmann-Green	1-Polish-Makler
3 ♠	W	3		140	1.00	5.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
2 ♠	W	3		140	1.00	5.00	6-Mehra-Mehra	5-Bao-Luttrell

John & Will's Thursday Bridge

Board 24
West Deals
None Vul

♠	Q 7 6
♥	A J 7 4 2
♦	A
♣	A 9 7 5

♠	9
♥	K 10 9 8 5 3
♦	7 3 2
♣	J 8 3

N
W		E
S

♠	A K J 8 4 2
♥	6
♦	J 10 9 6 4
♣	4

♠	10 5 3
♥	Q
♦	K Q 8 5
♣	K Q 10 6 2

N 4N; NS 4♣; N 2♥; S 1N; N 1♠;
Par +430: N 3N+1

E vs N NT: ♠ AK; ♥ 6; any ♦; ♣ 4
E vs N ♠: ♠ AK; ♥ 6; any ♦; ♣ 4
E vs N ♥: ♠ AK
E vs N ♣: ♠ AK
W vs S NT: ♠ 9
W vs S ♣: ♠ 9

Contract			Score		Matchpoints		Pair	Pair
			N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W	N-S	E-W
3 NT	N	4	430		6.00	0.00	3-O'Brien-Ventura	8-Davis-Kirkpatrick
3 NT	N	3	400		5.00	1.00	7-Chen-Cheng	4-Gleason-Eggers
3 ♠	E	−3	150		4.00	2.00	1-Horowitz-Friedman	2-Thatte-Puryear
4 ♣	S	4	130		2.50	3.50	2-Bockmann-Green	1-Polish-Makler
4 ♣	S	4	130		2.50	3.50	6-Mehra-Mehra	5-Bao-Luttrell
5 ♣	S	−1		50	1.00	5.00	4-Yoshikawa-Pitsch	7-Martelli-Ravenscroft
3 NT	S	−2		100	0.00	6.00	5-Saunders-Aggarwal	6-Martinez-Carey