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St. George Bridge Clubs
10:00 ♦ Dixie DBC Wednesday
Wednesday, July 13, 2022

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Event: Wednesday Morning Pairs

Session: Wednesday Mor

Movement: ONE WINNER

Date: July 13, 2022

Rating: Club Masterpoint

Top: 2

Club No: 247767

Club: Dixie DBC

Dir: Larry Bonnette

Field strength: Mean: 984 MP
Geomean: 473 MP
(based on 12 players)

 

Name

Name

No

Flt

A

B

C

Result

Points

1

Roland Wilson

Jackie Wilson

6

A

1

-

-

60.00

0.51

2

Ruth Urie

George Miller

4

B

1

1

-

60.00

0.51

3

Sherry Mann

James McNerney

5

A

3

-

-

51.00

4

Bonna Bellinger

Mike Ainbinder

3

B

4

2

-

48.00

0.22

5

Suzun Abbott

Marjorie Bayle

2

C

5

3

1

42.00

6

Ginger Miller

Art Miller

1

B

6

4

-

39.00

6 pairs


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1 643
AKT4
865
J53

Dlr: North
Vul: None

AT982
632
Q2
982
J
Q87
AJT4
AKQ76
KQ75
J95
K973
T4
8
617
9

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

3

4

6

4

4

South

3

4

5

4

4

East

10

8

7

8

8

West

10

8

7

8

8

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

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

110

1.50

0.50

2

E

3

K

+1

2-Bayle-Abbott

4-Urie-Miller

 

110

1.50

0.50

3

E

3

5

+1

6-Wilson-Wilson

1-Miller-Miller

 

430

0.00

2.00

3N

E

4

3

-2

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

5-McNerney-Mann

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

2 K75
AQ94
KJ52
T8

Dlr: East 
Vul: N-S

JT3
J85
Q63
9542
Q9
T762
A7
KJ763
A8642
K3
T984
AQ
13
410
13

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

8

11

10

11

10

South

8

11

10

11

10

East

5

2

3

2

2

West

5

2

3

2

2

LoTT: 16 - 17 = -1
Par: 5S-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

650

 

2.00

0.00

4

S

5

J

-

6-Wilson-Wilson

1-Miller-Miller

620

 

1.00

1.00

4

S

4

2

-1

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

5-McNerney-Mann

 

100

0.00

2.00

4

N

-1

2

-2

2-Bayle-Abbott

4-Urie-Miller

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

3 AT9
T3
KJ63
AK84

Dlr: South
Vul: E-W

872
K6
QT9742
T9
Q63
QJ985
A8
J32
KJ54
A742
5
Q765
15
510
10

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

11

8

8

10

9

South

11

8

8

10

9

East

2

5

5

2

3

West

2

5

5

2

3

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

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

400

 

2.00

0.00

3N

N

3

4

-

6-Wilson-Wilson

1-Miller-Miller

110

 

1.00

1.00

2

S

2

K

-2

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

5-McNerney-Mann

 

250

0.00

2.00

3N

N

-5

J

-5

2-Bayle-Abbott

4-Urie-Miller

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

4 -
QJT742
J6432
A6

Dlr: West
Vul: Both

8
A
A875
KQJT543
KJ6432
9863
K
82
AQT975
K5
QT9
97
8
147
11

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

3

8

7

5

4

South

3

8

7

5

4

East

10

5

4

5

6

West

10

5

4

8

7

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

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

130

2.00

0.00

4

W

4

Q

-

6-Wilson-Wilson

1-Miller-Miller

 

150

1.00

1.00

4

W

5

Q

-1

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

5-McNerney-Mann

 

600

0.00

2.00

5

W

5

Q

-1

2-Bayle-Abbott

4-Urie-Miller

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

5 43
JT4
T963
A962

Dlr: North
Vul: N-S

A9876
-
Q874
KT87
QT5
A7632
AKJ
J5
KJ2
KQ985
52
Q43
5
915
11

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

5

3

6

2

4

South

5

3

6

2

4

East

8

9

7

11

7

West

8

9

6

11

7

LoTT: 17 - 16 = 1
Par: 5S-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

170

2.00

0.00

2

W

4

A

+1

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

5-McNerney-Mann

 

420

1.00

1.00

4

E

4

K

+1

6-Wilson-Wilson

1-Miller-Miller

 

450

0.00

2.00

4

W

5

2

-

2-Bayle-Abbott

4-Urie-Miller

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

6 9
Q973
Q86
T8643

Dlr: East 
Vul: E-W

QT7
J85
KJ5
AQJ7
AJ54
AKT42
AT7
2
K8632
6
9432
K95
4
1416
6

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

3

2

2

2

1

South

3

2

1

2

1

East

10

11

11

10

12

West

10

10

11

10

12

LoTT: 14 - 16 = -2
Par: 6N-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

100

 

1.50

0.50

4

E

-1

2

+2

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

4-Urie-Miller

100

 

1.50

0.50

6N

W

-1

4

+1

5-McNerney-Mann

1-Miller-Miller

 

690

0.00

2.00

3N

W

6

4

-

6-Wilson-Wilson

2-Bayle-Abbott

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

7 J
AT42
65
AJ9543

Dlr: South
Vul: Both

Q2
K87653
AT4
86
A9863
J
KJ983
T2
KT754
Q9
Q72
KQ7
10
99
12

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

10

5

7

6

7

South

10

5

7

6

7

East

3

7

6

7

4

West

3

7

6

7

4

LoTT: 17 - 17 = 0
Par: 4C-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

300

 

2.00

0.00

3

E

-3

K

+1

6-Wilson-Wilson

2-Bayle-Abbott

150

 

1.00

1.00

4

N

5

J

+1

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

4-Urie-Miller

100

 

0.00

2.00

2

W

-1

T

-1

5-McNerney-Mann

1-Miller-Miller

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

8 2
Q753
K752
JT76

Dlr: West
Vul: None

AKJT
A
QT98
KQ85
Q75
KT862
A
9432
98643
J94
J643
A
6
199
6

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

2

5

3

3

3

South

2

5

3

3

3

East

11

7

10

10

9

West

11

7

10

10

9

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

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

430

1.00

1.00

3N

W

4

6

-1

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

4-Urie-Miller

 

430

1.00

1.00

3N

W

4

6

-1

5-McNerney-Mann

1-Miller-Miller

 

430

1.00

1.00

3N

W

4

6

-1

6-Wilson-Wilson

2-Bayle-Abbott

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

9 A3
KT7
AKJ52
K94

Dlr: North
Vul: E-W

KJ865
A3
87
QJT2
97
J952
T93
A853
QT42
Q864
Q64
76
18
115
6

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

4

8

7

6

6

South

5

9

8

6

6

East

7

4

5

6

5

West

7

4

5

6

5

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: 2H-S/3D-S

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

150

 

2.00

0.00

1N

N

3

3

+3

5-McNerney-Mann

1-Miller-Miller

 

50

1.00

1.00

3N

N

-1

7

+2

6-Wilson-Wilson

2-Bayle-Abbott

 

100

0.00

2.00

3N

S

-2

Q

+1

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

4-Urie-Miller

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

10 QT2
A873
J54
A86

Dlr: East 
Vul: Both

5
K96
8632
T7532
A963
QT52
A7
QJ4
KJ874
J4
KQT9
K9
11
313
13

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

5

8

7

9

8

South

5

8

7

9

8

East

8

4

6

3

5

West

8

4

6

3

5

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

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

170

 

1.00

1.00

2

S

4

3

+1

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

4-Urie-Miller

170

 

1.00

1.00

3

S

4

2

+1

5-McNerney-Mann

1-Miller-Miller

170

 

1.00

1.00

2

S

4

2

+1

6-Wilson-Wilson

2-Bayle-Abbott

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

11 Q9752
AK
K32
T92

Dlr: South
Vul: None

4
QJ9764
JT75
Q7
KJ863
8
AQ6
AKJ6
AT
T532
984
8543
12
618
4

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

4

3

2

4

4

South

4

3

2

4

4

East

9

10

10

8

8

West

9

10

10

8

8

LoTT: 14 - 14 = 0
Par: 4H-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

100

2.00

0.00

2

N

-2

8

+2

6-Wilson-Wilson

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

 

150

1.00

1.00

2

N

-3

8

+1

1-Miller-Miller

2-Bayle-Abbott

 

400

0.00

2.00

3N

E

3

A

-1

4-Urie-Miller

5-McNerney-Mann

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

12 KJT96
QJ9
J5
K32

Dlr: West
Vul: N-S

Q3
653
AKQT43
A6
A
A872
862
QJT95
87542
KT4
97
874
11
1511
3

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

1

1

3

7

1

South

1

1

3

7

1

East

10

11

10

6

9

West

10

11

10

6

9

LoTT: 18 - 19 = -1
Par: 4H-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

130

2.00

0.00

3

W

4

Q

+1

6-Wilson-Wilson

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

 

170

1.00

1.00

4

E

6

4

-2

4-Urie-Miller

5-McNerney-Mann

 

420

0.00

2.00

5

W

6

9

-1

1-Miller-Miller

2-Bayle-Abbott

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

13 T43
Q6
KQ954
A87

Dlr: North
Vul: Both

KQ72
AKJ
J62
KJ2
65
T542
A73
Q943
AJ98
9873
T8
T65
11
186
5

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

3

6

3

5

4

South

3

6

3

5

4

East

9

7

8

7

7

West

9

7

9

8

7

LoTT: 15 - 14 = 1
Par: 3H-E

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

100

 

2.00

0.00

3

W

-1

Q

-

1-Miller-Miller

2-Bayle-Abbott

 

150

1.00

1.00

1N

W

3

K

-2

4-Urie-Miller

5-McNerney-Mann

 

180

0.00

2.00

1N

W

4

5

-3

6-Wilson-Wilson

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

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

14 AK72
J4
AQJ85
J7

Dlr: East 
Vul: None

JT5
A963
7642
85
843
QT2
KT
KQT42
Q96
K875
93
A963
16
510
9

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

7

9

8

9

9

South

7

9

7

9

9

East

6

4

5

4

4

West

6

4

5

4

4

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

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

180

 

2.00

0.00

2N

N

4

K

+1

6-Wilson-Wilson

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

 

50

1.00

1.00

3

N

-1

K

-1

4-Urie-Miller

5-McNerney-Mann

 

150

0.00

2.00

3N

N

-3

2

-3

1-Miller-Miller

2-Bayle-Abbott

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

15 T84
AJT6
AJ9
Q82

Dlr: South
Vul: N-S

AKQ
Q543
Q8532
T
J9763
92
K64
AK9
52
K87
T7
J76543
12
1311
4

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

8

4

6

4

5

South

8

4

6

4

5

East

5

9

7

9

8

West

5

9

7

9

8

LoTT: 17 - 17 = 0
Par: 3S-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

120

2.00

0.00

2N

W

2

J

-

4-Urie-Miller

5-McNerney-Mann

 

140

0.50

1.50

3

E

3

K

-

1-Miller-Miller

2-Bayle-Abbott

 

140

0.50

1.50

3

E

3

7

-

6-Wilson-Wilson

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

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

16 K86
JT76
QT76
J3

Dlr: West
Vul: E-W

QT9753
9
A9
T952
AJ42
K543
K
K876
-
AQ82
J85432
AQ4
7
614
13

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

3

11

9

3

6

South

3

11

8

3

4

East

9

2

4

10

7

West

9

2

4

9

7

LoTT: 21 - 20 = 1
Par: 5S*-W-1

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

420

 

2.00

0.00

5

S

6

9

+1

6-Wilson-Wilson

4-Urie-Miller

200

 

0.50

1.50

4

W

-2

J

+1

1-Miller-Miller

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

200

 

0.50

1.50

4

W

-2

Q

+1

5-McNerney-Mann

2-Bayle-Abbott

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

17 AT64
K82
54
AK43

Dlr: North
Vul: None

5
AQ974
JT6
9752
QJ2
T3
AQ872
QT8
K9873
J65
K93
J6
14
711
8

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

7

6

7

9

7

South

7

6

7

9

7

East

6

7

6

4

6

West

6

7

6

4

6

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

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

170

 

2.00

0.00

2

S

4

7

+1

5-McNerney-Mann

2-Bayle-Abbott

140

 

0.50

1.50

2

S

3

T

-

1-Miller-Miller

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

140

 

0.50

1.50

2

S

3

J

-

6-Wilson-Wilson

4-Urie-Miller

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

18 T6
963
KT952
J43

Dlr: East 
Vul: N-S

KJ74
T4
6
AQT852
Q983
AK2
AJ83
K9
A52
QJ875
Q74
76
4
1017
9

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

1

5

5

1

1

South

1

5

5

1

1

East

12

8

8

12

11

West

12

8

8

12

10

LoTT: 17 - 16 = 1
Par: 6S-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

480

1.00

1.00

4

E

6

7

-

1-Miller-Miller

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

 

480

1.00

1.00

4

W

6

3

-

5-McNerney-Mann

2-Bayle-Abbott

 

480

1.00

1.00

4

E

6

Q

-

6-Wilson-Wilson

4-Urie-Miller

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

19 T
94
Q74
AK98762

Dlr: South
Vul: E-W

AJ97643
K876
6
3
Q82
QJ32
KJ83
QT
K5
AT5
AT952
J54
9
811
12

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

10

9

3

3

6

South

10

9

3

3

9

East

2

3

9

10

4

West

2

3

9

10

4

LoTT: 20 - 20 = 0
Par: 4N*-S-1/4D*-NS-1

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

400

 

2.00

0.00

5

N

5

2

+1

1-Miller-Miller

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

100

 

0.50

1.50

4

W

-1

A

+1

5-McNerney-Mann

2-Bayle-Abbott

100

 

0.50

1.50

4

W

-1

A

+1

6-Wilson-Wilson

4-Urie-Miller

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

20 KQJ932
J653
AJ
T

Dlr: West
Vul: Both

T76
K7
965
A9843
85
A984
KQ843
K5
A4
QT2
T72
QJ762
12
712
9

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

5

4

7

8

7

South

5

4

7

8

7

East

7

8

6

5

6

West

7

8

6

5

6

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: 2S-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

170

 

2.00

0.00

2

N

4

8

+2

5-McNerney-Mann

2-Bayle-Abbott

140

 

1.00

1.00

2

N

3

K

+1

1-Miller-Miller

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

110

 

0.00

2.00

2

N

2

K

-

6-Wilson-Wilson

4-Urie-Miller

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

21 753
8652
AJ64
43

Dlr: North
Vul: N-S

KT2
T7
K9873
AK2
AQ98
AQ43
Q5
865
J64
KJ9
T2
QJT97
5
1314
8

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

5

3

4

2

3

South

5

3

4

2

3

East

8

10

9

10

10

West

8

10

9

10

9

LoTT: 15 - 14 = 1
Par: 4N-W

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

50

 

2.00

0.00

3N

E

-1

Q

+2

4-Urie-Miller

1-Miller-Miller

 

120

1.00

1.00

1N

W

2

7

+1

6-Wilson-Wilson

5-McNerney-Mann

 

430

0.00

2.00

3N

W

4

4

-1

2-Bayle-Abbott

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

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

22 QJ62
AKQ43
Q9
QT

Dlr: East 
Vul: E-W

74
7
AT8653
K532
K5
JT82
J72
AJ86
AT983
965
K4
974
16
710
7

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

4

4

9

10

8

South

4

4

9

10

8

East

9

9

4

3

5

West

9

9

4

3

5

LoTT: 19 - 18 = 1
Par: 4S-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

100

 

2.00

0.00

4

W

-1

A

-

4-Urie-Miller

1-Miller-Miller

 

50

0.50

1.50

3

S

-1

A

-2

2-Bayle-Abbott

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

 

50

0.50

1.50

4

N

-1

A

-

6-Wilson-Wilson

5-McNerney-Mann

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

23 T
AKT
QJ
KQT8653

Dlr: South
Vul: Both

Q87
Q8632
K963
2
KJ6532
7
T752
J7
A94
J954
A84
A94
15
75
13

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

12

5

9

5

12

South

13

5

9

5

13

East

0

7

3

7

0

West

0

7

3

7

0

LoTT: 20 - 19 = 1
Par: 7N-S

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

1370

 

2.00

0.00

6

S

6

2

-1

6-Wilson-Wilson

5-McNerney-Mann

620

 

1.00

1.00

5

N

6

7

-

4-Urie-Miller

1-Miller-Miller

600

 

0.00

2.00

5

S

5

2

-2

2-Bayle-Abbott

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

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

24 973
A75
AKQJ
T83

Dlr: West
Vul: None

K52
642
753
AK52
-
T983
8642
QJ764
AQJT864
KQJ
T9
9
14
103
13

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

6

8

8

11

8

South

6

8

8

11

8

East

7

4

5

1

5

West

7

4

5

1

5

LoTT: 18 - 19 = -1
Par: 5S-NS

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

450

 

1.50

0.50

4

S

5

A

-

2-Bayle-Abbott

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

450

 

1.50

0.50

4

S

5

A

-

6-Wilson-Wilson

5-McNerney-Mann

 

100

0.00

2.00

6*

S

-1

K

-

4-Urie-Miller

1-Miller-Miller

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

25 AJ94
84
AT2
AJT8

Dlr: North
Vul: E-W

K5
AQ63
K64
K974
QT83
K952
J983
2
762
JT7
Q75
Q653
14
156
5

Double Dummy Makes

 

NT

North

7

5

4

5

5

South

7

5

4

6

5

East

6

8

9

7

7

West

6

8

9

7

7

LoTT: 16 - 16 = 0
Par: 3H-EW

N-S

E-W

N-S

E-W

Contract

Lead

ETF

N-S

E-W

 

100

2.00

0.00

2

N

-2

3

-1

2-Bayle-Abbott

3-Ainbinder-Bellinger

 

110

1.00

1.00

2

E

2

Q

+1

6-Wilson-Wilson

5-McNerney-Mann

 

140

0.00

2.00

2

E

3

3

-

4-Urie-Miller

1-Miller-Miller

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