Margate 499er Pairs - Wednesday Afternoon - Shirat Hayam - July 8, 2026
Scores after  9 rounds  Average:   24.0      Section  P
Pair    Pct   Score      Section Rank      MPs
                         A     B     C
  3   70.83   34.00  C   1     1     1    0.72(A)  Rich Sooy - Judie Gelover
  6   64.58   31.00  A   2                0.50(A)  Richard Cohen - Mitch Politzer
 10   54.17   26.00  A   3                0.36(A)  Cathy Shotz - Harriet Perkin
  8   53.13   25.50  A   4                0.25(A)  Jacqueline Zelle - Marcia Yanoff
  1   46.88   22.50  B        2/3         0.25(B)  David Laskin - Ray Schreyer
  9   46.88   22.50  B        2/3         0.25(B)  Seth Ruderman - Harvey Nachman
  2   42.71   20.50  C               2    0.17(C)  Ginny Gormley - Jo-Ann DiJohn
  4   40.63   19.50  C                             Jay Yanoff - Joan Shore
  5   30.21   14.50  C                             Ellen Goldman - Marilyn Morantz

Board 1
North Deals
None Vul
♠A 8 7 3
♥A
♦A J 9 8 6 5
♣6 4
♠K 6 5
♥Q 10 3
♦10
♣A K 8 7 5 2
N
WE
S
♠J 10 9 2
♥K 9 8 7 6
♦Q 7 3
♣3
♠Q 4
♥J 5 4 2
♦K 4 2
♣Q J 10 9

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♦N41303.000.006-Cohen-Politzer5-Goldman-Morantz
2 ♦N31102.001.009-Ruderman-Nachman2-Gormley-DiJohn
2 ♦N2901.002.004-Yanoff-Shore1-Laskin-Schreyer
3 ♣W−1500.003.0010-Shotz-Perkin8-Zelle-Yanoff

Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠9 7 6 4
♥A 8 3
♦A 10 4
♣A K 4
♠Q 8 3
♥10 9 7 5
♦K Q J
♣6 5 3
N
WE
S
♠J 10 2
♥Q J 4 2
♦5 3
♣J 10 8 2
♠A K 5
♥K 6
♦9 8 7 6 2
♣Q 9 7

NS 4♠; NS 3N; NS 4♦; NS 2♥; NS 3♣; Par +620: NS 4♠

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 NTN46302.500.506-Cohen-Politzer5-Goldman-Morantz
3 NTS46302.500.5010-Shotz-Perkin8-Zelle-Yanoff
1 NTN21201.002.004-Yanoff-Shore1-Laskin-Schreyer
3 NTN−11000.003.009-Ruderman-Nachman2-Gormley-DiJohn

Board 3
South Deals
E-W Vul
♠7 3
♥K 7 6 5 2
♦K 10 7 4
♣A 6
♠Q J 10 6 2
♥A 9 8
♦9 8 2
♣K 10
N
WE
S
♠A 8
♥Q 10 4
♦A Q J 6 5
♣Q J 9
♠K 9 5 4
♥J 3
♦3
♣8 7 5 4 3 2

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 NTW−22002.500.505-Goldman-Morantz2-Gormley-DiJohn
3 ♠E−22002.500.5010-Shotz-Perkin9-Ruderman-Nachman
2 NTE41801.002.008-Zelle-Yanoff4-Yanoff-Shore
3 NTE46300.003.001-Laskin-Schreyer3-Sooy-Gelover

Board 4
West Deals
Both Vul
♠7 4
♥K Q 9 6
♦Q J 8 4
♣8 4 2
♠A K Q 9 5 2
♥A 7 5
♦—
♣A K 9 5
N
WE
S
♠10
♥10 4 3
♦A 7 5 3 2
♣J 10 6 3
♠J 8 6 3
♥J 8 2
♦K 10 9 6
♣Q 7

EW 7♣; EW 6N; EW 4♠; EW 2♥; EW 2♦; Par −2140: EW 7♣

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 NTW21203.000.008-Zelle-Yanoff4-Yanoff-Shore
2 NTW31502.001.0010-Shotz-Perkin9-Ruderman-Nachman
1 ♠W52001.002.005-Goldman-Morantz2-Gormley-DiJohn
4 ♠W46200.003.001-Laskin-Schreyer3-Sooy-Gelover

Board 5
North Deals
N-S Vul
♠Q 2
♥3 2
♦A Q J 3
♣J 8 7 6 5
♠K 7 6 4
♥J 9 8 6
♦K 9 8
♣A 4
N
WE
S
♠10 9 5
♥Q 10 7
♦10 7 4
♣K Q 3 2
♠A J 8 3
♥A K 5 4
♦6 5 2
♣10 9

NS 3N; NS 3♠; NS 2♥; NS 3♦; NS 3♣; Par +600: NS 3N

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♦S31102.500.506-Cohen-Politzer3-Sooy-Gelover
2 ♦S31102.500.5010-Shotz-Perkin1-Laskin-Schreyer
1 NTW−1501.002.002-Gormley-DiJohn4-Yanoff-Shore
2 ♦S−11000.003.009-Ruderman-Nachman5-Goldman-Morantz

Board 6
East Deals
E-W Vul
♠Q 10 9 3
♥10 9 7 6 3 2
♦A
♣K 9
♠A K J 5
♥Q
♦K Q 9 4
♣Q 10 8 6
N
WE
S
♠7 2
♥K J 8 4
♦10 8 7 6
♣A 7 2
♠8 6 4
♥A 5
♦J 5 3 2
♣J 5 4 3

EW 3N; W 3♠; EW 4♦; EW 4♣; E 2♠; EW 2♥; Par −600: EW 3N

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 NTE−33003.000.009-Ruderman-Nachman5-Goldman-Morantz
2 NTW−11001.501.502-Gormley-DiJohn4-Yanoff-Shore
3 ♣W−11001.501.506-Cohen-Politzer3-Sooy-Gelover
2 ♥N−1500.003.0010-Shotz-Perkin1-Laskin-Schreyer

Board 7
South Deals
Both Vul
♠Q 9 3 2
♥J 7
♦K J 6 3
♣J 5 2
♠J 10 6 4
♥6 4
♦Q 10 8 5
♣8 7 3
N
WE
S
♠A
♥A K Q 10 9 8 5
♦9 7 2
♣10 6
♠K 8 7 5
♥3 2
♦A 4
♣A K Q 9 4

NS 3♠; NS 4♣; EW 2♥; NS 2♦; Par +140: NS 2♠+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠N−11002.500.501-Laskin-Schreyer6-Cohen-Politzer
4 ♣S−11002.500.503-Sooy-Gelover5-Goldman-Morantz
2 ♥E21101.002.009-Ruderman-Nachman8-Zelle-Yanoff
4 ♠S−22000.003.0010-Shotz-Perkin2-Gormley-DiJohn

Board 8
West Deals
None Vul
♠A 8 4 2
♥Q 7 5
♦A Q
♣J 10 8 3
♠J 6 5
♥A K J
♦8 7 6
♣A Q 9 6
N
WE
S
♠Q 10 9 7 3
♥10 9 2
♦K J 5
♣7 2
♠K
♥8 6 4 3
♦10 9 4 3 2
♣K 5 4

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠W−1502.500.503-Sooy-Gelover5-Goldman-Morantz
3 ♠E−1502.500.5010-Shotz-Perkin2-Gormley-DiJohn
2 ♠W21100.502.501-Laskin-Schreyer6-Cohen-Politzer
2 ♠W21100.502.509-Ruderman-Nachman8-Zelle-Yanoff

Board 9
North Deals
E-W Vul
♠Q J 3
♥8 3
♦6 3 2
♣Q 10 8 6 3
♠A 10 7 5 2
♥J 7 6
♦Q 10 5 4
♣4
N
WE
S
♠8 4
♥Q 10 9 4
♦K J 7
♣K J 7 2
♠K 9 6
♥A K 5 2
♦A 9 8
♣A 9 5

NS 1N; NS 2♣; NS 1♠; Par +90: NS 1♣+1; NS 1N

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 NTS21203.000.008-Zelle-Yanoff5-Goldman-Morantz
1 NTS1902.001.004-Yanoff-Shore6-Cohen-Politzer
3 NTS−1501.002.001-Laskin-Schreyer9-Ruderman-Nachman
3 NTN−21000.003.0010-Shotz-Perkin3-Sooy-Gelover

Board 10
East Deals
Both Vul
♠K 3
♥A K Q 6
♦6 3
♣A 10 6 3 2
♠A 9 6
♥8 2
♦A K J 9 4
♣9 7 5
N
WE
S
♠J 7 4 2
♥J 7 3
♦10 8 7 5 2
♣Q
♠Q 10 8 5
♥10 9 5 4
♦Q
♣K J 8 4

NS 5♥; NS 5♣; NS 1N; EW 2♦; NS 1♠; Par +650: NS 4♥+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♥N46203.000.004-Yanoff-Shore6-Cohen-Politzer
3 ♣N41302.001.008-Zelle-Yanoff5-Goldman-Morantz
3 ♦W−11001.002.0010-Shotz-Perkin3-Sooy-Gelover
3 ♦W31100.003.001-Laskin-Schreyer9-Ruderman-Nachman

Board 11
South Deals
None Vul
♠A Q 9
♥A K 6 4 3
♦10
♣6 4 3 2
♠J 4
♥J 5 2
♦K 9 8
♣A K 9 8 7
N
WE
S
♠10 8 7 6 5 2
♥10 9 8 7
♦6 4
♣10
♠K 3
♥Q
♦A Q J 7 5 3 2
♣Q J 5

NS 3N; NS 3♥; NS 3♦; NS 3♣; NS 1♠; Par +400: NS 3N

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♦S41303.000.0010-Shotz-Perkin4-Yanoff-Shore
3 ♦S31102.001.002-Gormley-DiJohn1-Laskin-Schreyer
3 NTS−1501.002.003-Sooy-Gelover8-Zelle-Yanoff
3 NTN−21000.003.009-Ruderman-Nachman6-Cohen-Politzer

Board 12
West Deals
N-S Vul
♠K 6 3 2
♥A 8 4
♦K 3
♣Q 10 9 8
♠A
♥Q 6
♦Q J 10 8 5 4
♣A K 6 5
N
WE
S
♠Q J 9 8 5
♥K 10 5
♦A 9
♣J 7 3
♠10 7 4
♥J 9 7 3 2
♦7 6 2
♣4 2

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♦W41303.000.0010-Shotz-Perkin4-Yanoff-Shore
2 NTW31502.001.003-Sooy-Gelover8-Zelle-Yanoff
3 ♦W61700.502.502-Gormley-DiJohn1-Laskin-Schreyer
2 ♦W61700.502.509-Ruderman-Nachman6-Cohen-Politzer

Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul
♠A 9 5 2
♥6 5 4 3
♦10 9 7
♣10 3
♠7 4
♥K 10 2
♦Q J 6 5
♣8 7 6 4
N
WE
S
♠Q 10 8 6
♥A
♦A K 4 3 2
♣9 5 2
♠K J 3
♥Q J 9 8 7
♦8
♣A K Q J

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♥S41703.000.003-Sooy-Gelover2-Gormley-DiJohn
2 ♥S31402.001.006-Cohen-Politzer8-Zelle-Yanoff
3 ♠N−11001.002.0010-Shotz-Perkin5-Goldman-Morantz
3 ♦E31100.003.004-Yanoff-Shore9-Ruderman-Nachman

Board 14
East Deals
None Vul
♠9 4 2
♥6
♦A Q J 7 4 3 2
♣Q 9
♠J 7
♥K 5 4 2
♦K 10 9 6
♣7 6 5
N
WE
S
♠Q 8 6
♥A J 10 9 8 7
♦5
♣K 4 2
♠A K 10 5 3
♥Q 3
♦8
♣A J 10 8 3

NS 5♠; NS 4♦; NS 4♣; NS 1N; Par +450: NS 4♠+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠S54503.000.006-Cohen-Politzer8-Zelle-Yanoff
3 ♠S41702.001.003-Sooy-Gelover2-Gormley-DiJohn
3 ♥E−1501.002.0010-Shotz-Perkin5-Goldman-Morantz
5 ♦N−21000.003.004-Yanoff-Shore9-Ruderman-Nachman

Board 15
South Deals
N-S Vul
♠J 7 4
♥J 9
♦K 7 4
♣Q 10 9 7 3
♠10 3 2
♥K 7 3
♦A Q 5
♣8 6 5 2
N
WE
S
♠9 8 6
♥Q 10 8 6 5
♦J 10 3
♣K J
♠A K Q 5
♥A 4 2
♦9 8 6 2
♣A 4

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
1 NTS31503.000.0010-Shotz-Perkin6-Cohen-Politzer
1 NTS1901.501.502-Gormley-DiJohn8-Zelle-Yanoff
1 NTS1901.501.505-Goldman-Morantz1-Laskin-Schreyer
3 NTS−11000.003.004-Yanoff-Shore3-Sooy-Gelover

Board 16
West Deals
E-W Vul
♠Q 9 6
♥A Q 9 8 4 2
♦6
♣7 6 2
♠J 5 3
♥K J 7
♦K 4 3 2
♣9 4 3
N
WE
S
♠A 10 7 2
♥10 5 3
♦A J 10 8
♣A J
♠K 8 4
♥6
♦Q 9 7 5
♣K Q 10 8 5

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

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
2 ♠W−33003.000.002-Gormley-DiJohn8-Zelle-Yanoff
2 ♦E−22002.001.0010-Shotz-Perkin6-Cohen-Politzer
2 ♥N−1501.002.004-Yanoff-Shore3-Sooy-Gelover
1 NTE21200.003.005-Goldman-Morantz1-Laskin-Schreyer

Board 17
North Deals
None Vul
♠Q J 8 5 3 2
♥8 7
♦10 7 3
♣A 4
♠7
♥Q 6 3
♦K 6 2
♣Q J 10 8 7 3
N
WE
S
♠9 6
♥K J 10 5 2
♦Q J 5 4
♣6 2
♠A K 10 4
♥A 9 4
♦A 9 8
♣K 9 5

NS 4N; NS 4♠; EW 1♥; NS 1♦; EW 1♣; Par +430: NS 3N+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
4 ♠N54503.000.006-Cohen-Politzer2-Gormley-DiJohn
4 ♠N44201.501.503-Sooy-Gelover9-Ruderman-Nachman
4 ♠N44201.501.508-Zelle-Yanoff1-Laskin-Schreyer
3 ♠N41700.003.005-Goldman-Morantz4-Yanoff-Shore

Board 18
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠7 5 4 3
♥Q 8 6 5
♦A 10
♣9 3 2
♠K J
♥A 4
♦Q 8 4 2
♣K Q J 10 6
N
WE
S
♠A 9 8 6 2
♥10 9 7
♦J 9 7 6
♣5
♠Q 10
♥K J 3 2
♦K 5 3
♣A 8 7 4

EW 2♠; EW 3♦; EW 1N; EW 2♣; NS 1♥; Par −110: EW 1♠+1; EW 2♦+1

ContractScoreMatchpointsPairPair
   N-SE-WN-SE-WN-SE-W
3 ♣W−21003.000.006-Cohen-Politzer2-Gormley-DiJohn
2 ♥N−11001.501.503-Sooy-Gelover9-Ruderman-Nachman
2 ♥N−11001.501.508-Zelle-Yanoff1-Laskin-Schreyer
2 ♠E21100.003.005-Goldman-Morantz4-Yanoff-Shore