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#player1 Joshua_Sokol Joshua Sokol
#player2 Michael_Fagen Michael Fagen
>Joshua_Sokol: ?CLNORU H4 CORNUaL +72 72
>Michael_Fagen: EEINOST 4E SEI.ENTO +70 70
>Joshua_Sokol: EGHIINQ 5D QI +26 98
>Michael_Fagen: AEIJRUW 3L JAW +35 105
#note A few different options here. A sim suggests JU(R)A for 27 or JU(N) for 26 instead of the more volatile play, but this one ended up working out best for Michael.
>Joshua_Sokol: ?EEGHIN K4 .EEtHING +94 192
#note Held and released. I never know what words Michael isn't going to know or which ones he will end up challenging.
>Michael_Fagen: EEIRSSU O3 SEISURE +88 193
>Joshua_Sokol: FKMNOPU N7 MONK +28 220
#note A series of unfortunate events followed this turn. I saw J3 K(N)OP a bit too late here, which is probably better than this, but I pounced when I saw that this was defensive. Perhaps I should stand by this play, but there are probably too many things that could still occur that would be bad for me following this.
>Michael_Fagen: AX 3F AX +36 229
>Joshua_Sokol: AAFHPRU 2D FAH +31 251
#note Did not see for one second that he gave me HAP(AX). Awful and lazy. I do have to cover this spot, but this gives a lot back. I probably made the wrong decision between this or PAH anyway. Feeding him points here.
>Michael_Fagen: ADENW 1A WANED +39 268
>Joshua_Sokol: AFOPRUY J6 YAUP +40 291
>Michael_Fagen: DENTT B1 .TTEND +22 290
#note Michael played this very quickly.
>Joshua_Sokol: CFIIOOR L9 COIF +30 321
#note still in decent shape here, hoping to avoid a big play down column A that I can't reasonable block.
>Michael_Fagen: ADERY A4 DEARY +43 333
#note welp... I held this because I knew that I was in really bad shape now. But I let it go cause obviously
>Joshua_Sokol: EILORRT 6D IRE +19 340
#note Many plays to consider. The reckless N1 RO(W) can't be correct here. I can still win without a bingo. Or can I really? I trust that I can outplay Michael from here on out, but how tough is it to screw things up for him if I don't get lucky? I considered champ's top choice of I10 OR, because really my leaves are going nowhere unless I keep as much bingo potential as I can. But 2M TO is interesting. Would not have worked in this case though I think. Ultimately I saw that this was balanced and scored as much as I can hope to, and went with it.
>Michael_Fagen: EGMSUVZ 9C ZEUGM. +30 363
#note Good find by Michael. Now I'm really in bad shape.
>Joshua_Sokol: ABBLORT 10B BART +27 367
#note Now it seemed to rely on which phony I chose. I decided this one, but I decided wrongly. I wonder if he would have accepted BALTO* here. D8 B(E)LABOR might also have been my best shot.
>Michael_Fagen: AEGOT 11A TOGAE +38 401
>Joshua_Sokol: BIILLOV I1 LIV. +11 378
#note really the only play I can make here. I have to open another spot to bingo, unless VI(GI)L can somehow win. No idea.
>Michael_Fagen: IOTV 1G VO.TI +24 425
>Joshua_Sokol: ABDILLO M10 OBA +24 402
#note Hoping he'll play TROPS* and I win. But Michael has learned quickly on what not to do in an endame.
>Michael_Fagen: OPRS 13I PROS +19 444
>Michael_Fagen: (DILL) +10 454
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