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#player1 Jack_Overby Jack Overby
#player2 Paul_Epstein Paul Epstein
>Jack_Overby: BCEHIOS 8G HOB +16 16
#note 8D BOCHE 30 is clearly best. I looked for 7s, but not 5s.
>Paul_Epstein: ADNO 9F DONA +20 20
>Jack_Overby: CEILSSZ J6 CIS +20 36
#note A tricky position. I saw J4 SIZES 43, which sims best by a mile (59% vs 56% for mine), but I didn't like giving away both S's and leaving myself little in return. Looks like I should have done it, though.
>Paul_Epstein: AEINNOT 10A ENATION +72 92
>Jack_Overby: EJLLPSZ A8 JE.Z +60 96
#note A no-brainer.
>Paul_Epstein: AEMTT 11C MATTE +35 127
#note Very nice overlap by Paul.
>Jack_Overby: ELLPRSV H11 SPELL +38 134
#note Chickened out of C9 VAMPER 34, which sims best. I contemplated REVAMPS and VAMPS, but took this for the points. I didn't like my play even at the time, as I'm in big trouble if Paul bingos through one of my floaters. A fascinating play is 2nd-best D10 TAV 12. Though ELLPRS seems clunky at first glance, it bingos with ALL five vowels, all of which would be playable at 13D and/or 10I. Would have been a cool fish!
>Paul_Epstein: APUY 7D YAUP +25 152
>Jack_Overby: AIRRSVW D4 WAV. +26 160
#note One of my weaker early-game plays of the tournament, as this sims furlongs behind a dozen other options. Best are VAW/RAW at 12B. I missed the spot, in my haste to open the top half of the board.
>Paul_Epstein: ?AEEGNO 12H .EONAGEs +70 222
#note A gut punch, as Paul blocks HERITORS and leaves me nothing in return.
>Jack_Overby: HIORRST B7 HOR. +18 178
#note Losing HERITORS took a few minutes of internal cursing to shake off. This play is fine, though, simming neck and neck with RHO at 10I or B6.
>Paul_Epstein: EGIS 12A EGIS +45 267
#note Another righteous overlap by the pianist. One of many reasons for why I should have covered that spot two turns ago.
>Jack_Overby: AINRSTX I12 .X +34 212
#note Another no-brainer.
>Paul_Epstein: EFIW O8 WIFE. +30 297
>Jack_Overby: AINRSTU N3 NUTRIAS +66 278
#note I heroically fought off urges to play the Collins-only LUNARIST.
>Paul_Epstein: EMR E3 REM +23 320
>Jack_Overby: BEIORTT 15H .IBRETTO +83 361
#note What fortune! I'm a 70% favorite at this point.
>Paul_Epstein: EQUY C2 QUEY +46 366
>Jack_Overby: CDGIILV 3J DIVI.G +22 383
#note Wasn't quite sure of VICING, but this is best anyways. Harder for him to bingo through the V than the C, I suppose. Regardless, I'm now a stark underdog, with barely 40% chances.
>Paul_Epstein: AFR 11L FAR. +17 383
>Jack_Overby: CDILOOU 2F OCULI +16 399
#note Would love to have swapped an O for the A. This is an awful play, as severe time trouble bites me rear once again. CP doesn't handle this play correctly. It gives 13L DOC 32 a 7/8 chance at winning, but playing through the racks, I only win 1/4 (with E or ?). Still, much better than OCULI, which wins at a rate of zero.... point.... zero.
>Paul_Epstein: ?ADELNR 1I ADRENaL +81 464
#note Enough with these outbingos, brethren!
>Paul_Epstein: (DKO) +16 480
#note A tough loss, but fully deserved, as I made shaky plays throughout the game, culminating with my pre-endgame albatross. Way to extract revenge, Paul!
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