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#player1 Arie_Sinke Arie Sinke
#player2 Jason_Li Jason Li
>Arie_Sinke: ADLNNTV -DLNV +0 0
#note I have to avoid losing this game by more than 105 to win the tournament. Exchanging seems correct here, but keeping ALNT instead of ANT may be very marginally better, which runs totally counter to my instincts.
>Jason_Li: ?BEKORU 8G UnBROKE +84 84
>Arie_Sinke: ANNPTTY N6 PANTY +37 37
#note This is the obvious correct choice - unfortunately I underscored it by 4. Scoring errors cost me 5 spread points at this tournament.
>Jason_Li: HOPU M10 OUPH +23 107
>Arie_Sinke: AEENNTU O1 UNEATEN +80 117
#note This looks best.
>Jason_Li: DIQ G7 Q.ID +25 132
>Arie_Sinke: AEEGLLZ 6D GAZELLE +104 221
#note This looks best, and my fears of not winning the tournament have been almost entirely allayed at this point.
>Jason_Li: IINRW D1 WIRIN. +28 160
>Arie_Sinke: EEFLNSW 1A FLE. +30 251
#note I could also play FLEW 14K and leave the W open, but that seems less ideal with a lead. I have noticed, however, that I frequently make plays that obstruct triples I could probably afford to leave open. Here FLEW 14K scores the same and gets rid of the W, which is surely a significant advantage. There are also two places for FLEWS that outsim this play.
>Jason_Li: AEILORV 2H OVERLAI. +76 236
>Arie_Sinke: ADEINSW 1F DAW +36 287
#note This looks best.
>Jason_Li: CGO L1 C.OG +20 256
>Arie_Sinke: EEINRSX 14H REXINES +120 407
#note Wow, what an amazingly lucky draw.
>Jason_Li: IU L13 U.I +9 265
>Arie_Sinke: ?AFMOTT 11B AFTMOsT +87 494
#note Another excellent draw. I'm glad I remembered and saw AFTMOsT.
>Jason_Li: Y 3L .Y +20 285
>Arie_Sinke: ABIJMNR B10 J.RINA +58 552
#note I reasoned that I could afford to open up the 3x3 here. Even the highest scoring 3x3s leave me up by about 60 with three in the bag; probably in a position where I could outrun a second bingo.
>Jason_Li: CEST K5 ESC.T +32 317
#note Scored as 33
>Arie_Sinke: ABEHIMO A12 AHEM +52 604
#note HOMIE 15D and HOB A13 look like they may be slight improvements - they score less but BIO isn't a very good leave after AHEM.
>Jason_Li: OR H11 .OR. +5 322
>Arie_Sinke: BEGIOOT 15I TI +13 617
#note I'm correct to block DIVAS 15D here, but I can do it better with MAGI 15A. After either play, Jason is forced to play VISTAS 8A to block BOOTIE/BOOGIE and threaten to go out; after MAGI I can respond to that with FET C11 for 30. This is only a 2 point error.
>Jason_Li: ADDISSV D8 VIS.AS +26 348
>Arie_Sinke: BEGOO C3 OBE +20 637
#note This is incorrect because it sets up DAD.
>Jason_Li: DD E5 D.D +18 366
>Jason_Li: (GO) +6 372
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