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#player1 Stefan_Rau Stefan Rau
#player2 Matthew_Tunnicliffe Matthew Tunnicliffe
>Stefan_Rau: AGUY H7 YUGA +16 16
>Matthew_Tunnicliffe: ABCNOUX G6 COXA +34 34
#note Considered UNBOX and XOANA but I preferred this to kee it tight. BOUN does a better job of that though and sims 2-3 pts ahead
>Stefan_Rau: ADELRST 11B DARTLES +75 91
>Matthew_Tunnicliffe: ?BEENRU C7 UNBE.REd +76 110
>Stefan_Rau: ADENOOZ B2 ENDOZOA +128 219
>Matthew_Tunnicliffe: ACEEOST D1 COATEES +77 187
>Stefan_Rau: GIMMNU 1D .UMMING +42 261
>Stefan_Rau: HI (challenge) +5 266
#note Thought there was a chance it was only a noun for some reason
>Matthew_Tunnicliffe: DEIIQTU I3 QUITE +32 219
>Stefan_Rau: HI A8 HI +33 299
>Matthew_Tunnicliffe: DEEGINR J7 REEDING +70 289
>Stefan_Rau: EFIW E3 WIFE +39 338
>Matthew_Tunnicliffe: BEJLNOS 4H B.NJE +34 323
#note 10 pt sacrifice to hold the S, but it's pretty crucial on this board
>Stefan_Rau: ?AILLRT L2 LA.TRILe +58 396
>Matthew_Tunnicliffe: AAILORS M7 SOLARIA +75 398
#note Just wasnt positive on ROSALIA and took the small points sacrifice to avoid risking it.
>Stefan_Rau: DEIRW A1 WRIED +41 437
>Matthew_Tunnicliffe: FIOPSTV N6 FOP +24 422
#note Gives me a decent chance to win but I need to avoid the other V
>Stefan_Rau: HNOOPTY L12 PHOT +33 470
>Matthew_Tunnicliffe: AIKSTVV O8 SKIVVA +78 500
>Matthew_Tunnicliffe: AIKSTVV -- -78 422
#note Unfortunately I drew the other V and Stefan's endgame rack was too strong. Last play of the tournament so phonying here is meaningless.
>Stefan_Rau: NOY 2F YON +35 505
#note So I lost my last 3 games to drop from 3rd place to out of the money on the last day. Narrowly missing the finals to not cashing at all stings, if I'm being honest. But if I'm being really honest, I probably got the result I deserved. I had tons of major errors including misses I don't think I would have made a few years ago. I outdrew my opponents, by a lot, I think. Felt like had way more unlosable games than unwinnable ones. The result was a spread that I was starting to run away with. Compare to Eldar who had the same record but a much smaller spread, and it's likely he managed the same number of wins with much worse tiles. But a few costly errors punted some key games and I deservedly dropped in the standings. I will say that I faced probably the toughest field of anyone. Including 15 games against Austin/David/Josh/Alec/Waseem/Napat. I am grateful for the tough competition, though. I'm looking forward to being better prepared next year and hopefully earning a better result.
>Stefan_Rau: (AIKSTVV) +34 539
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