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#player1 Samuel_Kaplan Samuel Kaplan
#player2 Samuel_Moch Samuel Moch
>Samuel_Kaplan: ADDERSS 8C ADDRESS +72 72
#note Seeing that I'm 4-1 and Sam is 5-0 with better spread than me, I need to be aggressive. No holding back now. Time to win and make up spread if I want to have any glimmer of hope. This is one way to do just that.
>Samuel_Moch: AEFT 7G FEAT +26 26
>Samuel_Kaplan: EGJOPSY E4 JOYE. +32 104
#note I purposely chose the E4 placement over the D4 placement so that I don't invite board-closing overlaps and let him score easy points next to the JO in the process. I also keep the A open as an easier bingo lane to hit.
>Samuel_Moch: AKMO F2 AMOK +27 53
>Samuel_Kaplan: GIMNNPS C8 .MPING +28 132
#note Best play. Just the type of play I want to make when I need spread and I can clean up the rack nicely.
>Samuel_Moch: EIRSTTU 12A RU.TIEST +70 123
#note I did not know H6 T(ES)SITURE here and I don't know if Sam spotted that even though it's clearly not optimal. I think Sam's play is fine because 6 points seems like too many to give up by doing 10C PUTTIERS or PURTIEST, especially after I just picked 5 tiles.
>Samuel_Kaplan: AENRSUZ H12 .ZAR +39 171
#note I thought about doing 13H AZURES, but I need to maximize spread. So a potentially better 2-move score would be scoring with the Z now and keeping a decent bingo leave. I passed up 6B ZAN(Y) just because I didn't want to keep my R with the R in RUNTIEST being there.
>Samuel_Moch: LOW G2 LOW +27 150
>Samuel_Kaplan: AENSTUY H1 YEAST +50 221
#note This was the time to burn my S. Definitely worth it for this many points.
>Samuel_Moch: NX E11 N.X +20 170
>Samuel_Kaplan: CEEINUU A11 U.INE +15 236
#note 14E EUC(A)INE is the play here. Didn't spot that, it does look better with no more Ss left. #visionmedium
>Samuel_Moch: ENOO 13G O.ONE +19 189
>Samuel_Kaplan: ??CEEIU 15H .EtICUlE +83 319
#note I was unbelievably lucky to pull both blanks like that. This is the highest scoring bingo available and is the only one that allows me to slot the C in the 5th position. Well done. #findingsolid
>Samuel_Moch: ABEEGRV - +0 189
#note Not actual rack. Sam exchanged 4 tiles here.
>Samuel_Kaplan: IILOQUW N11 QUIL. +26 345
#note It might be below J10 QUI(N) on static equity, but it's right up there with it when I sim this one.
>Samuel_Moch: AAEGNRT 6I TANAGER +69 258
>Samuel_Kaplan: BHIOPRW O5 B.OW +27 372
#note My plan here is to take out the 3x3 and then eventually close off the lanes in TANAGER with J5 HIP. I will give him 1 chance to bingo through those floaters before I kill them.
>Samuel_Moch: ABILV K8 VIABL. +22 280
>Samuel_Kaplan: DFHILPR 5J HIP +30 402
#note I should be able to outrun bingoes through the A in VIABLE now.
>Samuel_Moch: CE 7C CE. +28 308
>Samuel_Kaplan: DFIILOR 4K FOIL +30 432
>Samuel_Moch: ADEGNRT 3M GAD +18 326
>Samuel_Kaplan: DHIORV J9 OH +28 460
>Samuel_Moch: ENRT 14E ETN. +20 346
#note He could have cut spread even more nicely by doing 8A RE(ADDRESS)! He told me he didn't spot his out play of 15A (E)NTER, but I would score here if he can score better than both O1 VID.
>Samuel_Kaplan: DIRV 15C VID +21 481
#note Meanwhile, I could have gone out myself with 2C RIV(ALE)D, which would have netted me 1 more spread point.
>Samuel_Moch: R G7 ..R +7 353
#note Good win here. Not over yet. Sam, Eric, and I all have 5 wins, so now the pressure is really on. 5-1 +386.
>Samuel_Moch: (R) +2 355
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