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#player1 Jason Jason
#player2 Sam_Kantimathi Sam Kantimathi
>Jason: CEGGLRT 8G TEGG +12 12
#note GLEG would've been much smarter, in hindsight.
>Sam_Kantimathi: EIINPSU G4 PUNI.IES +62 62
#note Why was I 100% sure this was good? It ain't.
>Jason: ACILRTW F10 WILT +30 42
>Sam_Kantimathi: AENRUUV E11 VAU +28 90
>Jason: AACHQRT D12 ARCH +35 77
>Sam_Kantimathi: EEMNNRU H3 MENU +16 106
#note Argh! Why couldn't he have left my bingo through the U open?
>Jason: AILOQST K5 QATS +33 110
>Sam_Kantimathi: EENRRYZ 15D .ERRY +33 139
>Jason: FILOPTY L4 FILO +29 139
#note Luckily blocking Sam's Z-bomb.
>Sam_Kantimathi: AEGKNOZ F2 ZOA +37 176
>Jason: ELNPTTY M6 TYPE +27 166
>Sam_Kantimathi: AEGIIKN 14H AKIN +15 191
#note AGNIZE, 2B?
>Jason: ALNNORT 15J NONART +25 191
#note My first non-four of the tournament!
>Sam_Kantimathi: ?BDEGIO E4 GOB +19 210
>Jason: ?DELNOX 8M .OX +36 227
>Sam_Kantimathi: ?DEEIIR 10I wEIRDIE +72 282
#note Only playable. Sam said he nearly missed it.
>Jason: ?ADEELN D2 LEAD +29 256
>Sam_Kantimathi: AEEEFMR 14M FEE +23 305
>Jason: ?ACENUW C1 CAW +28 284
>Sam_Kantimathi: AEJMORV B2 AE +16 321
#note Unfortunate for Sam that he doesn't really have a good way to block the new bingo line.
>Jason: ?EHINSU 6J H... +15 299
#note CP slightly prefers UH at C5, which probably improves my bingo chances and makes it harder to block. But I like this play. I hit the C5 spot with 11/14 unseen tiles if it stays open. And a J draw threatens DJINS at N2 for 40 ... I still had a slight chance of winning without bingoing.
>Sam_Kantimathi: DJMOORV 13J JO +22 343
#note After the game, Sam was disappointed for not playing it at 7D, but this play's defensible. A play like EIDOS at 8A after the other JO placement next turn scores 39 and makes it an even game with me with the blank. A good thing my fish last turn scored 15, so I could threaten a win without bingoing. CP seems to like this play over the 13J JO. Another option is a play like FORM or FORD at 4L, setting up JO for 38 next turn. I don't know what I'd do in this spot. Thoughts?
>Jason: ?DEINSU C5 UnDINES +64 363
#note SUbINDE(X) would've made life easier; instead of picking a play that wins about 98%, I pick one that wins 53%. Fortunately the bag was kind.
>Sam_Kantimathi: DMORSTV B10 MORTS +38 381
#note D(E)V at 10B ties, but I think Sam was short of time at this point. Not easy to see.
>Jason: BILO 8A BO.L +21 384
#note O(I)L is eight better, as the set-up is unblockable.
>Sam_Kantimathi: DV J12 D... +12 393
>Jason: I 3H .I +5 389
#note Scratchy start to the tournament, but my concerns of starting 0-3 (or worse) could now disappear.
>Jason: (V) +8 397
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