I suggested we go to Calhoun's for pork chops because Julie loves them so much and I wouldn't hear the end of it if I didn't give them a try. The group was agreeable, my chop was delicious and we got a surprise dessert from an anonymous benefactor. All was right with the world.
Our second session started out roughly. To make a long story short, we were 21 points behind going into the second half. Discouraged but giving it our best shot, the following happened at our partners' table. (In case you are wondering how I know all of these upcoming details, Gary told the story approximately 5 times.)
Gary was the dealer and passed. His left hand opponent passed, and Herm, sitting in third seat, squeezed out every point he could find in his cards and bid 1 spade. Fourth seat overcalled 2 diamonds. Gary then reevaluated his hand. He was looking at 4 spades to the jack, 6 hearts to the queen-ten, 3 diamonds to the queen, and a void in clubs. In other words, he had a total of 4 high card points. Gary reports that the void was critical to what happened next.
Gary bid 2 hearts. His left hand opponent then bid 3 clubs. ("Are we sure this is how it happened?" Herm asks. Gary ignores him and continues the story.) Herm wisely passed and Gary astutely bid 4 spades. Gary watched as all of the color drained from Herm's face. Gary reports that Herm looked extremely distraught; Herm declares that this is an understatement and that he had to fight the urge to kick Gary under the table.
Herm played the hand brilliantly and made the contract, turning the tide of that session. We won and went to the Shamrock to celebrate with drinks, dancing, and karaoke. Several other GR folks joined us, but I am proud to report that we were the only team with all members present!!
Who won the Karaoke contest? Julie perhaps?
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't a contest but we all won because it was so much fun! I added a picture of Julie and Lee as the back-up dancers for Doug. You can see how natural all 3 of them look.
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