Welcome to the Hand of the Day. At least, that is what I would be saying if I had been collecting Hands of the Day while I was in Houston. All you can do in this section is click here to see what events Pam and I chose to play or you can click here to see how well we fared in these events. As an added bonus, you can right click here to save this file and play (if you have a program that allows you to load and play .PBN files) hands 16-22 from my tough hands file. Try playing the suggested contract with the lead I got and see if you are good enough to make it. In most cases that will make you better than I was when I first tried it.
Thursday) Okay, there is one hand from Houston that Pam and I still laugh about. (Fortunately for you, the ACBL keeps such good records that I was able to find it on the internet after nearly two years.) It is the second session of the Bean Red Ribbon Pairs and all we need is 50% or so to qualify for the second day. Unfortuately, your name is Pam and you are having the worst session of bridge you have ever had. About half way through the round you pick up one of the worst hands you have seen in a while but your partner opens his hand with a strong 2C bid showing 22+. What is your bid?
What Happened) Incredibly, Pam decided to Pass !! Perhaps more amazingly, she then attempted to explain why a pass is a wonderful bid in this circumstance. Of course, I was (and still am) of the belief that it is the worst possible bid you can make in bridge. What do you think?
1) strong at least 22 HCP, I was intending to rebid 2NT.
Thursday Result) Although it "shouldn't" have been possible, we ended up with 20 of the 36 matchpoints on this board. This was a slightly above average score and forever afterward Pam used it as evidence that it is sometimes okay to pass a "forcing" 2C bid. And yes, thanks to the luckiest round I have seen in a long time, we ended up qualifying for the second day.
