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Bad Bridge Hand 5: Worst Auction Ever
Have you ever heard that the definition of "insanity" is repeating the same action but expecting different results? Playing on BBO IMP pairs yet again with a pick-up partner (I never learn), I am dealt a very innocuous hand:
The bidding, however, quickly careens into the realm of the insane:
LHO
1
4
Dbl
7
|
Partner
2
6
Redbl
7
|
RHO
3
Pass
Pass
All Pass
|
Me
3
Pass
Pass
|
Allow me to translate the bidding, in case you aren't fluent in Gibberish.
LHO: 1
. "I have an opening bid and 5 hearts."
Partner: 2
. "I'm 5-5 in the majors (Michaels)."
RHO: 3
. "I have a good club suit and at least a dozen points to be introducing a new suit at the three-level."
Me: 3
. "I think the Law of Total Tricks encourages me to bid. 5 spades + 4 spades = 9 tricks."
LHO: 4
. "Would you like club support, partner? I have club support."
Partner: 6
. "WaaHOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Yee-haw!! Whoop! Whoop!"
RHO: Pass. "Uh... you win."
Me: Pass. "I can't believe I have to play this."
LHO: Double. "You've got to be kidding."
Partner: Redouble. "Yee-HAWWWW!!! Whoop! Whoop! Fire in the hole!"
RHO: Pass. "I have no idea what's going on."
Me: Pass. "Me neither."
LHO: 7
. "Ehhhh... maybe one of my two aces will be ruffed vs. 6
. Mayday! Mayday!"
Partner: 7
. "I shoulda passed 6
-X, but you know what??? I'm gonna bid SEVEN! WHEEEEEEEEEE!!!! Yip! Yip! Whoop!"
RHO: Pass. "I'm no longer on speaking terms with my partner."
Me: Pass. "Me neither."
LHO: Pass. "Somehow I thought 6
was worth a double, but I think I just peed myself."
Now, you may be wondering what happens to 7
, but then this wouldn't be part of my Bad Bridge article series, would it? Down 1, -50, -11.40 IMPs.