Thursday, September 14, 2017

Bridge Blog 975: TWTWTW (abbreviated) -- Sept. 11 to Sept. 14


         Started off nicely enough, then took a nosedive. Hope my game resurfaces for the Buffalo Fall Sectional Tournament this weekend.
         Monday: After Marilyn Sultz breaks our date for family reasons last week, I'm pleasantly surprised to get an invitation from Beena Deshmukh, a Lockport woman who often teams with my frequent partner Usha Khurana with good results. Beena is more reserved than most of my playmates, but she's solid and compatible. Our 54.17% is third in our direction and earns 1.23 points. We'll have to connect again.
         Tuesday: For once my high hopes of doing well with Dottie May are fulfilled. Not a spectacular game at 52.57% – tie for sixth overall – but even fractional points (0.89) are always welcome.
         Wednesday: Another lark with June Feuerstein in a six-table game, but we don't fly high enough. 49.17%. To scratch in our direction, we need some serious altitude – another 10 percentage points.

         Thursday: I desperately want to cheer up Marietta Kalman with a good game, but this is just the opposite. Our fault mostly, but not entirely. For instance, Myra Razik and Brian Block come along in the second round, pick up a hand that goes all the way to slam in every suit but Clubs, and turn out to be the only ones who bid it. 39.42%. Absolute dead last in this six-table session. Total points for the week so far: 2.12. For the month: 11.53. 

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