At midweek, I had four
shots at getting the 4.84 points I needed to become a Gold Life Master before
the end of 2018.
Would I haul in some of those
points Wednesday with June Feuerstein? Winning that five-table Howell game at
the Airport Bridge Club would have gotten 2.19 of them. Instead, we have a
39.81% game. We’re dead last.
Hopes rekindle Thursday
with Marietta Kalman, especially after we get off to a good start in the first
couple rounds. After all, we earned a point a week ago. Winning this nine-table
game would be worth more than 3 points. But no luck. We’re 48.47%, three
percentage points short of winning anything.
They don’t have extra
points Friday at the Bridge Centre of Niagara in St. Catharines, Ont., but any
winnings would keep hope alive. Selina Volpatti and I improve upon our sub-40%
showing of the previous week, but alas, we don’t improve enough. Our 45.24% is very
far below what we need.
No matter what I do on
Saturday with Denise Slattery, the quest to reach Gold in 2018 is over. With
the pressure off, we end the year on a high note in the five-table game at the
Airport Club. 56.94%. Second overall. 1.64 points. Now, Denise declares, you
only need 3.2 points.
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