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Tom and Deirdre still glowing

Well, somebody did something good today.  It sure wasn’t me.

We got blown out in the morning KO.  Gail and I were just below average in the first session of the National Mixed Pairs, and waaaaay out of the money in the second.  In the first round, I picked up AQTx AKTxx  Jx  Ax.  Gail opened 3♣, and I bid 3NT.  Seemed reasonable.  Still does.  Down FIVE.  That’s why we’re playing something else tomorrow.

Most of our friends had the same kind of day–only Danny and Linda Friedman got the coveted Q for the next two sessions of the Mixed Pairs.  Not the Bandlers, not the Nedhams, not Nancy B, not Dan Scarola, maybe Jeff Polisner and Vicki Rivera (I didn’t see their score, but they play pretty darned good). UPDATE:  Yep, they qualified.

The best news, to me, is that Tom Jacobson and Deirdre Dunne, while missing their qualification by thiiiiiiiiiis much, placed in the evening session and Deirdre, playing in her first National event, now has 1.04 Platinum Points to her credit.  We’ll make a bridge addict out of her yet.

We ran into Marj Russel and Carol Brooks on the way to the after-game refreshments, and they were bemoaning losing their KO by 1 measly imp.  Is it better to lose by 1, and feel like you coulda been a contender, or lose by 50 and not have to worry about it?  I’ve been mulling that question forever, and don’t have an answer yet.  If you have an opinion, leave a comment.

Speaking of which, please leave comments! This doesn’t have to be just me talking, we can all have a say. Click on the “leave a comment” at the top of the post.  If there is already a comment, it will simply say “comments” and then the number of them.  Let your voice be heard. Even if only to congratulate Deirdre.