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Gerard held
------, AQT743, K974, KJ6
His partner held
AQT7, 62, 62, QT932
Gerard was dealer.
1H P 1S Dbl
2D Dbl 2H P
4H Dbl
Result was -2 for -300
Gerard's partner asked him why he bid 4H.
Gerard: I had 16 points with distribution and I didn't
know what your spades were
Poor Master, his gleeful LHO held all the outstanding
hearts.
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Next hand same partner
Gerard holds:
AJ7, AKQJ854, J9, 2
His partner:
K9, 72, AQ, KQJ7543
His partner opened 1C. Gee bid 1H. His partner rebid
2C and Gee bid 4H ending the auction.
Again, his partner questined his bidding, citing that his
4H shutout did not show such a strong hand.
Gerard: yes I know, but had no idea if you had 11 points
or 16
The hand made 6 and most everyone was in it.
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Still same partner ...
Gee has T6, 8763, K, AQ9853
His pd: AK742, K954, Q, KJ6
Auction started on Gee's left
1H 1S P 2C
P 2H P 3C
P 3NT
They managed to be -400 vulnerable in 3NT and
Gerard said:
Gerard: Why 3NT????? told you all I have is club
Gerard: You do things like that and
players like getjan get me that he hears I am
bidding like a manic
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Next hand gee had AKxx, Ax, xxx, Axxx
his partner had xxx, Jx, xxx, QTxxx
it went 1NT on Gee's right and gee doubled.
They made 3!
Gerard: no reason to lose 10 imps there pard
Gerard: I want my 20 imps back, so I can return
to the top ten
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Good old Gee ...... I miss him.