Sheer Luck

Of all the special joys in life, The big ones and the small, A mother’s love and tenderness Is the greatest of them all. In the above deal at the rubber bridge game South was the declarer in 3NT. North was a modest underbidder and South was the kind of player whose sheer blind luck cancelled out his inept play.

West led ♠K. South spent two minutes counting his winners and another two minutes recounting them. Amazingly the total came to nine both times, so he began to plan for a glorious overtrick. “He’ll go down for sure,’ thought the West, who was watching. As he realized that the clubs are

going to be blocked.

South took the first trick with the ♠A and immediately played the ♠J. It never occurred to him that West might have led from a sixcard suit. The west reeled off four spade winners, and South discarded from his hand two hearts and, after pulling out the ♥10 and pushing it back again, a club!

“Did I make an overtrick?” asked the South.

“No,” replied the North, "But you made your contract.” “With sheer luck,” he added under his breath. Accidentally, but actually South made an unblocking play.

God could not be everywhere and therefore he made mothers!!

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