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[jianantonic]

A fun hand from the AM Swiss yesterday, playing with Tammy:

In first chair, I picked up 862 AKQJ63 --- QJ74.  The auction goes, uncontested, 1H - 1NT (semi-forcing; can pass if I wouldn't accept any invitations) - 2C - 3H (shows 3 card limit raise) - 4H. 

Before the dummy hits, pard is apologizing.  She thinks she's overvalued her hand for this limit raise.  That worries me a little, because my hand could be poorly matched with hers if her best values are in diamonds.  Anyway, here's her dummy:
KQJT954 T92 742 ---

On the lead of the spade 7 (from 73), these cards are ice cold for 6H -- off three aces.  I told Tam not to apologize for calling this a limit raise -- neglecting to mention such a solid spade suit was certainly a mistake, but it didn't cost us.  480 was a small pickup when the others played 4S making only 5.  Heh.

We're at the Vegas airport, waiting for our midnight flight to JFK and then onto Hartford, then Falcon Ridge.  We're exhausted, so we should have no trouble sleeping on the plane.  I can't wait to be there.

We're both still pretty upset about the way things went.  To be clear, I was never pissed that Z would be missing the fest.  Bummed, sure, but I have enough friends at Falcon Ridge to have a good time no matter who arrives with me.  What pissed me off was that he assured me he wouldn't miss it, and the travel arrangements we made depended on that.  When it comes to traveling, I have huge issues with stress, so last minute changes just give me panic attacks.  And for the last forty-eight hours, I've been enduring a pretty steady panic attack.  It seems to have subsided, though.  I'm still upset, of course.  I think it was really unprofessional of McKenzie to bail on the team, and it's not what I wanted.  What I really wanted was to go back in time and not make conflicting plans, but scientists haven't perfected the technology that would make that possible.

Right now, though, I'm feeling positive.  I'll be asleep in a few hours, albeit in a very uncomfortable position, and when I wake up, I'll be much closer to home.  Hillsdale, that is.

And I have a very good husband.  Which I never doubted.

Peace.