You’re probably familiar with the old bridge adage: ‘Never put down an 8-card suit in dummy’. If you’re lucky enough to be dealt such a hand — you’d better make sure you’re the one to set trumps. Of course, it does occasionally happen that your partner won’t stop bidding his own suit, forcing you to end up laying your beautiful hand on the baize like a corpse on a slab. In which case, be prepared for much joshing in the bar later.
However, I’m hardly one to talk, as the other day I did something far more outrageous with my beautiful 8-suiter — and I haven’t stopped being teased since. The event was the Ian Gardiner Teams of Four, and I was playing with my Scottish friend Paula Leslie. I picked up this hand: ♠Q32 ♦AKQJ10872, ♣J4. The opposition were vulnerable, and my left-hand opponent opened 1♠.
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