We were playing Euchre the other day
and I got a very interesting hand. I’m to the left of the dealer, my wife. The up card is the ten of clubs. I have both bowers backed up with nothing, including a couple decent hearts and a worthless nine of spades. Initial reaction… PICK IT UP! I have the two best cards!
But wait… no one else will say pick it clubs. I’ve got both black Jacks. If I say “pick it up”, making it clubs, my wife gets an extra trump to spoil my hand. But wait… Should I pass? Then wait patiently for the choice to come back to me. Being left of the dealer, I’ll have first choice at setting trump, I can make it SPADES! It’s a sure thing giving me both bowers and a nine kicker, all in spades!
I pass. It comes back to me, just as planned. Barely able to hide
my poker face (or should I say Euchre face), I say “Spades”. I come out guns a blazing with both bowers, the lesser one first for suspense, clearing out all the trump. winning the hand, handily.
Only one post? No time to blog about Euchre??? How can that be??
No, not much Euchre blogging time. My partner and I did win our last Euchre party.
Would you agree it was an amazing hand?
Nice mask by the way. Do you get to wear that when you go alone? I think you might have to.