The Cardturner
“I didn't know what a Shriner was, but according to Cliff, they are people who wear funny hats.
There must have been more than sixty bridge tables set up in neat rows. I don't think I saw any Shriners, just a lot of bridge players, and a few of them wore funny hats. Bridge gibberish was coming at me from every corner of the room.
"After going into the tank for ten minutes, he leads a club, giving the declarer a sluff and a ruff! Then, in the post-mortem, he asks me if there was something... he could have done differently. ‘Yes,' I tell him. ‘Play any other card.'" We made our way to the long directors' table. There were three directors, two men and a woman, all wearing matching purple shirts with the ACBL logo printed on the front pocket. Trapp gave me his wallet and I paid for the entry.
"This is Lester Trapp," said Gloria. "I spoke to a Harvey Willfolk about a special table." One of the male directors looked up for the first time.MoreLess
There must have been more than sixty bridge tables set up in neat rows. I don't think I saw any Shriners, just a lot of bridge players, and a few of them wore funny hats. Bridge gibberish was coming at me from every corner of the room.
"After going into the tank for ten minutes, he leads a club, giving the declarer a sluff and a ruff! Then, in the post-mortem, he asks me if there was something... he could have done differently. ‘Yes,' I tell him. ‘Play any other card.'" We made our way to the long directors' table. There were three directors, two men and a woman, all wearing matching purple shirts with the ACBL logo printed on the front pocket. Trapp gave me his wallet and I paid for the entry.
"This is Lester Trapp," said Gloria. "I spoke to a Harvey Willfolk about a special table." One of the male directors looked up for the first time.MoreLess
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