Was My Partner Right?
Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2019 9:59 am
Played a game yesterday and this hand came up.
I'm in first seat holding:
Upcard is .
We were down 8-2.
First round, everybody passes. Second round, I called diamonds.
We promptly got euchred, mostly because my partner couldn't help and one of the opponents had a totally killer hand in next.
My partner promptly starts cussing me out for calling when I only had two diamonds. I maintain though that I made the correct call. My reasons are:
1. It was a next call made from first seat.
2. I had two side aces.
3. I had the right.
He continued to maintain though that you should not make any call from first seat if you don't have three trump, just in case your partner can't help. I personally think he was an idiot and was playing way too conservatively.
The only reason we got euchred here is that one of the opponents had a very strong next hand. If I would have ordered up then this hand would actually be even weaker in hearts because I gave the dealer a trump and only have left+1 instead of right+1. Passing would be equally dumb because there's no strength in anything else (except that I could have stopped a probable second seat loner attempt in next).
I should also point out that I ended up with him in my next game... except that I was assigned a new partner and he was my right-hand opponent. My new partner and I ended up winning that game 10-1.
Thoughts?
I'm in first seat holding:
Upcard is .
We were down 8-2.
First round, everybody passes. Second round, I called diamonds.
We promptly got euchred, mostly because my partner couldn't help and one of the opponents had a totally killer hand in next.
My partner promptly starts cussing me out for calling when I only had two diamonds. I maintain though that I made the correct call. My reasons are:
1. It was a next call made from first seat.
2. I had two side aces.
3. I had the right.
He continued to maintain though that you should not make any call from first seat if you don't have three trump, just in case your partner can't help. I personally think he was an idiot and was playing way too conservatively.
The only reason we got euchred here is that one of the opponents had a very strong next hand. If I would have ordered up then this hand would actually be even weaker in hearts because I gave the dealer a trump and only have left+1 instead of right+1. Passing would be equally dumb because there's no strength in anything else (except that I could have stopped a probable second seat loner attempt in next).
I should also point out that I ended up with him in my next game... except that I was assigned a new partner and he was my right-hand opponent. My new partner and I ended up winning that game 10-1.
Thoughts?