{"id":4532,"date":"2015-03-03T02:58:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T06:58:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muchachopolaco.com\/?p=4532"},"modified":"2015-03-03T02:58:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T06:58:50","slug":"spades-lessons-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muchachopolaco.com\/?p=4532","title":{"rendered":"Spades lessons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-20150302_230936.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"20150302_230936.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-20150302_230936.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p> Playing spades right at this very moment. We are currently 40 points behind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425363203680.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"wp-1425363203680.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425363203680.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But as the scorecard will note I&#8217;ve already played nil twice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425363444796.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"wp-1425363444796.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425363444796.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Matt shuffles. He prepares himself for total domination by me. As traditional rules dictate a third play of nails will be considered a technical win.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425363612171.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"wp-1425363612171.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425363612171.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the crap I&#8217;ve been getting this entire game, but none the less I&#8217;ve still been able to pull through to what will likely be a victory. I wanted to go nil, but nobody could play now with this hand. So far I&#8217;m playing this hand pretty well. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425364235028.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"wp-1425364235028.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425364235028.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dana is a strong one this round. I am playing my third nil for this game. They are literally freaking out right now. But this is a very difficult hand to pull off. The question now is with four cards remaining will I be able to do it. 3 cards now remain. Two cards now remain. And the grand nil master has once again demonstrated why he rules at spades. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425364696412.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"wp-1425364696412.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425364696412.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I just bid another nil as a last ditch effort in light of my crap hand.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425365486523.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"wp-1425365486523.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425365486523.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That ace presents a problem fot my nil. Four cards remain. And we crushed it with my nil!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425365863008.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"wp-1425365863008.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/muchachopolaco.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/wpid-wp-1425365863008.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Playing spades right at this very moment. We are currently 40 points behind. But as the scorecard will note I&#8217;ve already played nil twice. Matt shuffles. He prepares himself for total domination by me. 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