Play okay spades3/28/2023 ![]() ![]() JOHNSON: Tressa works two day jobs in Nashville, and still turns up at just about every Bid Whist Across America tournament. My mom will hear this, and it's supposed to be for luck and you know, I would never get a real tattoo right, but this is a henna tattoo, so it will be gone, Mom, soon. WILLIAMS: You weren't supposed to mention that. JOHNSON: Tressa Williams is a Whist junkie right down to the playing cards tattooed on her arm. TRESSA WILLIAMS (Bid Whist Player): My family, you know typically would play it New Years and at family reunions, so most of our history moments were made at a Bid Whist table. The heart of Bid Whist, though, is tradition. Trash talking is king along with the occasional victory dance. Even if you don't get the rules, Bid Whist still promises a show. Legend says that the phrase dates back to the game's early days when black railroad attendants played during their runs to Beantown. That's a flawless hand that Bid Whist pros compare to pitching a no hitter. One of the sweetest parts of the game is when one player runs a Boston on another. JOHNSON: All that carry on at the Bid Whist table helps distract an opponent from the larger goal, which is to win all 54 cards. ![]() Unidentified Woman: You want a hand like that? You want a hand like that? They take bites of sock it to me kid, they stare poker faces at cards. Partners sit across the table from one another just like in Bridge. JOHNSON: Most of the card tables had casual, quiet games. Unidentified Man: We had a nice little tournament this weekend, and we decided to sponsor a little barbeque for, you know, people who just come out and play a little bit more cards, a little something to eat and just fellowship. A group called Sharks Incorporated put the whole thing on. The two-day event is like the Grand Prix of Bid Whist showdowns. A lot of them have come to Los Angeles from all over the U.S. Brian is cooking for about 50 people relaxing at card tables in the nearby shade. JOHNSON: Brian Porter's a professional Bid Whist player, but for now he's on grill duty at a Los Angeles park. And we've got a brother that you smack your mouth the way he cooks - the way he fries his fish. BRIAN PORTER (Bid Whist Player): We have ribs with chicken, and we're getting ready to have a fish fry. Christopher Johnson reports.ĬHRISTOPHER JOHNSON: When you come to a Bid Whist Sunday picnic, you'd better not sit down at a card table on an empty stomach. It's kind of like Bridge, or Spades, or Hearts, and for black Americans, Bid Whist has been a favorite pastime for nearly 150 years. Grab three friends and try a card game called Bid Whist. You're thinking fun yes this summer, but cheap fun. Maybe the gas prices have you cutting back on travel plans. On what is unofficially the first day of summer. ![]()
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