The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-05

Not In bidding game \ being the succ eSStul
/ bidder has the npl count. and no has made
enough TO make good what he bid he counts out
/ before II comes 10 BIS turn to score for high
Dice J. M says, has thrown four fui on
| wins
/ Tho aces are high in the East and so B wins
Ss4 s,y. .,,s In sa%s
nine, A and play on and wins. whereupon
| claims second prize
a aud b were not tied Tor the INST prize. but for
the choice OF nrst and second. was never In IL.
A winning The tie could take whichever prize
he pleased. leaving tho other to -.
MJc says; In cutting cards for the nrst deal,
which wins, hiyh or low
Low.
7 r says. On the second trick a rcyokes ln
four hand game. How many tricks do the other
side take as penalty
No tricks. The play Of the hand is abandoned
when the revoke is claimed and proved, and the
opponents Of the reyoklng player score two points
bhgc from veteran player ! was taught & rule
which seems TO be ignored nowadays That was
that after pairing, the card could not be used Ia
run. Is this corrccti
No. II is badly expressed statement OF
principle Cards which are duplicates, whether
played together and scored az pairs not. pre-
vent the pegglng OF a run in which they both Occur
II the cards fail 3. for Instance, the duplicate
fourS bhr the from TO 6. but Is not because
they were pair that they barred 1t but because
they came between the cards necessary TO form
the run
Ia this case the nrs, four played forms par, OF
run Of three that be pegged. and pairing u
bars only the run that might otherwise 90 back
10 the @. but does not prevent run going on DC
cause II ? is now played the second Tour makes a
run OF three In this 1t will be seen that both
fours have been used In runs although they were
used in making pair.
A IT A Mia he tho heart
deuce and The heart lrsy. pcgging run Of three
and nush OF three six holes This disputes
Flushes do not count in play.
b c says: After making a number OF expert
ments, am unable 10 md a case In which the dealer
does not make a pair. nficen run or a last
card. stated In answer 10 c. W y. on Feb ~
The dealer. n would seem. must make either
asst card or 20: but he can certainly make moth
ing else but the go failing to pair. nf,een
nun or last card. Perhaps some OF THE SUN read
ers viii solve she problem OF how tho cards would
lie In such case and the layout for the crib
bridge W. H; $. says deals. is dummy
cards arc winners says to b. We cannot take
another Trick to which y agrees. SAYING 20 !he
remainder OF their cards. whercupon i, is discov
cred that the dealer has revoked a claims three
a. they gave I'd The hand. and acknowledged that
the dealer could score the remainder OF the Tricks
Law o. says that revoke may he claimed he
fore the cards have been cut for the following deal
cedinr law states that the claimants OF revoke
may search all the tricks at the end OF the hand"
Even admitting the dealers claim that the hand is
at end the opponents are siill in time to search
the tricks and prove the revoke. therefore Is en-
titled to three tricS penalty.
G A. says. The Calls no trump by his partner
being y The INST ten tricks have been won by
A and B. when Y discovers and makes known
The dealer has four and and have three each
Dummy claims new. deal. The point now arises,
on the new DEAF Again. suppose the dealer had
discovered and announced me ir'rsulsrlty as ne
must have done moment later, should the re be a
new deal AL bridge guides and codes OF laws
fail at this point, so We are writing To THE Sun
for decision.
This Is another OF those points which the
latest revised code OF laws Is ambiguous. There is
no Law specifically applied to irregularities In the
hands So their should be. The laws governing
mlsdeai state that II any player has dealt TO him
more than thirteen cards Il Is misdeal but IL does
state THAI It Is mlsdeal II the error Is not dis
covered until ettrr the play OF the hand has begun
Ths law has number OF clauses relating To errors
In the deal which can he detected 81 oncr
After the play begins especially after II has pro-
Eresed for tricks Il Is not at all certain that
a player with supernuous card In his hand had
fourteen 10 start with Any player with less than
thirteen cards Is not entitled to msdesl II ne has
played 20 'rcs. he Is allowed to search for the
missing card but nothing Is said abou, what he
shall do n he cannot ind It. IS the law now stands
Il would seem necessary to prove thar man
started With fourteen cards In order TO Insist on
new deal
Five Hundred. In response 10 requests Tor de-
tails OF This game by those IN the hAbl, or playing
H. THE SuN has received large number OF rules.
but these so diverse and so contradictory that
none OF them can be recommended for general
adoption.
Can ace Euehr, T X says The dealer took
up club and called ior the best hear The ED.
- leI
lead a trump n he Ia,
There IS no rulc about H. II IS simply considered
good policy. as q Is 20 the advantage OF the com
bnauon not only to get out the irumps. but to give
the dealer the last play on the nrSt round OF the
trump suit
Poker d II c says What arc the reasons for
showing more than the openers when the hand
is not called
1t is only when no cards arc drawn against Inc
opener that the whole hand must be shown The
reason for demanding TO see all I'VE cards Is that
the opener mas paid or risked moro TO get those
nyr cards than any other player At the table. and
as all have an equal interest in the pot they all have
right 10 see the hand that takes their money.
because when goes in against the Opener
IT Is practically show down without betting
L. n ssRsira card faced in dealing for the draw
must be taken
cumstanccs He must walt until all the others are
helped before getting It replaced
q SAYS 4 calls b. who shows full
SAYS. "You WIN u proceeds To take In the pot
and has partly done so when nndS ne has a better
Fun than IS The iWo hands are SIN separate
from the pack. and The pot IS not yet mixed with
BIS chips.
II Is hard TO how the last part OF this state
ment agrees with tbr one that had parity taken
In the pot When told Is that he won the pot
Instead OF laying his own hand down for every
one TO see H. as required by the rules. It would
seem that :, sas Rs pot The laws require that all
hands In the call shall be shown and " players vio
late the laws and tell another player that his hand
Is good when Il Is not they must suffer tho con
sequences.
r. y V saws The club rule is that me opener
must keep his opening qualification. 10 one pot.
The opener Is called aud shows nush. sfreT having
drawn one card one Of tine men calling him, |
who had refused 20 open. made Two pairs and claims
the pot ~ the club does not allow drawing 10 a |
four card nush-
II Is not stated whether the opener split lcgitl- |
mate openers to draw 20 the huSh or whether he |
mlstook the circumstances and drew 10 bObtsu. |
In one case he has drawn 10 false openers. In the
other he has spt openers when IL Is against the /
rules 10 spit them IN either case his hand is ioul
and the pot goes to the best hand calling him.
vs. G says Two prizes were offered for the best |
and second best poker hands held during the month
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