The sun., 1909-02-21
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS

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II should be the rule 70 play each Of the foul
deals out because there must not be more thar
four deals at one table In one round and the
players on both sides should have an oppor
'unity To make all they can. even on spade.
E.H. E. says: We had a pivot bridge tourna-
ment In which the nrst prize was won by alady
who had made more than 1900 plus In the three
on The nrst rubber @ doubled dc eyerythinS. one oi
them 70 catch up and the other 70 keep up ID
not the doubling limit 100 points tnckf
In tournaments, no doubling should be allowed
unless Il Is In a mans club where the usual stake
is played for In addition 70 the tournament prizes.
There Is no euro for the nsgrant abuse Of the
doubling privilege In tournaments except 70
forbid doubling altogether.
T. ?. II. says: a contends that in playing
pivot bridge the deal should be continuous after
the INST deal Of the INST rubber, says II must
The only difference between pivot bridge and
the ordinary rubber is that the partners are de-
termned by schedule. This being the rule. Il
follows that the four players must cut for the
deal at the beginning OF each rubber. In straight
bridge this cut would decide the partners also,
but In pivot they rotate in order
T. p. A. says: z. the dealer, leads out OF turn. .
y, who dummy, calls his attention toit A. who
e an adversary objects 70 this and says dummy
play. dummy says What are YOU going to do
about Il ~ dol" They look up. the laws and
calling attention, 70 a lead out Of turn A, who
ats on the dealers left. bets that the dealer
ss Ssss s no. an sdvs c
lead shall stand The dealer bets that there Is
no penalty y not one Of the things covered RED
his lead, even II dummy Is the one that calls
aiten ton 20 IT, provided neither adversary has
played 70 the trick.
This question was submitted 70 the card COM
mlttee OF the whist Club. which drew up the
laws It's dec sion Is that II the dealer leads
from the wrong hand and dummy correcis him
before either adversary plays TO the false lead
there is no penalty and The sdversanes cannot
Insist that the lead shall stand; but that II Is q
breach OF the etiquette Of the game for dummy
TO speak or for the dealer 10 take back the lead
The last part OF this decision seems 10 cover
the point fully; that the dealer should decline 70
avail himself OF dummy's improper remarks
and should let the lead remain for the decision
Df bis adversahes. even II dummy has spoken
before second hand had time 10 play 70 the trick.
Of course second hand might play promptly
before the dealer has time 70 touch another
card but second hand Is not always prepared 70
do so when he is thinking about the lead being
from the wrong hand
Cnbbsge. Z. L, c. says; Please count this
hand for US as played-Dealer. b. holds three
and Ave and the starter is an eight The CRIB
Is siI, two sevens and an eight led nrst and
The cards fell 32+2t25A
In the play pegs run of three and nfteen
holes pegs last card. As hand Is worth IL,
BIS hand Is worth holes, while his CRIB Is worth
a: so the total score stands: A, IL: b, IS
II. NJ. says: In nve card cribbaee which player
has the better chance TO make the go'
The dealer.
F. W. r. says: a bets that the expression at
lome" means that the player has turned the
,orner and Is on the homestretch. We cannot
Ind II In the technical terms In our Hoyc.
A player Is said TO be at home" whom he has
made the average expectation on the number Of
lands played up TO that time. In siI card. for in
tsnce, the non dealer Is at home II he has scored
we've, the dealer seventeen on the nrst hand
IN the second hand each player should have
venty nine pegged to be at home
Five Hundred. r. J. n. says Is there any way |
4 calculating on the chances of getting certain |
ards 10 the widow that would be worth an extra |
rick?
Much depends on what the cards are that arc
1anted There being only three cards In the
iidow. the odds are decidedly against finding |
amed card such as an ace or king Of a given |
uit. II any one OF several cards will make the |
and good for extra trick the widow may be
rusted to produce H. Most bidders consider the
'idow good for trick, on the average espe-
lsly In u no-trumper.
C. II. l. says; We have bet as TO the best bid
n these cards; The joker, a X @ j OF clubs,
Y 10 OF diamonds and OF spadesr
This Is certainty for eight In no trumps with
ut any help from the widow, worth SEQ II is
lso sure nine In clubs, but that 10 worth 2+0 1
My. although IL is safer than eight In diamonds,
Iso Vorth 40.
Skat. r. II. W. says: Mttelhand has bid H
, to vorhsnd. who has passed. Hnterhand
arts bidding and says q when mttelhand
ittelhand has pa ssed and went on 70 30, When
nterhand's attention Is called TO the fact that
e had u at "a without going on to 80 can hinter.
E play one worth O' II
This Is a point not covered by the laws. but
would seem that II hinterhand got It at 81.
mittelhsnd passed at that stage OF the bidding
, should be allowed to play at "a, as any further
ddlng meant nothing.
Auction Pitch. H. L. b. says: Bidder wants
20 TO 20. while wants only one. A has high
nd bets he wins Bidder bets N he gets his two
wins Please settle and say why.
In all bidding games the bidder takes the risk
being set back " he fails 10 carry out his con
act. but no other player can be set back. IL
a principle In all games that ~ one payer will
Ike risk which another Is afraid OF there must
some Compen sation TO induce him TO do IT,
he compensation In bidding games is TO give
e bidder the irst count II he makes good his
ey are aud u these are enough to put him out
, wins the game no matter what the other players
ay get or what their scores may be- This
lows that In the case given the bidder wlns
,me answer TO C. NJ 5. and w. IL c.
T. II. d. In playing smudges II Is not enough
make high low Jack and the game on one hand
20 ou on the hand. The player must also have
d four. II he has bid two or three only IL Is not
smudge II he makes four.
Piquet, L. y. d. says: As we understand the
VS., II the dealer gives too many or TOO few
Irds to either PLAYER new deal Is at the option
the elder hand. But n the elder hand elects TO I
I'VE the deal stand how can We play With wrong
imber OF cardsl
The error must be rcmedied In the discard
one player has too few cards the stock will be
ort and II must be divided 10 suit the case
elder hand has too many cards the stock viii
+-S II younger hand has TOO many tho stock
II be divided 5-2
W. J. d. says In playing rubicon plquet bets
neither A nor has crossed the rubicon al the
d B 5 as, that B's score Is dedueted from on as
cause A has not reached the rubicon Of 100
ints any more than b has.
The scores given are impossible, because at
c end OF the six deals the hrst thing 70 do Is
add 100 points TO the higher score. Just as you
d 100 for winning the rubber at bridge before
u make up It's value. This would make AS
orc 1856 and BIS IS, 80 that A would add BIS score
his own giving him ,Si points
Poker. K, C, @. says: II we are playing with
sixty card pack, containing eleven and Twelve
OTIS for each suit. how much are the odds against
Ing q nush or straight changed By the extra
As 10 the flush In the S, card pack there are
unknown cards, OF which are the suit you
mt " the odds are IS TO Q, usually called q.
l. In the 90 card pack there are IS unknown =