The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

the make when he 10 without q trick In bis hand.
not 10 much as 0 defence but In order 10 retain
the confidence Of his partner. The defensive
make need not always be spades. as . club h some
times better. or even q weak red make. The Idea
ia to prevent the dummy from going no trumps on
q hand which VIII get no support from the dealer.
and TO encourage dummy to go no trum ps when he
has any show for II.
C. G. l.. says: We understand that an undoubled
spade lie not played unless the dealers side Is
p ps. ne ct i. 'e = s.y. s spsd. s.P B aouS 81 ,n OF, ' q ,ur 3
before he !. asked. look. over his cards and
upon A throws up. his cards and says Take your
Two and four and give me the cards. Ny deal"
i i Ias no. p iast III Il t Ssnd do sna,s &c See s'i NOT stand oe as
the dealer IL not ~ up but only 10.
The deal must be played II either adversary
doubles. II the double Ia irregular the maker OF
the trump has a right to say whether 1t shall
stand or not. but he has no say about playing the
hand out.
Auction Bridge. W. X. N. says: What is to
prevent q player from bidding 30 high every
deal that the other side cannot get out and that
sin sSs; n %s %.rs sv ,ry P1s t ae E Psas'' fer "a sSs' 'ss
other nisst lust 70 see how 4 went; IA and ZONE one
notonous.
In actual practice this does not occur n there
Is any stake on the result. but many players
have sugs ested remedies for the possible evil
VI pEoiOuktuS INC khUic u tule way hut I'm
Guilty seems TO be TO frame q rule which would be
At once fair and effective. Perhaps some Of the
readers OF THR SUN can make suggestions
A. G. C. says: A has bid three at no trumps
and Y doubles. A makes nve BY cards and thirty
aces. What does A score'
Five tricks at "a each below the line. 100 points
In honors 80 aces. and $50 penalty. or this
50 Is for getting the three by cards that he under
took to get when Y had doubled and IN for each
OF the over tricks which he got after being doubled.
Skat. N. E. A.. says: A insists that the mata-
dores are the four Jacks. B says they are the
trumps that you have In sequence, and that II
they are not In sequence they are not matadores.
A is wrong. and B IS only partly right. The
four Jacks are called ~wenxels." not matadores,
and only one OF them. the club jack. Is always .
matadore. Other matadores are trumps which
are held In unbroken sequence with this club
Jack, but the moment this sequence ends the
matadores end with It. For convenience, as the
partners do not know what they hold between
them, the single player always calls the number
OF matadores. IL he has the club Jack he is with"
SO many. II he has not the club Jack. he is with
OUT so many. The two black Jacks. but not the
heart jack. would be with two" for instance,
while no trump hlg her than . king would be
without six"
Seven UP. 1T. I, says: 4 turns up Jack
sed s sso. .eye e.; e ans. p ssS ps, 20 , ~ ' ss X. z sua anss
jack was not the thirteenth card A must take
down the point he scored for II.
b Is too late. Having played to the trick the
score for the jack stands.
Boston. A. c. AcC. says. A has overbld his
this pool can be decided the lights 20 out 10 Inc
card room and the game e abandoned A bets
i !ss pool &c ss :: n Ssc one .h can l0I win hat H. h1 pol 5p: sna Su thai II
therefore he has no chance 10 ret his money back.
The rule Is that all that remains In the pool
when the game breaks up shall be evenly divide
t--- $500, ~
tented with his share. The rule Is as fair for him
a. for any one else.
Call Ace Euchre. ]. H. F. says: A bets that II
OF a suit ne must have at least one Of that suit
in his own hand.
Is wrong.
f.. N. B. says: Playing two band euchre. A deals
and takes II up. On the third trick B hnds she
on account Of A having given her the wrong
number OF cards.
B Is too late 10 demand q new deal. as she has
played TO a trick with a foul hand. A can count
any points she may make, but b cannot score
may be.
Al are ss up and {. are 81 bids eight on
ZIP make low. JACK, game, Which wins gam
The bidder always has the FIRST count and counts
all he makes. so A wins.
Dominoes. G. T. r. .ays: Playing the block
game. 4 calls domino. b turns down the double
blank; ne only stone left In his hand. Who
II that hand decides It a wins. as he made
domino.
,n et ts1s. ;.,r 6 3 + /; \ Y; s.y'; on nl1 &. '.. two ssr s1p 'st
player pegs a run of Ave which the dealer dis
The run 4. correct. There are no duplicates
from the four back to the trey.
Progressive Euchre. A. G. says: Al a public
and only two 10 himself the nrst round and then
two 10 each and three TO himself. What Is the
rule on this point
II all four players do not receive the same
number OF cards on the same round 1t is 3 mis-
deal and the dealer loses his deal. He can give
two the nrst time or three. but whichever number
he gives TO the nrst man on his left he must give
10 all the others, including himself.
Poker. A. R. p. says: A discovers before pick.
Ing up any OF his cards that he has Six Is this
II NO bet has been made A can ask the dealer
to'draw . card. so rs to save time. or A can de-
mand . new deal. But II a bet has been made A
must demand Q new deal.
N. z. l.. says: A bets the dealer Is required 10
tell how many cards he drew If he is asked before
bets are made.
The dealer must answer II the player asking
tho question Is In the pot and has not made .
bet. |
F.. J. says: A opens a jackpot and B and C stay.
A draws one card and chips. B and c throw up
mel, nSa hand. n w az ,Ho e oda Gard. 4 , shows "a a 6 Ps,5 q
on two pairs. sevefs up, but through mistake
discarded one OF thS sevens, r bets ihal A wins
the pot. a. the other hands are thrown up. B
bets each man takes his money dovn and the
pot Is on.
II players followed the rule Of making the
openers OF jAckpots always put their dscards
the chips In the pool, no matter how many
yards they Intended to draw or what they had,
All such disputes as this would be impossible.
It is. the players must take As word for It that
he had openers when he opened: and they must
rive him the pot, as no ono has Q hand TO dispute
with. B and C having thrown their cards away
100 soon. Same answer TO G.. r. s. In a very SINH.
lar case.
l.. T. r. says. a nnds he has picked up sx
mas not lifted the four cards that lie in front OF
him. The others insist that It Is a misdeal. What
Is the rulel
II the right number OF cards were dealt II can.
not be q misdeal but only a confusion OF two
cards. The one that has lifted and loo ked
has . foul hand. The other can demand another
rard. and the dealer must draw one Of the SIX
and give 1t to him.
B. asks for three and they are laid OF for him,
On looking AT his hand again he nnds that be
wanted two only. As he has not touched the
cards laid OF. he asks the dealer 10 take one
back. q bets he must take all three.
II the next man has not been helped the player
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