The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-30

time you lei trImps You iust the trick,
Their" H. always the FEASIBILITY that IL"
adver.tri.-- may be atl. To make their
truUp- ~aisEit.lv. INT u - luIusHthle
FOR them 2" tH ;uIs ana '.toh yuiIr- at ~ .
ssifI' time. U- only one - them plays
after VA ard hi- pr u'r must head
through you TOT iug DO 80 genera !
pr. h-I'Iau 10 probabilities. sIN trhmIr.
h'w's "r. -u1'. are g,-i fIr iwu triCks
nlur times u.t Yi tea Every -'Ir" ttyCA
winning ,TIrup. -ion ~ ~" uO" that BE-
among tu"-'' -rN. adds just 80" point "a
this HuHi'r, so That -iS trump - tho
no" and king are F,ud for four tricks
Itu" eluI''- u.li 10 Itr.
II w. * sac. g. five 'uIrIrs. ~ matter
/ hnw small. ~" find the probable distrihI-
/ tions e., follows
| 'Tryy-'. 'T..S,,,D' r.,,r7r' = o, y, ''0r'.
Accord. ng ~ hisiat ?" Il YOU led trumps
every iiu" you h3d = chance ~ ~ the
adv'rstr!'~ had 'h- hi.h trumrs and let
them vogT '.V" wupil De- good tor two
+ tTluks "Iiy Que" "a thr"" times. lecaus"
IN" a'iN "TSarN or m" other a 30 haE" four
' or 'uHT" inlipp- against vuu an times IA
l.sN tU the thor hand any 'i'" trump
'.'. 'h" r.Ii.-' In %" rl... should 10"
god l"s "n" 'rCN tg fr.fH's AZ !"aS'
-''''u i'r'- ,ut q ".Eu he moral
~ ''Is .Il"g'a,., % ~ 'htt Eve very small
. 'iriui~ A. ru' - much ,.,f7uuu- n hrIdE".
/ anu N"t'h nothing 90 auction.
A'tN y ifi4 lfl'- ~ 'i4IlA nF'l~ tilll'lsAs
a." fi," "a" NAV g-t 80 ia" rlu" 81 the
C"lrh!na'i bv atI.ug - 'h' appruN.-
mat" vslr" ~ rhD 'i'" smaii 'uuIis III"
Tao" vain" II "a" iu"k y .nu"r~ I'VE
inIml- =. III" ao. hing az" worth four
tricks uI'-rh bird 81! ~" vim" and three
tricks fpr 'h" other twu-ihirds. This
gl'"s u~ ~ tricks for - tuimps. Or an
aNsraI' - - 'r.'S- a. the prrbabl"
NaI." { IT," trIml= go iu" aC" KING. or
KING uu'' lack.
When ~ com" - such larg" numbers
~ r'' ru fuIrr-. NO bridge PLAYER would
h''sitai" 20 declare them unless h' had
10 make "A stab for game in a hp truIurer
In auction. however. ~ ~ Frequently
necessary TOR him TO know IA" limit 81
their yaNI" because there are limits in
thai gam" IN. expectation Of finding
a certain number in one hand against
you, when Won hold seven ~ a suit. ~ "a
follows
'r'Pf ,7' Trip T,,,"F' Soy"
Even Il your seven ,rImps ara the
smallest 100 IN" pack they should b" good
Tor 'wp tricks % times out q luu. and for
three tricks times out of ~. A no one
Will hold NOR" than trImrs against your
twO-third- uf IN" time n -"y"u-tTlmp
declaration should b" good Tor fprir tricks
about twice out Of every thrr. times A.
before, the pr,s"uC" Of trick winning
cards adds RAPIDLY to this value. Acr
king and five small ones ars worth SIX
tricks times out Of 40
Al th"~" calculations arc for the hand
Of IN" d""lar"r alone. regardless Of IN"
possibilities of his partners hand. he
Cauz" ~ - absolutely necessary that 10"
bidder IN aVcIlon bridge should he abi"
10 -"pIrat" 30 his mind IN" value 81
bis own h1ui from IN" value ot his
partner = a-Sl stance. Thus ~ h"caus"
IN" PARTNER D. usually bidding upon SON"
o'ier sui and II each individual were 10
add To his '-iImat" 80 tn" value ~ his
own cards 3D." asSl~ttnC" prohah'" from
las partner, ~" should hav" u duublluR
up process which would lead 10 error. 3
Never reckon for your partner = assist
anC" "a ir.WI- at auction. hut only Tor .
I h. PLAN suits
A. ~" sam" time there il always the
chance. which must D." allowed for. that
m" Hufr"~Io.I strength - ~" tr'itni >
IA IN" IdN"r-ari"s' hands may - ned
down tp Ifs average by ~" distribution /
IA which your partner shares. IL" 2
thing ~ r"'ue'nI"r ~ that the tricks .
vnUr partner bids ar" not IN your suit ,
II YOUR hand - IN lviiually worth four .
TRICKS in frr4WpA and your partners is 4
worth thr"" trick. both - you calou- ,
lItIug against th-~' players. tho COM
hiuatIpn should bo worth seven tricks. .
and would D." u Won could max" both /
lh-s" salts tr'Imi- But the moment .
your Eui' - six or sev"a small cards ~ I
r"iuc"i 20 the love" - a plain suit II Is
worthless That - ~" danger Il hld- /
ding on length without strength at auc-
ton
II you consider your hand worth five
tricks with ayrrdg" a--istIuD" from your
PARTNER and IN" makes tn" sarue s--tI-
mat" ~ ms hand. III" combined hands .
are pFpia tlv worth only hv" tricks
h" aus" Zach Il you IL discountiug his .
ptrtu-v.- trIri-
In straight bridge rho partner has
nothing "a -av aud On" d"al"r'- Judgment
l. hi-'d IA his know .cdg" IT Ii PARTNERS
Tgpbatli" assistance. In auction the .
player hr-r bad - based on his own in
dl,.iual cards. IN" partners hid IL N
hI- cards and 10" Information thus "N-
changed NAV alter a." aspect q affairs
Tor either OF both
The important matter for the player
az auction q" d"rid" - given a certain
number ut a -uIt ~ hIs own hand. what .
II the probable tTickiakinR value ~ that
suit a. a trump. taking into Cpnsidera-
ton the Chan'" that the partner will he .
Z h." strongest II the thres other handz In
~" hstTibutiou ot that suit. Dur-f hird
Il thu time IN" remaining two-thIrds
the stronger hand will be an adv"rsaTy's =.
Lot Us suppose that you are bidding
ur a hand - tx uumps In which "a dis
rrihutIun - - ! would defeat YOU unless
your partner held the l. What are the
chances that u"ith.r adversary will have
NOR" than - THIS point IL vital 20 III"
auction bridge player who names a suit
In which ha has length without strength
player would hold four or more trunps.
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