The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02

w small In that suit. with other
things. A goes to three hearts. What
Is VS. opening lead?
1f he has no ace king suit OF his own
he should lead the king Of spades. The
spade declarer cares nothing about how
many spades his partner has. Against
a declared trump suit what he wants
to know Is what high spades are In
the hand Of the declarer.
~. J.. says The winning bid is no
trump. doubled by -, who has made no
previous declaration. What Is the
proper suit for A to lead?
That depends entirely on what he
has. There Is no longer any such Trims
rs the heart convention that prevailed
In the days OF straight bridge. II Ia
not stated at what stage OF the bidding
the no trumper WAS declared nor why
A did not take his partner out OF II.
y is in a bad place with a no trumper
over him.
=. ". l.. says: The declaration In
two hearts. doubled and redoubled. The
declarer fails for one trick and ie caught
In a revoke at the same time. what
do his a~dversaries score?
The penalty for the failure o n a re-
doubled contract IL 200 and the penalty
for the revoke IL 100. All the declarer
can score Is honors az actually held.
A. G. II. says: Dealer bids a spade.
second hand no trump, dealers partner
two clubs When fourth hand passes
the dealer bids two spades. This being
passed, he goes back to the clubs. bid
ding three. Is his allowed?
When three players pass in succession
the bidding Is closed. The mai decla-
ration IL two spades. There IL no PEN
atty for the three club bid. however.
as the laws do not provide for bids
made after they are prohibited unless
the bid is barred by insufficient declara-
tlons or exposed cards. under laws SO
or So. TO which might be added Law SO.
r. II. H.. asks for the correct opening
hid on these cards: Four hearts TO the
ten, three spades to the ten ace king
OF diamonds and four clubs to the ace
king.
Many persons will risk no trumps on
these cards, as they a support a take
out In either Of the major suits. Tit
more cautious players would bid the
clubs. but n up to date player would
call the diamonds. which IA the higher
value suit. reserving the clubs to BE-
shown later II necessary. Nine out OF
ten would probably call the club.
Poker. r. p. W. says A opens u
pot. II raised N sees the rG1se. A
maintains hat he can "hreathe" After
tho draw until he sees what others bet.
The opener must make a bet OF show
his openers n drop oW.
". q. s. aAks W0hare the comparative
values Of the various poker hands can Be
found.
Any modern H0y3e G4vcs them Potter,
It's Lawn and P~rindapiss. ssvss th4
tables for the shnss penas - WI - fos
SO cardA
J. W. NJ. asks tn reason for advtsina
a player who 10 not in . Jack pot e
hold his cards until b h0 . opsners
II uhs oefsrs erow - oaAr c9ds end
thu opsmer n than found 20 have . card
too many but hAs opsners ~ emo
win me pot n any paayvr wno snes~d N,
that pot can show q Pan hand q i've
cards. and ie must remain until me mex,
deal
r l. W. ays: 4 6ses mat when IN
opener finds he dd not have openers. II
any one has come In. the opener can still
play for the pot II ne antes again. JUS
as II some one elae had opened IL
Wrong. False openers forfeit all they
have put into the pool and arc out o.
Il for that deal.
C. r. asks n . player has a r4Eht 4
refuse a card that Is faced In dealing I
to him for the draw.
He has nothing 10 say about u. n.
cannot TAKE the card and must wal
until all the others are helped befor,
Il is replaced.
1 n. f. r. eass: 4 passes and r At ono,
: throws up his hand, showing that n
J does not intend to play. whether tn
= pot IL opened or not. c bets this Il
1 irregular. as II gives unfair ~advantag,
To others vet TO speak.
There In no law against II. a. m
one can name a penalty that would n
the ca SO. The practice is very common
and the only risk the player runs II
? throwing up his hand IL that he lose
. his righ, to protest against a foul han,
c taking the pot.
q. = says Opener has three ace
II Intends to disguise his hand h,
drawing one card only. hut by mistak,
r. he discards two. Can he win the pc
with four cards"
No. because any hand OF more or les
o than five cards is foul. II IL often urge
- that a player with a short hand car
have no advantage, but that is no
the point The gambling fratern't,
wants 10 know what ne did with hi
: nm card.
j. NJ l.. y. says II was agreed Al tn
start to play slips, but as uone ap
n reared It was agreed TO withdraw them
$ a skip for the pot and says he did no
hear they were not TO be played Tn,
4 other players did
y must abide by the verdict OF m
others. II they clearly understood tina
skips were barred R's skip Is worthless
u Five Hundred NJ V. {. wants I