The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

pOsslDle Dlu' IL IL CIedT mat elgnt Ouu
cannot be made. but II the bidder gets a
grand slam, leaving from ~ to 30
points profit and saving the game? As
the new laws say that points win. any
bid that will add points to the score
must be possible and proper, so that II
A bids up TO seven hearts. Y could over
call him with eight clubs. IL he Is sure
OF a grand slam. n had so In honors.
There is nothing In Nhe laws to pre-
vent a player from bidding eight II he
thinks there 10 anything to be gained by
1t. Law 90 simply says he must make a
higher declaration than that made by
tho las bidder. In the old code there
VAS q, rule to the effect that an inn
possible declaration CAV the opponents
the option of making 1t seven in the
insisting that rhelr own last declaration
be the final one. This is all eliminated
In the new code. Tho case cited Is in
tcresting. Y made a grand slam. 100.
which offset the 100 he lost by being
doubled, but he scored so In honors.
showing a net profit Of so points for bid
ding eight clubs.
II. II. says. Dealer holds six spades
80 the Jack ten mine ace and small In
hearts king Jack In clubs king and
two small diamonds. No bid. Second
hand bid a heart. third hand two dia-
monds. fourth hand passed. What
should the dealer bid?
As a rule. a minor suit bid in this
position asks the partner TO go no
trumps II he can stop the adverse suit,
but II IL n better two spade hid. The
diamond hand will know there arc no
tops in spades. as II was not bid on the
FIRST round. and can do ar he pleases
about more diamonds or shift.
T. T.. II. says Dealer holds Ave spades
TO dhe ace kirs jack. Four hearts to the
ace king Jack. two small clUbS and
three small diamonds. bidding one spade.
A passes. Y says two diamonds and Il
two hearts. Y no trumps. \ passes and
y bids three clubs. II three hearts, Y
three M RUM This A doubles and
y ~redoubles, with the result that z is
Sc; for four tricks. 500 points. What is
wrong
When Y bids the diamonds he sim
ply denies any support for an average
spade bid. Y should have passed the
two hearts. which cannot possibly 60
game. or hid three diamonds. the pass
being safer. Then. II Y went to clubs,
and II to three hearts. z should double,
and lead the spades. in which Y must
be very short.
e. T. says: Partner bidding two
spades over one diamond and mex,
player going no trumps. and later three
no trumps over three spades. what should
A lead. holding ace and two small
spades. four hearts to the ten nine. .our
diamonds to the jack ten and two small
hearts" In the actual play, 4 doubled
three no trunps.
Ten OF hearts. The no t-umper must
have the spades stopped. hut II ne has
not three to the king. his stopper may be
caught. The risk lies in taking out the
partners reentry and not clearing the
spades after all. hut most players prefer
10 try Il. The rule for leading the hes,
of the partners suit Is no, applied to
such cases, because his suit is marked
against him, unless he can lead II him
self.
X. VI. |. asks how many cards o' =
sui, = player should have with q
wre,Ched hand TO take the partner ou'
OF a no ;rumpcr.
FIVE OF any suit. ~ It &, a tr'ckless
hand
Five Hundred. c. W. says \ hete
that any play yer can have a second bid II
he is overcallAd. Il bets there Is only
one bid allowed TO each player. \ quotes
the United states Playing Card Com
pany's rules. which state that "in some
localities one bid is allowed each play
err Suppose this m, ans that IN Others
they can have two bids
A must be mistaken. as there Is no
such statement In the book referred 10
1t everywhere says hat only one bid
is allowed each player. What It does
say IL that "in some localities the hand
is played at no trump II no one makes
a bid.
Dice ". Mex. asks the odd against
the caster throwing s for his point again
when he has just thrown II twice and
lost both pots with II.
Just the same as IL lie had not touched
a pair of dice until this throw. 81 20 I
| against Il. The throws already made
have no effect on the chances ~ The
next throw.
C%rilbage. Y. e. l.. says cutting for
the starter. y separates the pack cor
reCtly. hut the dealer exposes two cards
The non-dealcr has the choice as To
which OF the two shall he the starter.
W. r W says: Playing with thu
Joker A gets a straight flush and calls
r. who shows four tens and the joker.
Who wins
sihle with the joker in the pack. This
Ia in accordance with the principle that
the hand harder TO get is the better.
The odds against five Of n kind are go,
"a to I. Against a straight flush only
l5,94c to !. With the joker in the pack
the odds agains, a royal fusl> are
1885, to I. but four mines and a Joker
will beat II.
Plnochle. A. W. says Playing two
hand. A mclds so kings and In three
more tricks marries all bu, the trump
scoring 60 queens with the fourth queen
on The next trick he lays down the kine
aud queen OF trumps for so, the FIRST
marriage helne still on the table. Y
bets this does not count more than ~,
as the right 10 meld the first trumr