The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

himself WIN tneee Carus. SIN nehT's w
tho ten nine eight ace and ten OF
spades king and ten Of clubs ace queen
JACK OF diamonds. What Ia the dcclara
tiee?
This IL the style Of hand on which
most players bid two hearts 20 start
with. 80 that the partner shall under
stand that the cards are good for little
unless hearts are trumps. Others will
bid no trump. intending to so to hearts
II overcsiled. while others. again. will
pass on the hrst round and declare the
hearts on the second round Of bids.
The danger Of the last system liz that
there may he no second round. as nc one
At the table may be strong enough to
make n declaration. Tn safest bid Is
undoubtedly q heart. a. a hid Of two
Ia not necessary when you are not afraid
Of either no trumps or spades.
q. Met. says The declarer pulls out
q card as II shout to lead from his
own hand. when dummy reminds hin,
that II 10 not his lead. but dummy's.
The opponents demaWi that the lead
shall stand and shall come from the
declarer's own hand. Ia this the rule
AZ no lea0 mas Net OcSU H'"uV' "
cannot he called upon to remain.
Dummy reminds the dealer that he Ia
about to lead from the wrong hand. and
this comes under law sea. which gives
to either adversary the privilege Of re-
curing the lead to he mad from the
wrong hand. II H.. OF course. admitted
that the dealer. intention was evident.
NJ. y. says on the declarers right.
f. the act Of pla, Ing to a trick. drops
n card on the table. which he picks M
seain so quickly that no one can say
what II Was. except that IT was red
The ieclarer says II IL an exposed card.
aud u lays 1t down VI turns out TO
he /, smaller heart than the INC v has
played to the trick. The declarer de
mands thai I; play the exposed card
,akiue back his highor card. which would
r win the heart trick. IL this
This seems to turn m a question Of
fact II the two cards were played
/ his choice. but n one was clearly pla yed
10 the trick and the other dropped. the
dropped card is exposed. but II cannot
: be called TO that trick.
= - l. sa.~ II IL the rubher game
Y is dummy and observes that IN" op'
porents gather p t.ick that does not ne
long TO them. hut says nothing a: th'
time. Relieving they have the game
saved. witt -four tricks IN, r does no
? make an ace he holds. but 'eads ur tc
/ dummy's weak suit. and the see 's car
RED home. I. IL only when the de
cls-cr goes % pu; dov the score thu
dummy claims the game and points on
the trick taken In error. n protest!
that Il IS zoo late ard that attention
must II. called to the error At the tint
= i, Is made.
There IL no time iimi, fixed by thu
law. AS to when the e'rcr shall b'
Y pointed ou,. Dummy might insist on hi'
. right 20 correct an erroneous score a
the end OF she hand and Justify him
self by indicating the only tricks 'aker
by the opponents. This would be prac
. t!eally the same thing
Rum. W N. r. says Three play
ing. 4 has oniy one card 20 set rid OF
Z amorg those on the table being three
sevens. Il. the mex player. draws
seven and throws Il on the discard pile
forgetting As triplet. A at once take
!. the card and calls Pay me- as he Il
out. c protests that he should not los
the coun, for his entire hand through
Bs error.
!, the DESCRIPTION IL correct A had n,
right 10 take the fourth seven. c ha
e 10 play after Il and whether c take
up the seven himself 20 prevent A from
setting II or draws and discards. TIT
seven il, either taken up or buried an
Is beyond AS reach.
G T. c. asks IL ire Cincinnati. varia
$ ton that allows a player to buy a car
that he wants when II 10 drawn h.
- another player compels the player 10 SCI
: the card II he canno, use II himself.
There il no compuls,on. The bidde
simply offers 10 put into the pool n
many chips as there are spots on IN
card. II the seller 10 afraid that tn
o card would put the other player out, h
e will naturally refuse to sell, but he is no
obliged 10 use the card. He may thro'
y II into the discard. where It will b
u got the chips offered there might be som
y irducement for him TO sell out so as I
" cover his possible loss on the hand, bu
y as the price paid goes to the current poc
10 there is no such inducement.
" Poker. II. T. says: 4 bets that IN
Il proba bilities for Ming stTaights an
hushes are reversed with the Stripe
" pack. can this be demonstrated cor
yincinsiy enough TO make a man pay tn
bet
Tho stripped pack has no deuces q
treys. so there are only ~ cards. ofthes
r. there are & available TO MI out an ope
~ end straight when tn. player has o card
II hand, This gives us 3? unknoW
cards which he does not hold, therefor
his chances for the straight are 9 in 81
ie With the full pack they are s in u. \
" for the flush he has I Of the suit In ham
.. so there are out among 80 unknoN
ID cards with the stripped pack, making
er as much harder to MI the flush as I
:. short OF 3. With the full pack there al
v, . chances for the nush, making as niue
~ ca sier thar the straight rs . Is bette
~ than s, A therefore wins his bet.
W u. T.. says: A bets that there is
~, better chance to get something TO h
IL. ON 10y drawing i've fresh cards than +
IN drawing -four TO all ace, What Is Il
- idea"
=, The idea Is that the odds are 4 to
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