The sun., 1918-07-14
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

Auction Bridge. l.. A. II. says: No
score. the dealer holds five hearts to the
ace queen, five diamonds to the ace king.
the king Jack Of spades and the king Of
clubs Is this a no-trumper or a heart?
A sound major suit bid is always con-
sidered better than a no-trumper in
which there is any risk. Both the black
suits are weak in this hand. and neither
Of the red suits is established. II the
partner has enough to go game at no.
trumps 1t should be an easy game at
hearts and a much safer bid to start
with.
]. H. says: The dealer holds six
hearts to the ace Jack ten. four spades
to the Jack and three diamonds to the
jack; no clubs. Is this heart bid?
Not with careful players. as there is
no defence in the heart suit except the
one trick and no side tricks to support
the suit. 1t Is a good secondary heart
bid. however, II the situation seems
favorable on the second round of the
bids. The objection TO bidding these
suits is that II the contract is not Sc
cured and the partner leads he Is de-
ceived as to the possible tricks in hearts
secondary bid will not leave him I'M
der any wrong impression as to the de-
fenslve strength OF the heart suit.
II. l.. says: The dealer, Z, bids a
spade. This goes round to fourth hand,
b. who doubles, intending II as con-
ventional demand for his partners best
suit. or no trump. II he can stop the
spades. Before A can answer z re-
doubles, and insists that the redouble
closes the bidding and shuts out A. Is
this a new rule. or is there an error in
rs statement?
The bidding Is never closed until
three players in succession PASS the last
declaration made. When z redoubles It
Is still open to a, and B in turn to bid
The re1ouble by has no effect upon AS
bid at all, as he can name his suit just
as freely after redouble as he can
after his partners double. z must have
been misinformed
J. C. says: The first game OF the rub
to four, against three spades. which he
makes \ bets that this IS po nts on the
first game Is worth three. fourths OF the
game. and makes the odds to / that
they will win that game, as II Is so much
easier to make more points than for
the opponents to make the whole 80.
What is this IS score actually worth?
1t is worth IS points and the honors
that went with it, and those IS points
will reduce or enhance the ultimate
value Of the rubber. It's value as a game
winner is about points, as It Is only
once In twelve times that a previous
score of any sort Is Of any assistance In
winning n game. There are no odds on
winning the first game beyond this II to
against that partial score having any
influence on it. II it is $3.50 on the
game AS chance Is about So to so.
Poker. II. F. A. says. opens, b
stays. A draws two cards. b three A
hreathes and j bets. without calling
the bet. A lays down the hand. face up.
remarking. II think / have you beaten"
and shows an eight full. b lays down
three queens and takes the pot, on the
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b is too hasty about showing his hand
and taking the pool. What he should
have done was TO ask A II he was going
To bet on his eight full or not. Laying
down ones cards face up does not bar a
player from calling a bet II the fact that
one had been raised has been over
looked.
y. T.. NJ. G. says: A Is dealing for r,
on his right b, who sits on AS left.
picks up his cards as fast as they are
dealt to him. and on seeing the last one
passes. before the deal is finished, All
the others pass before A has chance
to look at his cards. apparently over
looking the fact that A is dealing for +.
and II is AS first say. Can A still open,
or have the others all passed out OF
turn. and If 80. what happens?
All that A need do is to call attention
to the fact that he has not passed, and
II he wishes to open he can do So This
will, of course. allow those who have
passed to come in. just as II had been
the last to say, provided they have not
thrown up their cards.
r. T. NJ. says: A has six cards. b
four, neither hand having been looked
at. Can b draw card from AS six ?
That Is the dealers duty. as he mado
the mistake. He must be asked to draw
the card.
T. c. C. says: A opens. p and c stay.
All drew cards. bet and b called. c
dropping out. On the show down It Is
found that none OF the players could
have opened and that A did 80 by mis-
take. The three players who did not
enter insist that they should still have
run for their money, as the pot was not
legItimstely opened. What is the rule"
A pot once opened, even II wrongly.
must be played for II any one comes in
against the false openers. b did not
need openers. and as he had nerve
enough to call what he thought was
lacks or better when he had no such
hand himself he wins. as the openers
hand Is foul. How could the three 9TH