The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1928-03-09
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EASY LESSONS IN
!, AUCTION BRIDGE
BY PAUL II. SEYMOUR
Author Of "Highlights on Auction Bridge"
ArtIcIe Fourteen.
Secondary Bids
Copyright. BY Hoyle. Jr.,
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- HD informatory double some
i times is used on the second
round of bidding in a way which may
need some explanation. If second
hand doubles dealers original bid
either of a suit or no trump and third
hand makes a bid, fourth hand will
pass unless having real assisting
hand. II dealer now also passes and
second hand still is DESTROYS Of fore
ing bis partner to bid he will double
again. This still would be an Inform
atory double unless third hands bid
were two no trump.
The rules for assisting bids by third
hand are somewhat altered after the
first round of bidding:
To raise an original bid four as
sisting tricks are necessary; but aft
er dealer raises his own bid third
hand may assist when holding one
less trick, (namely, three), and If
dealer raises his own bid twice with
out hearing from his partner, the re-
quirements for an assisting bid are
lowered to two. In ether words the
greater the strength shown by dealer
in raising his own bid, the less
strength is required by third hand to
make an assisting bid.
When third hand has overbid deal
er's one no trump with minor suit
bid of two, the danger signal has
been waved and dealer should not
rebid the no trump unless he ex-
poets to win all of his tricks from
his own hand.
If third hand has overbid by three
of a minor suit it shows unusual
strength and length and no re-entry
card in other suits. In such case, if
dealer has any one of the other three
suits unprotected it would be far bet
ter for him to pass and allow the
minor suit to win the declaration; but
with no danger of opponents running
another suit dealer should bid three
no trump as this minor suit should
be of great assistance to him, and a
no trump should net much better
score than a minor
If third hand overbids by two of a
major suit it is again a showing Of
strength, and dealer should pass un-
less he has less than normal ex-
pectancy in that major; in which case
he should bid two no trump.
Fourth Hand Bidding
After dealer has bid one no trump
and second and third hands have
passed, fourth hand often may find
it advisable to bid two of suit for
the purpose of announcing his strong
suit to his partner. This is called
lead-directing bid and is made with
the expectation that dealer will over
bid it by saying two no trump.
If the no trump declaration wins,
second hand will lead this suit and
by so doing often will enable the adj
versaries to win a trick or two which
they could not otherwise have OBJ
tanned. If dealer passes or changes his
no trump bid to a suit, second hand
must not credit his partner with orig
inal bidding strength, as such a
lead-directing bid may be made on
OAc Two less.
After two rounds Of bidding, re-
bidding in general is good deal like
bidding for the purchase of some
thing at an auction sale. After one
has bid what he thinks his hand is
worth he is inclined to bid just one
more because some one has overbid
him. When one has a good strong
hand for a certain bid he does not
want to give up and let his opponent
play the hand at something else
against which most of his good cards
will be worthless. In such situations
many hand is overbid tremendous
ly, and frequently one side loses
heavily. Here psychology enters the
game and the one who wins most
frequently is the one who can best
estimate his opponents mental proc
esses and determine how high he can
induce them to bid or how trust
worthy their bids are. This is called
psychology by some, pure bluff by
others, and who shall say that it is
right or wrong? We call a certain
player shrewd-which does not mean
that he understands the scientific
principles of the game better than
others, but that he reads his partner
and his opponents and learns more
from their bids than others could.
Every Auction player should there
fore try to gain as much information
as possible from the manner of bid
ding of other players, and also to
convey as little information as posi-
Die to his opponents by his manner.
Trial Not Nocoe.~