Evening star., 1930-12-16
BRIDGE TALKS
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We will begin cur discussion to-day
by taking UP second hands bid Of one
no trump after . pass by dealer. 1t IL
reasonable 10 assume when dealer
passes, and by 30 doing tells not only
his partner but his opponents, that he
lacks count of l3 in his hand for q
no-trump bid, and has none of the
high card combinations necessary for a
suit bid, that second hands partner
must have some high cards, therefore
the requirement for second hands bid
OF one no trump Is lower than that of
dealer, or count Of IL. This count Of
s.t ~ carries ~ s,,Us with a,it y the same require
no worthless singleton. The following
hand illustrates this bid:
SgSssaass::-!AA a..
.ptamondSMo.. ). "a
These cards are held by second hand
and dealer has passed. You will find
king Of hearts 8, queen Of diamonds 9,
jack of diamonds /, jack Of clubs and
the two les as ! that this hand counts
IL, and while dealer would not dare
bid one no trump on such holding, it
Is the minimum on which second hand
should bid after a pass by dealer.
Coming to third hands bid of one
no trump, after two passes, when dealer
nays by his pass that he has a weak
hand and second hand tells his partner
the same thing, third hand has to take
into consideration the fact that the
fourth hand Is apt to be very strong.
While his partner has denied strength
by not bidding, 1t does not necessarily
mean that he has no high cards. and
whenever third hand holds a hand with
three suits safely stopped, no worthless
doubleton. and count of IA, after two
passes he should not hesitate to bid
one no trump. The hand below Is an
Illustration of this bid:
sgsssaast::-kk. iio.'7 Il
Diamonds-K, J, 6. T.
Clubs. 10. 8.
This is third hands holding after two
passes, and In counting the hand we
find the following high cards: The ace
Of spades counting I, Jack /; king OF
hearts 8; king Of diamonds 8, Jack !;
jack Of clubs / and the two los in the
hand /. This makes q total Of IL, and
the bid would be one no trump. There
are many combinations OF high cards
which make these counts, but do not
feel that 1t Is necessary to give you
Taking UP next fourth hands re-
quirement for bid Of one no trump,
after three passes, when each player at
the table has shown by his pass that
his hand was not strong enough to bid,
If there is an even distribution Of high
cards, which often happens, all four
players will pass. With fourth hand
holding q little more than what would
be his share II the high cards were
divided evenly, he is in position TO
bid. 1t Is not necessary for fourth
hand to be able to go game to bid after
three passes, but it is necessary for him
TO hold fairly strong hand, and to bid
a no trump under such conditions his
hand must count Is, with strength in
both major suits, and II he is a depend
able player he will win oftener than he
will lose by this bid. OF course, we
have the same requirement here Of
three suits safely stopped and no
worthless singleton. The following
hand is fourth hands holding, on which
he bids one no trump after three passes:
epades-K. 10. Q.
Hearts,, 9, ).
Diamonds. 10, Q.
Clubs--K, J, 7. g.
In counting this hand the king Of
spades counts 2, ace Of hearts 4, queen
3, jack of diamonds !, king Of clubs 8,
jack !, and the two los in the hand
count /, making q total of IS. Here
we have strength In both major suits.