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BRIDGE NOTES

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Second Hand Low

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In the game of Whist they used! A bad bid with an almost- to say that Second Hand should less hand. always play low and Third Hand passed. should play high. In Contract you

The hand itself is of little inter-19 pm. will hear this ancient adage quoted without a full understanding of est. It is just another one of those what it means or should mean. As seemingly pointless collections of matter of fact, this is another in cards which are neither fish, flesh, it is stance of the many cases where the fowl nor good red herring, word "always" does not apply at a hand of the type which produces the Contract Bridge table. There in Duplicate Bridge much greater are frequent occasions when a de- swings than do those which justify! fending player should play not low, the bidding of Slams The part- but high, Second Hand, but in do- score hands in games scored on the ing so he must, as in all other match point basis are, contrary to phases of the game, have a sound general belief, the "swing" hands, $30 and sufficient reason. Generally, and it was the East and West de- the sound reason for Second Hand's fence which produced a tremendous playing high against Declarer's swing for North and South here. lead from either his own land or Dummy is a desire to conserve his

West's Opening lead was the club partner's entry card so that it may 7, which was won in Dummy with be used after the deferring side's the Jack When the Declarer sur- long suit has been established.

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veyed his meagre holdings he saw that he must be fortunate indeed If he was to fulfill his contract. It was a misapprehension of this wise variation of the rule of Sec. own hand contained but a single ond Hand high that brought disassentry, the club Ace, and his hope ter in a Duplicate game to the East fulfilling his contract hung by the slenderest of threads. Every good and West pair on the hand below: Bridge player knows that when you also a gar

cannot achieve anything by your edly into their pla South, Dealer

lown efforts, strive as you will, you ¡still have one chance remaining and that is that opponents may make mistakes. South, in this instance, decided to bank on that one slender possibility.

·Neither side vulnerable

NORTH

AJ 9:8

E-Q 9:4

D-K 986

EAST

S-Q 6 5 3

H-KJ-10

WEST

SK 72

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10

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Pass:

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From Dummy he led the eight of diamonds, on which to his pleasure, as well, it might be said as to his surprise, East immediately played the Ace. A club was returned, |which South won perforce, and now |led a small diamond, upon which

West played the Queen and No the King, and again the was delighted to see the Jack drop Now three more rounds

monds were taken, South

conserved the seven as entry by the lead of the second trick - Upon West discarded ones cha

and two

carded one club, one

heart Ten South now become greedy and 10, which East won East

that the

tem which followed when West scanned the score Pass land hardly polite.

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