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By W. E. McKenney.

In our provicus article we dia- cuased Trump Support. To-day we take up the Supporting Hond Valuations which are so arranged that they will complement and balance the values given in the original hand.

- These valuations are the meth- ods by which you can appratee the number of Probable Tricks in support of partner's bid. They should be memorized.

1. Count the tricks in partner'a hand as follows:

J-10-x

4-card suit 1

Sult of 6 or more cards.

A. K. or Q of partner's

ault, each s

P.T.

1

2. Count the High-Card Tricks in other suits, according to the table of High-Card Tricks for the opening hand, with these excep- tions:

H.C.T. A-Q-J 21⁄2 K-Q-x.. 11⁄2 K-J-10. 1% K-J-X. I

This is just 2 trick more than the card 'valua- tion in the bid- ding hand.

are

When these combinations held in the supporting hand, they ure valued at one-half (1⁄2) Prob- able Trick in excess of the same. combinations when held by the original bidder. This is due to the fact that finesses can be taken in any

of these combinations, provided original bidder ́is as- sured of entry cards in his part ner's hand. They thereby have additional promotional value.

2. Count ruffing ability as fol- lows:

. With Three Cards of the Bid Suit--

A void suit

A singleton

A doubleton

P.T.

2

1 V

With four or more of the bid suit, add 1⁄2 trick to each of the

above. IMPORTANT: The valua tion of tricks in the bid suit, in- cluding tricks allowed for ruffing, must never exceed the total num ber of cards in the bid auit.

To assist an opening sult bid of one, count the Probable Tricks in the hand by adding the High- Card Tricks, Low-Card Tricks, and Ruffing values, having the re- quired support for the bid suit,

as follows:

With 3 Probable Tricks

(2% if all H.C.T.)... 1 raise With 4 Probable Tricks 2 raises With 5 Probable Tricks 3 raises With 6 Probable Tricks

(minor suit only).... 4 raises The first raise may be given with neutral trumps support, should the hand contain no other sound declaration.

In raising an opening bid of one to two, the supporting hand should contain at least one (1) High- Card Trick or there should be at least three and one-half (3%1⁄2) Probable Tricks in the hand. It is conceded that one (1) Probable Triek will be developed in the play, by Declarer and Dummy, invisible in any method of valuation. This trick may be developed in many ways, probably in one of the following situations:

(a) An opening lead advan- tageous to the Declarer;

(b) A successful single or dou ble finesar;

(c) The lead of an Ace, pro- moting the King to a full trick in either hand;

(d) A long suit may be estab- lished in one hand, on which the other may be discarded.

To appraise the hand for an as- sist of an opening No-Trump Bid of one is essentially simple, be- cause a raise is determined by a definite and fixed total count in the combined partnership hands.

It is an established fact that- (n) A total count of 22 (using the 4-3-2-1 count) In the two hands usually will produce eight (8) tricks at No Trump.

(b) And a total count of 24, in the two hands, in almost every case will produce nine (9) tricks at No Trump.

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Hence the assisting hand is on- ly concerned with the total count; in the two hands, and to arrive at such a total, he calculates the count in the original bidder's hand, as indicated by his position at the table, and the count in his own hand. The requirements governing original bids of one No Trump arc:

Dealer, 13 Count.

Second Hand, 12 Count, Third Hund, 14 Count. Fourth Hand, 15 Count.

Therefore, it follows that in order to raise the bid of one No

Trump to two, the partner requires acount to bring the total to 22. table his partner was when making remembering what position at the

hia original bid.

To jump the opening one No Trump to three No Tramp requires #total count of 21 in the two hands, therefore, the assisting hand, to jump from one to three, must contain the following count: Partner of Dealer, 11 Count. Partner of Second Hand, 12 Count.

Partner of Third Hand, 10 Count.

Partner of Fourth Hand, 9 Count.

These are the minimums;

Important: In counting his hand for an assist, the player should volue a five-card suit, hend- ed by an Ace, King or Queen as follows:

A five-card suit headed by 3 top honors, 3 Count

A five-card suit headed by 2 top honours, 2 Count.

A five-card suit headed by top honour, 1 Count.

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This count is in addition to the value of the Ace (4). King (3), and Queen (2).

When a defensive Overcall has been made in a suit and partner contemplates assisting this bid, he needs only one-half (%) Prob- able Trick in excess of require- ments for Resisting the original suit bid to raise.

In assisting an Offensive Over- Call, when made to the left of the original bidder, n. player can es- timate that his partner will be able to win a minimum of six Probable Tricks and he, there- fore, bida accordingly.

When, after an original bid of

two one, followed by

passes, fourth hand makes an offensive overcall, his partner, in assisting. may assume that the fourth hand player will be able to win Six Probable Tricks.

When an Offensive Overcall of a suit bid is made by bidding one No Trump, partner of the No- Trump bidder may assist such a bid just as though an original No Trump bid had been made.

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