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There are few pianol hands in duplicate contract. A pianola is a hand that has no special feature to It, and one with which most pairs will arrive at the same contract) and make the same number of tricks. At auction we found many planola hands, as bidding didn't Bombay play a very important part,
Now, a hand that may be a lay down for four-odd still may difficult to bid.
Amar
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dimeult to bid to a slam contract. Still you can see a chance of making the slurn.
To-day's hand is a good example. It was played by Mrs. A. C. Hoffmeler, president of the wo men's auxiliary of the American Bridge League.
When holding a four-card minor and a four-card major, it is best to open the contracting with your four-card minor. Then, on tho next round of bidding. show the major. In this manner your part- Ber will know that your major suit Is only four cards in length.
The Play
East's opening lead was the four of hearts, which West won with the king. West returned the three, of spades, whleh Mrs. Hoffmeler won in dummy with the ace. A small club was returned from dummy. Mrs. Hoffmeier won with the ace and then led the seven of hearts, rung in dummy with the five of spades.
Another club was played and
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Hongkong. March, 1934.
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Chief ManageT-
in dammy with the nine of spades Hoff- and West's acé fell. Mrs. meier could see that not only was her contract safe, but she could nike five odd, and if West held the king of clubs and the queen of din- mands, six odd was probable,
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The next play was to lend the ten of spades and win with the jack.. Now the queen of spades was cash- ed, the three of diamonds being dis- Authorised Capital
Today's Contract Problem
Which be the heut contrast, For North and South, severi no trump, seven spades, or
ven hurt? Name your own devinratlan and see if you can ke Krand slam. You are Kot permitted-to take a spade Buesse, which would be an
tral play.
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ruffed with the seven of spades. carded from dummy. The queen The ten of hearts then was ruffed of hearts was played and then the
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nine of diamonds discarded from dummy, and West was squeezed.
If West discarded the ten of clubs, then a diamond would be led to dummy's king, a club ruffed and the queen of clubs established for the thirteenth trick. If a diamond was discarded by West, then the Jack of
would diamonds
be established in the North hand for the thirteenth trick.
While only four odd 'was bid, It was necessary to make the six odd to receive top score on the board, as five odd, was always, normal.
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