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October 17th, 2006

Test your card combinations #1 - answers

Yesterday I posted the following card combination, asking how you would play given different goals.

♠ AQ74

♠ J865

How do you play this combination…
1a) …for 4 tricks?
You have very few options here other than finding the K doubleton of spades onside. Lead low to the Q, cash the Ace and hope the K drops. […]

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October 17th, 2006

Test your card combinations #1

Card combination problems are a good way to work on improving your technical declarer play. By focusing on a single suit, you can simplify the play for a complex hand. This can give easily turn into positive results at the table.
For each of these problems, unless otherwise stated, assume that you are playing […]

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October 7th, 2006

Hand diagrams

I’m still playing around with formats for the site, what looks best. One of my biggest problems is with hand diagrams. Up to now, I’ve been using images mixed with text, formatted using tables. It’s been okay, but not everything I’d like it to be.
Sample:

AQTxxx
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AKT9xxx

It works, but it doesn’t […]

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October 3rd, 2006

Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act

I just got back from a vacation in Las Vegas. As a card player, it’s natural enough that I played a little poker while I was there. Bridge is a more satisfying game to me, but I still enjoy the occasional poker game as well.
It was very distressing to me to come back […]

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