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I often spot patterns in contracts in an arena challenge, but it never went this far before (and this wasn't contrived at all). Made 12 tricks in 5 of them too.
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An amusing challenge Spades
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Posted 2017-March-26, 01:17
I often spot patterns in contracts in an arena challenge, but it never went this far before (and this wasn't contrived at all). Made 12 tricks in 5 of them too.
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Posted 2017-March-26, 08:23
At least now I see why I frequently lose 8 finesses (or more) in a row and spades is far less than a 50% shot.
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Posted 2017-March-27, 10:10
Amusing indeed!
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Posted 2017-March-27, 15:10
smerriman, on 2017-March-26, 01:17, said:
I often spot patterns in contracts in an arena challenge, but it never went this far before (and this wasn't contrived at all). Made 12 tricks in 5 of them too.
Missed slams can often be very costly
"It is not enough to be a good player, you must also play well"
- Dr Tarrasch(1862-1934)German Chess Grandmaster
Bridge is a game where you have two opponents...and often three(!)
"Any palooka can take tricks with Aces and Kings; the true expert shows his prowess
by how he handles the two's and three's" - Mollo's Hideous Hog
- Dr Tarrasch(1862-1934)German Chess Grandmaster
Bridge is a game where you have two opponents...and often three(!)
"Any palooka can take tricks with Aces and Kings; the true expert shows his prowess
by how he handles the two's and three's" - Mollo's Hideous Hog
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Posted 2017-March-27, 15:54
PhilG007, on 2017-March-27, 15:10, said:
Missed slams can often be very costly
The Duck of spades is running,
And like poker, if you're all-in and stuck with ducks,
You might want to run it twice. He is.
And like another card game, the spades are...?
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Posted 2017-March-28, 10:34
In one Undergrad Varsity match (think it was the same one I referenced in another thread where we lost on the last board) our card for the first quarter had eight out of eight contracts all in spades. We started off with a gift to opps when partner thought 3041 RKCB meant 5C = 3, 5D = 0, 5H = 4, 5S = 1... but then opps gave us one back by playing in their spade secondary fit just to continue the pattern, rather than opting for a more sensible contract in their primary fit. 
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