Monthly Archives: April 2016

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCVI: Dethroning the King

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCVI:  Dethroning the King By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com      In recent weeks, Poor Frank’s rival, Lucky Archie, had been the subject of much talk among local bridge buffs.  He had been coming out … Continue reading

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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCV: The Telltale Discard

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCV:  The Telltale Discard By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank and Lucky Archie were at it again just the other night at the local duplicate club.  The two squared off against each other on … Continue reading

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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCIV: King of the Underruffs

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCIV:  King of the Underruffs By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com One of the first rules that all bridge buffs are taught is to ruff higher – not lower – than the opponent.  Obviously, ruffing higher … Continue reading

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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCII: Poor Frank’s Poor Bet

  The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XCII:  Poor Frank’s Poor Bet By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Regular readers of this blog know that Poor Frank’s bridge career would be much happier were he not constantly exasperated by the lucky plays … Continue reading

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