Monthly Archives: November 2016
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXI: A Strange Fit
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXI: A Strange Fit By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank ended up playing a contract in a strange fit at a high level just the other night at the local duplicate club. It all … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Strange Fit, Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, duplicate Bridge, Lucky Archie, Poor Frank
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XVI: Kowalski Meets Flannery
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XVI: Kowalski Meets Flannery By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com The Flannery convention is a useful bid which shows a specific type of hand that is otherwise difficult to bid. When one is playing Flannery, an … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, duplicate Bridge, Flannery convention, Harrington Konejwicz, Kowalskeri Convention, Porczouk Nograwowicz, Stanislaus Kowalski, Stari Pas, Team Porcupine
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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXIV: Return of the Frankinator
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXIV: Return of the Frankinator By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank had recently gained the nickname of the “Frankinator” for his magnificent play of a tough 7NT contract. In fact, his play had been … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, Bridge Squeeze, duplicate Bridge, grand slam, Poor Frank, Return of the Frankinator, The Frankinator
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XV: Declarer’s Perspective
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XV: Declarer’s Perspective By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com When players declare bridge hands, it is only natural that they plan the play from the perspective of the 13 cards they hold in their own hand. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, Declarer's Perspective, duplicate Bridge, Harrington Konejwicz, Porczouk Nograwowicz, Stanislaus Kowalski, Stari Pas, Team Porcupine, transfer bid
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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CX: An Unlikely Lead
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CX: An Unlikely Lead By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank and Lucky Archie were at it again just the other night at the local duplicate club. Lucky Archie’s fortunes rose and Poor Frank’s dropped … Continue reading →
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