Monthly Archives: November 2017
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXXXVI: An Unlikely Sacrifice
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXXXVI: An Unlikely Sacrifice By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank was on one of the best winning streaks of his life. He had finished first in the local duplicate club eight times in a … Continue reading →
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Tagged bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, duplicate Bridge, Lucky Archie, Poor Frank, red, sacrifice
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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXXXV: Topping the Turkey
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXXXV: Topping the Turkey By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com It was the last game of the week before Thanksgiving at the local club and Poor Frank was dreading stepping into the studio. This was the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, duplicate Bridge, Lucky Archie, Poor Frank, small slam, Thanksgiving Bridge Contest, Topping the Turkey
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XLII: Safe or Sorry
t The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XLII: Safe or Sorry By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com One of the big differences between matchpoint and team bridge is the prevalence of safety plays in team bridge. However, there are some hands … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, bridge tournament, duplicate Bridge, Harrington Konejwicz, Porczouk Nograwowicz, Safe or Sorry, safety play, Stanislaus Kowalski, Stari Pas, Team Porcupine
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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXXXIV: The Telltale Smirk
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXXXIV: The Telltale Smirk By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank found himself in need of a little luck on the last board of the night just the other evening at the local duplicate. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Nod to Vienna, Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, duplicate Bridge, grand slam, Lucky Archie, Poor Frank, The Telltale Smirk, Vienna Coup
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