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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXVII: A Goose and a Duck
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXVII: A Goose and a Duck By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Another fateful hand decided the fate of Poor Frank and Lucky Archie the other night at the local duplicate club. Poor Frank arrived … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXVI: Wrong Play Archie
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXVI: Wrong Play Archie 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 were neck and neck and whoever … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXV: Poor Frank’s Agony
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXV: Poor Frank’s Agony By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Readers will recall that Jack Leeder recently went from ecstasy to agony to ecstasy and finally back to agony. Not long after that incident, a similar … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXIV: The Mystery of the Ten of Diamonds
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXIV: The Mystery of the Ten of Diamonds By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank was on the verge of winning just the other night at the local duplicate club, when Lucky Archie had … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXIII: A Sneaky 6NT
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXIII: A Sneaky 6NT By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Just the other night at the local duplicate club, Poor Frank got some retribution for all the wrongs he had suffered at the hands of Lucky … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXII: Three Paths to Slam
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXII: Three Paths to Slam By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com An interesting hand came up just the other night at the local duplicate club. Three of the club’s top declarers had a shot at … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXI: The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXI: The Agony and the Ecstasy By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Readers will recall that in Poor Frank CLX, our hero bid and made six diamonds against Lucky Archie. His result looked to be … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLX: Bad Karma
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLX: Bad Karma By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank needed a good board against his rival on the last hand of the night and they drew the following cards: Lucky Archie led the … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLIX: Three Kings Too Few
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLIX: Three Kings Too Few By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com A bidding misunderstanding put Lucky Archie in what appeared to be a doomed contract that would allow Poor Frank to win that evening’s duplicate. The … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXV: Grand Slam Farce
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXV: Grand Slam Farce By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com The grand slam force is very useful in grand slam bidding. It asks partner to bid seven of the agreed suit if partner holds two of … Continue reading →