Tag Archives: Bridge Squeeze

Jack Leeder’s Bad Bid and Good Squeeze

Jack Leeder’s Bad Bid and Good Squeeze By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com   Jack Leeder bid himself into a corner just the other night at the local duplicate club, then had to play well to get out of it.  This was … Continue reading

Posted in bridge friends, Bridge Hands, Bridge Humor, Bridge Rivalries, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Knave and a Nine

A Knave and a Nine By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com There was a wild party just the other night at the Royal Honors Club hosted by the Knave of Spades and his special guest from Intermediate Place, the Nine of Hearts.  … Continue reading

Posted in bridge friends, Bridge Hands, Bridge Humor, Bridge Rivalries, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XXX:  New Agony for Archie    By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com      Poor Frank had beaten Lucky Archie quite badly during a recent run at the local duplicate club.  This led the Lucky One to … Continue reading

Posted on by poorfrank | Leave a comment

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XXIX:  Archie’s Diabolical Lead     By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com     The scores were close just the other night at the local duplicate club.  Poor Frank and Lucky Archie were in  a dead heat … Continue reading

Posted on by poorfrank | Leave a comment

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XXVIII:  Too Many Ladies By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com   Poor Frank was having a great night at the local duplicate club, but unfortunately for him, Lucky Archie was keeping pace and the winner would … Continue reading

Posted on by poorfrank | Leave a comment

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XXV:  Where Did That Setting Trick Go? by Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com   Most modern bridge players use weak two bids these days because it makes arriving at the best contract more difficult for the … Continue reading

Posted on by poorfrank | 3 Comments

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XXI:  An Impossible Slam  By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com   Poor Frank was on the verge of winning the local duplicate game just the other night when he found himself in an impossible slam contract … Continue reading

Posted on by poorfrank | Leave a comment

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XVII: Lucky Archie Transfers the Agony Just the other night at the local duplicate club, Poor Frank had a slight lead over Lucky Archie going into the last board. All he needed to win … Continue reading

Posted on by poorfrank | 4 Comments

The Adventures of Poor Frank I: A Squeeze in Vain

Dear Bridge Buffs, Welcome to Ray’s Bridge Blog!  I have been playing bridge for over four decades and wrote a weekly column for my local newspaper for almost twenty of those years.  I recently decided I would like to continue … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments