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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 →
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Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, duplicate Bridge, Grand Slam Farce, grand slam force, Harrington Konejwicz, Porczouk Nograwowicz, Stanislaus Kowalski, Stari Pas, Team Porcupine
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXIV: Double Game is the Porcupine Name
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXIV: Double Game is the Porcupine Name By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com It is seldom the case that both NS and EW can make 3NT on the same board. However, due to the power of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, double game swing, duplicate Bridge, Duuble Game is the Porcupine Name, Harrington Konejwicz, Porczouk Nograwowicz, Stanislaus Kowalski, Stari Pas, Team Porcupine
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXIII: Different Strategies
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXIII: Different Strategies By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com One way to get to game is to bid it immediately. This cuts into the opponents’ bidding space and forces them to guess what to do at … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, Different Strategies, duplicate Bridge, Harrington Konejwicz, Porczouk Nograwowicz, Stanislaus Kowalski, Stari Pas, Team Porcupine
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXVI: Shades of Sonny
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXVI: Shades of Sonny By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Alphonse (Sonny) Moyse, Jr. was such a strong advocate of 4-3 major suit fits that this type of contract was named a Moysian fit after … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alphonse (Sonny) Moyse Jr., Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, duplicate Bridge, grand slam force, Harrington Konejwicz, Moysian fit, Porczouk Nograwowicz, shades of sonny, Stanislaus Kowalski, Stari Pas, Team Porcupine
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXI: A Devil of a Coup
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LXI: A Devil of a Coup By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com All bridge buffs are fascinated by the Devil’s Coup, a play in which a “certain” trump loser disappears. When players see this coup … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Devil of a Coup, Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, duplicate Bridge, Harrington Konejwicz, Porczouk Nograwowicz, Stanislaus Kowalski, Stari Pas, Team Porcupine, The Devil's Coup
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LX: A Crucial Discard
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LX: A Crucial Discard By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Discarding is truly one of the hardest parts of the game and many times a player must make a discard before that player is fully … Continue reading →
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Tagged A Crucial Discard, Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, doubled contract, duplicate Bridge, Harrington Konejwicz, Porczouk Nograwowicz, Stanislaus Kowalski, Stari Pas, Team Porcupine
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LIX: Doubled Delight
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LIX: Doubled Delight By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Stanislaus Kowalski of Team Porcupine recently remarked to his teammates, “You know, sometimes I think the Great Shuffler simply creates hands to test the souls of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, Doubled Delight, duplicate Bridge, Harrington Konejwicz, knockout event, Porczouk Nograwowicz, regional, Stanislaus Kowalski, Stari Pas, Team Porcupine, The Great Shuffler
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LVIII: Kowalski Ignores Critics
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LVIII: Kowalski Ignores Critics By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Many critics of Team Porcupine single out Stanislaus Kowalski as the weak link in the team’s lineup. They frequently say things like, “Kowalski has no concept … Continue reading →
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LVII: Always the Count
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LVII: Always the Count By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Bridge buffs know that if they have any super power, it is their ability to count to thirteen. Most bridge buffs apply this power to the … Continue reading →
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LVI: A Backwards Smother
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LVI: A Backwards Smother By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Porczouk Nograwowicz of Team Porcupine recently had an opportunity to execute a very r After Kowalski raised him to 4♦, Nograwowicz bid his meager values … Continue reading →
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