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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXXII: Wrong is Right
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXXII: Wrong is Right By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Can wrong be right? When Lucky Archie is in the equation, anything is possible. Red Dyeman and Lucky Archie produced a nice bidding sequence … Continue reading →
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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 Team Porcupine, Part XLI: The Key Bid
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XLI: The Key Bid By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com On many hands, there is one key bid that can be made which will change the entire outcome of the hand. Harrington Konejwicz of Team Porcupine … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bridge, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, bridge tournament, duplicate Bridge, Harrington Konejwicz, Porczouk Nograwowicz, small slam, Stanislaus Kowalski, Stari Pas, Team Porcupine, The Key Bid
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XL: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XL: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox Part VIII: The Worst or the Best, Board 21 continued. By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Part VIII: The Worst or the Best, Board 21 continued. Here is the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, bridge tournament, Diego de la Plata, duplicate Bridge, girding of loins, Harrington Konejwicz, Joe Crowfoot, Las Vegas Regional, Porczouk Nograwowicz, Silver Crusaders, Silver Fox, Stanislaus Kowalski, Stari Pas, T.O.D., T.O.D.C.J., Team Porcupine, Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox, Team Serendipity, The Worst or the Best
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XXXIX: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XXXIX: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Part VII: The Worst or the Best, Board 21 In a perfect bridge world, only the best contracts (as analyzed by Deep … Continue reading →
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XXXVIII: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XXXVIII: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Part VI: Good Leads, Bad Leads, Board 20 No defender ever wants to make a bad opening lead. But this is probably … Continue reading →
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XXXVII: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XXXVII: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Part V: A Nod to Vienna, Board 19 In matchpoints, the strategy is to reach the contract that scores more. For … Continue reading →
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XXXVI: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XXXVI: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Part IV: The Two Heads of Fate, Board 18 Bridge matches, even at the highest level, are not always decided by the … Continue reading →
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XXXV: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XXXV: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Part III: A Bid Too Far, Board 17 On this board, all the players picked up some cards with which they could go … Continue reading →
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The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XXXIV: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XXXIV: Team Porcupine vs. the Silver Fox By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Part II: Nograwowicz’s Coup, Board # 16 Nograwowicz’s 2♥ bid showed two controls (ace = two, king = one). His second heart bid … Continue reading →
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