Tag Archives: grand slam
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXV: Poor Frank Beats the Merrimac
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXV: Poor Frank Beats the Merrimac By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Readers may recall that Lucky Archie had just returned from Disneyland last week. This week he made yet another play that seemed to indicate … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXII: He Should Have Led a Trump
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXII: He Should Have Led a Trump By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com The action was hot just the other night at the local duplicate club. Going into the last board, Lucky Archie had a substantial … 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 →
Posted in bridge friends, Bridge Hands, Bridge Humor, Bridge Rivalries, Fiction, Humor, Stories, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
|
Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, duplicate Bridge, grand slam, Lucky Archie, Poor Frank, The Mystery of the Ten of Diamonds
|
Leave a comment
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 Poor Frank, Part CLII: That Telling Look of Agony
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLII: That Telling Look of Agony By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank got into a tough contract just the other night at the local bridge club. Would a combination of his superior technique … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXLVII, Poor Frank’s Brilliant Sacrifice
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXLVII, Poor Frank’s Brilliant Sacrifice By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Bridge buffs know that taking a sacrifice can frequently be a good strategy in bridge. Those who sacrifice do not expect to make their … Continue reading →
Posted in bridge friends, Bridge Hands, Bridge Humor, Bridge Rivalries, Fiction, Humor, Stories, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized
|
Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, duplicate Bridge, grand slam, Jack Leeder, Lucky Archie, Poor Frank, Poor Frank's Brilliant Sacrifice
|
Leave a comment
Bond vs. Drax: A Modern Replay
Bond vs. Drax: A Modern Replay By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Fans of Ian Fleming might remember the wonderful bridge scene in his novel Moonraker, in which James Bond gets the better of the evil Hugo Drax. Recently, a rematch of … Continue reading →
Posted in bridge friends, Bridge Hands, Bridge Humor, Bridge Rivalries, Fiction, Humor, Stories, Uncategorized
|
Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge Club, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, doubled and redoubled, Galen Neptune of Kasilof Alasks, grand slam, Hubert Drax, Hugo Drax, James Bond, Jeremiah Bond, Pussy Galore, Super Villians' Den of Iniquity, voice of Sean Connery
|
Leave a comment
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LIII: Looking Over Nograwowicz’s Shoulder
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part LIII: Looking Over Nograwowicz’s Shoulder By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com This week readers have an opportunity to look over Porczouk Nograwowicz’s shoulder as he plays a hand: When Team Porcupine recently won a big … Continue reading →
Posted in bridge friends, Bridge Hands, Bridge Humor, Bridge Rivalries, Fiction, Humor, Stories, Uncategorized
|
Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, grand slam, Looking Over Nograwowicz's Shoulder, Porczouk Nograwowicz, Stanislaus Kowalski, Team Porcupine
|
Leave a comment
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXLIII: An Unlucky Double
The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXLIII: An Unlucky Double By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank felt like crying the other night after a hard session at the local duplicate club – even though he had won the event! … Continue reading →
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XLIV: The Moysian Porcupine
The Adventures of Team Porcupine, Part XLIV: The Moysian Porcupine By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com No one likes to play in Moysian fits more than Porczouk Nograwowicz as he proved once again when Team Porcupine drew a tough opponent in … Continue reading →
Posted in bridge friends, Bridge Hands, Bridge Humor, Bridge Rivalries, Fiction, Humor, Stories, Uncategorized
|
Tagged Bridge, bridge buffs, Bridge humor, bridge rivalry, bridge team, duplicate Bridge, grand slam, Great Shuffler, Harrington Konejwicz, Moysian fit, Porczouk Nograwowicz, Stanislaus Kowalski, Star, Team Porcupine, The Moysian Porcupine
|
Leave a comment
raysbridgeblog 