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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXXXIX: The Wrong Contract

Posted on July 2, 2019 by poorfrank

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXXXIX: The Wrong Contract By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank found himself in the wrong contract just the other night at the local duplicate club, and his arch rival, Lucky Archie, … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXVII: Different Views

Posted on April 2, 2019 by poorfrank

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXVII: Different Views By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Just the other night at the local duplicate club, board # 7 proved to be a swing board for many of the club’s top players. … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXII: He Should Have Led a Trump

Posted on February 26, 2019 by poorfrank

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 →

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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXI: The Archie Factor

Posted on February 19, 2019 by poorfrank

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLXXI: The Archie Factor By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank was cruising towards victory just the other night at the local duplicate club. He only needed an average on the evening’s last board to … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CLX: Bad Karma

Posted on December 4, 2018 by poorfrank

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 →

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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXL: Lucky Archie’s Great Lead

Posted on January 30, 2018 by poorfrank

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXL: Lucky Archie’s Great Lead By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Readers will recall that in his last outing against Lucky Archie, Poor Frank managedtosalvage an average board when he made 2S in his 3-3 fit … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXXXVII: Man in a Trance

Posted on December 12, 2017 by poorfrank

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part CXXXVII: Man in a Trance By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com Poor Frank had a slim lead over arch rival Lucky Archie when the players drew the cards for the last hand of the night. … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XXXIX: Poor Frank’s Choice

Posted on January 19, 2015 by poorfrank

The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XXXIX: Poor Frank’s Choice By Ray Adams frankandarchie@yahoo.com The cards were hot just the other day at the local duplicate club. Poor Frank and Lucky Archie were well in the lead when Poor Frank … Continue reading →

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The Adventures of Poor Frank, Part XXXII: A Cool Grand … Continue reading →

Posted on November 18, 2014 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 September 29, 2014 by poorfrank | 3 Comments