. Auction bridge; containing the official laws of auction bridge as adopted and used by the leading clubs. amonds, andnothing else would overbid, so he hoped theno-trumper would go through, as he knew Amust have the hearts stopped, and all the dia-monds ought to fall. A became the declarer, and Y led his bestheart, the jack, which Z won with the kingand led the ace. As the rule is to lead thebest card of the suit your partner has named 94 AUCTION BRIDGE in his bidding, Z marks the queen of heartswith A, and as it does not fall, Z shifts toclubs. Four club tricks and the ace of spades,in additi
. Auction bridge; containing the official laws of auction bridge as adopted and used by the leading clubs. amonds, andnothing else would overbid, so he hoped theno-trumper would go through, as he knew Amust have the hearts stopped, and all the dia-monds ought to fall. A became the declarer, and Y led his bestheart, the jack, which Z won with the kingand led the ace. As the rule is to lead thebest card of the suit your partner has named 94 AUCTION BRIDGE in his bidding, Z marks the queen of heartswith A, and as it does not fall, Z shifts toclubs. Four club tricks and the ace of spades,in addition to the two heart tricks, netted Yand Z 300 points penalty as a reward for theirgood judgment in doubling at the right time. OPENING LEADS The player who first names the suit whichis finally settled on for the trump, or who firstdeclares no-trumps if the hand is to be playedthat way, becomes declarer for that deal, nomatter how much his original offer for tricksmay have been increased, and the player sit-ting on his left leads for the first trick. If we suppose this to be the position of theplayers:. Z having dealt and bid the odd in spades, Abids two in hearts, Y bids two in no-trumps, AUCTION BRIDGE 95 B makes it three in hearts, Z passes, A passes,and Y doubles. Although As bid has beenincreased by one player and doubled by an-other, hearts are to be the trump, and as Afirst named them, he is declarer, and Y leadsfor the first trick. As soon as a card is led, declarers partnerlays down his thirteen cards and becomesDummy, taking no further part in the game. The suit selected for the opening lead bythe eldest hand will /lepend largely uponwhether or not he has any information as tohis partners strength, or has a good suit ofhis own. The mere fact that the partner hasdeclared a suit does not mean that he canwin every trick in it. A trump suit may b6selected and bid upon which has only onehonor in it, if the side cards are , especially when made to keep theothe
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