Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-09-07 | Page 7 | Culbertson on Contract

CULBERTSON on CONTRACT I By Ely Culbertson Worlds World's Champion Player and Greatest Card Analyst I MASTERS 2 OR BRIDGE In these troubled times times those those who have heavy interests In Wall Wan street might not nol be expected to have much time time to devote to the play of ot bridge However it is true that some some of the leading operators and authorities on investments spend much of their leisure at the thc contract table Mr Walter Beinecke president of John C C. Paige Co during the day spends much of ot hrs time Ume watching the sluggish ebb and flow of ot the prices on leading stocks as they are reported on the thc ticker However once the thc business days dayis day is over he likes to go to the thc Whist club of which he heIs heis heis is a member of the board of governors and vice president as well as a mem member b ber r of the thc committee on laws to Jn- Jn en gage in a few friendly rubbers His weakest point point-as a player is optimistic overbidding His strongest point is the deadly accuracy of his play The hand below played by him at a contract of seven no trump is is' is isa a brilliant brilliant bril bril- llant example of the manner whereby he he redeemed slight overbidding with meticulously correct play South South Dealer Both sides vulnerable 4 K Q J 10 4 3 C I J 8 V J K 8 3 5 85 85 N 42 V p K Q 10 7 9 4 3 W E ES 6 62 2 0 J 10 9 7 2 0 06 6 S Q 0 10 1087 8 I AS 0 A The bidding Figures after bids in table refer refer refer re re- re- re fer to numbered explanatory paragraphs South West Vest North Has Eu 1 Pass Pus 42 PaS Pis 3 Pass 74 Pas Pats P s Pass Pa Pas 1 Mr Beinecke's two bid was not f justified although the thc hand contained four and one hat honor tricks fricks A bid of one diamond would have been much better The fact that thata a player holds all Il the thc aces loses its significance when compared with the stagg staggering sets which may be encountered encountered if played at the wrong declara declara- tion 2 Norths North's bid of four spades was justified in view of ot partners partner's very strong opening bid 3 Again an overbid 4 South's bidding g must account for all the aces aceB Norths North's seven spade bid was justified 5 Deciding that he might just as aswell aswell aswell well count his honors When west opened the heart king Mr l realized that he could only make his contract at by bythe bythe bythe the most accurate play The next eight tricks were taken with five rounds of ot spades and three diamonds The tenth trick was won with the thc king of clubs in dummy leaving the situation below K nJ J 0 04 4 4 4 Itt Itt- I c Q 0 d I 0 Ej W E o 0 Q 10 JK f 2 4 fa- fa faI I b- 0 0 05 5 S The king of spades was was- then led squeezing both east and west West Wes had to retain the heart queen otherwise otherwise other other- wise the Kie heart knave ve In dummy would have been high East wa was forced to choose between discarding a club and a high diamond An optimistic overbid was vas saved from disaster by accurate play TODAY'S POINTER Bidding Is mental play In the prediction of the number of tricks by the thc combined hands is likely to be severely pun fished unless the bidder understands methods of making tricks for the lack of which the ordinary player would fail faiL TOMORROWS TOMORROW'S HAND The bidding and play of ot the hand printed below will be discussed f tomorrow to morrow morrow- East East Dealer Dealer Neither side vulnerable I IA A I 0 9 49 9 4 N 4 I V 10 9 3 J W E ES V J 8 5 0 o A 10 4 0 K J 10 2 S A K 0 7 5 54 4 4 1084 10 8 4 9 I A 0 o Study the h hand nd decide how you would bid and play It and compare the results you obtain with those shown in tomorrows tomorrow's article Copyright 1932 by Ely y Culbertson on