Show 1 t. t Jl L L rr t 0 0 I o I f EASY LESSONS IN t f 4 AUCTION BRIDGE f fit o orlI it I D Dy Dr PAUL H. H S SEYMOUR Auction BrU BrUt 1 I If I Ig j f Author ol ci on 00 1 g 0 Copyright b br by Hoyl 1101 Jr J Artl Article le Fourteen Secondary Bids Did Continued douile come gome- r in n Informatory 1 p times Is la used ased on oo the second secondI 1 II widen loin iau I iud of bidding III in U a way need some BOrne explanation If It second secondhand secondhand hand doubles dealers dealer's original bid hid and third either of ot a suit or no trump bid fourth h hand will hand hund makes a rent unless having hating a real assisting puss and hand hond IT lY denier dealer now also aiM passes second secund hand still Is desirous of to forcing fore forc double will ing lag bis III partner to bid hId he be again This still would be an on Informatory Inform Inform- atory story double unless s third hands hand's bid were two n n n trump I third The rules for assisting hide bids by somewhat mitered altered after atter the humid hand are I round of ot bidding To rul raise e an nn orl original hid bid Tour four assisting as as- I tricks are necessary but but after after aft aft- hid bid third hird er denier dealer r raises his big own hand may roilY assist when holding hollIn one three and If I less ss trick namely his bis twice without without with with- bid hid denier dealer ral raises es II own out hearing from his partner the requirements re re- for an un assisting bid are lowered to tw two o In other words the I greater the strength shown hown by dealer denier In raising his hiI o own bid the less strength Is required h by third hand t to tomake make muke on an hH assisting bid bid overbid dealers dealer's dealers dealer's deal deal- When third hand has ers er's one no trump with a minor snit suit bid of two the dnn danger er signal ha hall s been waved ed and dealer should no not t the no trump unless he expects ex poets to win all nil of his tricks trot from n his own hand If It third hand has overbid by hy three thre e of a minor suit It shows showe unusual strength and length and no re entry v rant In to nulls nulls- In such case if If d dealer l ha has any y one of the other three suits unprotected It would be far fur better bet bt better ter for him to pass and allow the minor suit to win the declaration but with no danger of ot opponents running another suit dealer should bid three no trump as this minor suit should be of ot great rat assistance to him and a ano ano ano no trump should net a much better score than a n minor miller If third hand overbids o by two Iwo of a major suit It Is again a showing of strength and dealer should pass unless unless un un- un less he has hoe less than norm normal III expectancy expectancy ex ex- In that major In III which case use useI I he should bid two no trump Fourth Hand Bidding After Atter denier dealer has bas bid bill one no nu trump and second and third hands have passed fourth hand often may find nd It advisable to bid hid two of a suit for tor forthe I the purpose se of ot announcing announcing- his stron strong I suit to his partner This Is called a lead directing hid and Is made madeo with the expectation thit dealer will overbid overbid over o bid It by two no trump If It the no trump declaration wins tu cund hand will III lead this suit and by so doing often otten will enable the ad to win a trick or two which they could not lIot otherwise have hav oh ob ruined mined If It dealer daler passes or changes chants his no trump bid to a suit second hand bund I must not credit his partner with witt origInal original inal final bidding strength as each foch a lead directing bid may be made on one or two tricks less A After fter two rounds of ot bidding re- re bidding In general Is a good don deal I like bidding for the purchase of ot something sortie some thing at an auction sale sate After Atler one has bid hid what he heo thinks his Ms hand Is worth he Is Inclined to 10 idol bid Ju lust t nn not more because tIme s one has hils overbid o him Wh V r has Ims u n ginni gI strung iron hand for hid bid he lee does not want to e a up and let his hili opponent piny play the land at lit el else e against which most of fit M Ill com rand cards will he be worth worthless II's In such situations noun mun many II n fraud 1111 Is ts overbid hid tremendous ly ty and trU one side sid eo lots loses lI hl heavily III here re re p enters th trip Ihl II me und and the one on 1 who hu wi wins nuts n most frequently I Is the w who Inn cnn host hest estimate III Imps Ills opponents opponents' mental proc pro processes eases esses and Ieti how high ho hI ran can an Induce them thorn to hid or how hol trustworthy trust trust- worthy their bids are This Thill l h culled aliI h hy by some solute pure purl Muff bluff by II others end and who hall s se In say that It I Is right or wrung We 1 roll cull no 1 n u certain t i i VV 11 c ns rl docs Ines I S not nOI pan that he be understands tall ls the principles of the game frame better than others but hUI that thai he heo rends reads his iii partner and his Iris opponent opponents find learns more fibre from Croon their buds N than othi others rs could Auction player should there there- fore tore tr try to 10 grimn 1111 n ns n- mud much Information us mss Uric post from the of ot told bid ding of ut other older players and al also to r convey ty m f II as ns s little Information as ble Me to hl his opponents hy hr his bis manner |