Show I 9 0 w. G f EASY LESSONS I IN N t 4 AUCTION BRIDGE BRIDGES BRIDGE'S f S 'S t D d dBy I By PAUL H. H SEYMOUR IT f I T of ol Highlights on Auction 0 p a 1 1 Copyright by Boyle Hoyle Jr Article Five The Original Bid we e are ready rendy to give gl e the NOW N definite requirements for an original original inal bid of one of ot a suit A bid of one contracts to take seven tricks one tricks one odd or one over the book of six If Lt dealer has four tricks In his bis hand band and the remaining nine are enl e evenly v distributed between the other three three players his partner would hold bold three of them and together they could take the thc one odd Therefore the general gen eral oral requirement for a n bid of one Is la lafour tour four sure tricks When dealer denIer Is considering a n bid he knows absolutely nothing regarding I the other bands hands and so has a right to assume that the winning cards which he be does not hold are evenly divided divided di dl vided among the other three players If dealer passes second hand finds himself In ha practically the same situ situ- The only added Information I which he has Is s that one of his opponents opponents I the dealer does not hold bold four sure tricks Therefore the requirements requirements require require- ments meats for tor a bid by dealer or by second secondhand secondhand secondhand hand after dealer has passed are just justI the same and are as follows I An Original Bid of a Suit I. I To bid one of ot a suit that suit should be 00 of ot four tour or more cards with three sure tricks and the hand as a whole should contain two quick tricks four tour probable tricks This rule Is Isery very ery simple and only needs a few Illustrations to fix It Inthe in inthe inthe the mind of anyone learning the game The A K Q and one small car card is the only four-card four combination and the A K and three small cards A Q J and two small ones and K Q J Jand Jand Jand and two small ones are the only fi five five- ecard e- e card combinations which contain two quick tricks and as they will also take four tour sure tricks they may be bid without any outside strength Any other five card combination headed beaded by the Ace or the King Queen that that Is by one quick trick trick may may be bid If It the band hand also contains one quick trick In a side suit Any five five- card suit headed by the Queen Jack Ten requires two outside quick tricks because the trump suit contains none If a suit which is to be bid lacks a n apart apart part of the specific requirements a bid may still be made provided pro the hand contains enough extra strength to compensate for this lack For Instance instance In in- stance a n four-card four suit such as A K Kand Kand Kond and ond two small ones or A Q J and one small one or K Q J and one small one or a six card suit which contains contains con con- tans only one half a quick trick like K and five small ones or Q J 10 70 and three small ones may be bid with one outside quick trick An Original Bid of One No Trump The simple requirements for a n bid bidot of ot one no trump by dealer or second secondhand secondhand secondhand hand are 1 Two quick tricks with three suits protected or 2 Four quick tricks in two suits The following examples will Illustrate illustrate Illus illus- i 1 S S-A S A x r x x r FT K ll-K K x x x DK D DK DK D- D K x x x G-x C x x x 2 2 2 quick tricks 2 S S-A S A x x x K H-K H K Q x D DI D- D I Q J x t O s r x x x x 21 2 2 quick tricks I 1 3 S S-A S A K K x II x II-x x x x D DA DA DI D- D I A K x x C x o-x x x x x 4 1 quick tricks 4 S S-A S A. A K LI x li-x x x x D D- D D-A D DK A K I Q x x C x o-x x x x x t JJ quick tricks No 1 Is absolutely the minimum strength tren th upon which a n no trump may maybe maybe be bid This t type pe of ot hand may cause the beginner some trouble because having haing only one Ace and two Kings it may be lie difficult to see how it can produce produce produce pro pro- duce four tricks which are the requisites requisites I for tor any bid It Is a well well- I known fact In other games as os well welli i as In Auction that the cards held by byI bythe I I the one playing ng the hand n hand In Auction I the declarer are declarer are of ot greater grenter value I than the slime s same me ones would be when I held by the opponents or or In other words the offensive strength of cards Is greater than their defensive I I strength th- th the tile quick luck trick values t as already given ghen which have been worked out for the defensive may be doubled to obtain the probable tricks offensively held Therefore two quick I tricks are valued as four probable tricks ks ed offensively ely played No 2 requires no explanation i d having fluxing 2 21 quick tricks it can cnn be beI I counted for tor five fie probable offensive t 4 tricks making a good gOld no trump bid I No 3 Is entirely too strong to pass as fiS it contains four quick tricks one I no trump would make a n better bid 1 than one diamond The same Is t ue II I of No r 4 although the diamond suit r is still stronger I If It this four or five card suit were I a major It t should be bid In preference I to a no trump but no trump should be bid rattler rather than a minor in all such II hands I |