Page 22 - Learn Bridge Ver2_Neat

Hands that we are discussing are shown, at the moment, like this -

Í Q 6 This will change slightly later
Ì K Q J 4 but by then it will be second
Ë Q 8 4 nature. If you cannot read the
Ê 9 6 4 3
Í K 3 2 Í A J 9 4 cards like this then you should
Ì A 9 3 Ì 8 7 5 2 simply deal out the hands as
Ë 9 7 2 Ë J 10 6 shown and put out the cards
Ê A 10 5 2 Ê K J face up on a table and read
Í 10 8 7 5 them that way.
10 Ì 10 6 Please note that most hands
11 10 Ë A K 5 3
9 Ê Q 8 7 are based on those provided
by the E. B. U.

Strips.

We will also show you hands in a method called “strips”. These are in
Appendix 1. They are shown like this (Notice that we have shown the
same hand in three different ways) -

Hand 1 North Hand 1 East Hand 1 South Hand 1 West

Í Q 6 Í A J 9 4 Í 10 8 7 5 Í K 3 2
Ì K Q J 4 Ì 8 7 5 2 Ì 10 6 Ì A 9 3

Ë Q 8 4 Ë J 10 6 Ë A K 5 3 Ë 9 7 2

Ê 9 6 4 3 Ê K J Ê Q 8 7 Ê A 10 5 2

Hand 2 North Hand 2 East Hand 2 South Hand 2 West

Í .... Í .... Í .... Í ....

We suggest that you photocopy the page that you are interested in and
cut it vertically into 4 strips. Now put a pack of cards into the 4 suits. Give
your 3 friends a strip each and all take a different suit. Take the cards out
of the suit that you need and pass the others on clockwise. When you have
completed all 4 suits you will have the hand you want.

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