European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A. In bldg 1 a Ltd Jan dlr Ante -. Fld Omar Sharif dear my. Goren  Freak hand in a Emp Del Veilon Atlon. It he Tutt whenever i double tic a mite to War a it it when we  one More and made it or of tatted Only Sll Fht Low. And we never i go on we v Down sometimes Dou bled the tie opponent Hud nothing. I be Lear bed the Roach the Book i oar Library for advice on the object Tut can t find ranch. What do Yon n go Cut l.g., new York City  s one very Good Rea son Why you can t find much about Freak hands in the Bridge books no one really known what to do with them. Some like to lie in wait others prefer to preempt to the maximum. One key Factor is the Spade suit. If you own the master suit life is much easier. That is because you Tan outbid the opponents without having to increase the tend of. The contract a � result you Seldom need to make a doubtful opening bid with a fistful of Spades you can usually afford to pass and enter the auction later. Beware of doubting the opponents when it it of Vloras him the Yare bidding on distributional hands and they have found a tit. Minneti circumstances it is usually right to bid one More. Whenever Yoo Art fat doubt try to buy the contract. I m sorry i can t be Mere helpful. But Don t let it worry you. Freak hands do not occur often enough for you to gel Gray hair Over them.  ill your or Fex Prience if a Wen m give a tip that would improve every player came a fact would it bet x.&, Tampa Fla a that s easy Don t forget the word paw.1 it s the magic word in Many  Dridge i a bidder s game and Many hate to pass at any stage in the auction. However we should not be afraid to pass when we Don t really have a bid. We will save thousands of Points Over the years. And Bear in mind that a pass is not always a weak bid. Indeed in some auctions it is the strongest bid you can make. Por example consider this auction North East South West 1 a 1 a 4 so ? since North has shown a very powerful hand with his jump to game this hand belongs to your Side a bid of five Spades May Yon Don t want to doubt the opponents. A doubles a you Don t think my can make five Bradet. A pass by you is the strongest of the three actions. It is forcing and it leaves open All options. What s the huh by both vulnerable. South deals. North qs4 9kj3 0 a 105 b64 West East 4j98 1063 v2