{"id":1579,"date":"2011-01-30T17:05:17","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T01:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=1579"},"modified":"2013-01-09T14:29:05","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T22:29:05","slug":"poll-24-dropped-card-contract-bridge-law-january-31-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=1579","title":{"rendered":"Poll #34, Dropped (Exposed) Card &#8211; Contract Bridge Law, January 31, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Contract Bridge Rules\/Laws &#8211; Dropped Card<\/h2>\n<p><noscript>JavaScript needs to be enabled for polling to work.<br \/>\n<a href='http:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/survey\/index.jsp?cc=ViraWidPOL'>Online Surveys<\/a> by Constant Contact.<br \/>\n<\/noscript><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\">Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Oops!\u00a0 A card just slipped right out of my hand and here it sits face up on the table.\u00a0 Now how about that?\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t mean to do it so I can pick it right up, okay?\u00a0\u00a0 What do you say, my friend? After all, no offense &#8211; no foul does seems right, eh?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Recall the saying that goes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We judge others by their actions and ourselves by our intentions.<\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>And whether or not we are playing a friendly game of social Bridge at the kitchen table or representing our Country in International Bridge competition, it&#8217;s wise to know the rules that guide our fair game.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you think you already know the answer to this situation?\u00a0 Or are you sure you don&#8217;t know how this Bridge Law works?\u00a0 Then again,\u00a0maybe some of you are\u00a0in yet another camp, needing some extra tidbit of information to make a determination on which Bridge Law comes into play.\u00a0 Interesting, this &#8220;simple&#8221; game we call Bridge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Free, Premium and ULTRA members &#8211; please login for our <em>BridgeHands<\/em> analysis:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>If you do not wish to signup for FREE Membership, perhaps you would like to at least brush up on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/Laws\/ACBL\/Duplicate\/The_Auction.htm#law24\">one of our applicable references &#8211; Law 24<\/a>.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please login or register to view this content.<strong>Please login or register to view this content.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So Bridge friends, hopefully after completing the poll, comparing your responses to your colleagues and brushing up on the Bridge Laws, you&#8217;re well armed with information the next time an exposed card hits the Bridge table.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And if you are feeling a bit frisky playing with your close friends, slip in a joker on the right side of your hand and at the appropriate moment, let it drop face up on the table, quickly picking it up and returning it to your hand.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Then just watch the expressions, body language, and dialog that follows &#8211; you impish JOKER, you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Happy Bridge Trails,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contract Bridge Rules\/Laws &#8211; Dropped Card JavaScript needs to be enabled for polling to work. 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