Canasta rules for picking up a one card discard pile
Oswald Jacoby answers a reader question about canasta when both the hand and the discard pile contain a single card. He states the rule: with only one card in your hand and the discard pile also as one card, you may not pick up that one card pile and meld out immediately.
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Oswald Jacoby
NEA
Texas
Canasta Rules And A Night of Unusual Cards
Reading through a garbled page, the note discusses Canasta rules including melding, picking up piles, and a dispute over a ninth ace. It also promotes Jacoby’s complete Canasta Rules booklet and mentions Iceland’s high per capita book publishing.
Take Your Time Before You Ruff
Bridge expert Peter Leventritt advises patience when ruffing los ing cards in the dummy. In a New York Card School session he demonstrates a ruffing trick to maximize its benefit as West leads the jack of spades.
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Carp
Oswald Jacoby
NEA Serv
Peter Leventritt
Leventritt
New York
Pete
West
Endplay line in bridge three spades endgame
The article analyzes a bridge endgame where South wins with the king, draws two trumps, ruffs clubs in hand, and then ruffs a spade in dummy at the right moment. It explains why delaying the last spade ruff avoids endplay risks and ensures contract success. East’s discards and dummy’s club ruff establish declarer’s tenth trick, with correct play proving decisive.
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South
Pete Leventrift
Declarer
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