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Hand of the Day, June 19

Promising, needs shaping. Direction: Pairs Hands.

Quick answer

June 19's dealt hand goes for Pairs Hands, with Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) as the backup if the draws turn. Worth holding: 1 Dot, 1 Dot, 9 Bam, 9 Bam, Flower. Promising, needs shaping.

The deal

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1 Dot, 1 Dot, 2 Dot, 3 Crak, 4 Dot, 5 Bam, 6 Crak, 8 Crak, 9 Bam, 9 Bam, Flower, West, West

What the coach saw

Your hand leans toward Pairs Hands (3 pairs (jokers can't fill pairs)). Second option: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).

Three or more pairs, consider steering toward a pairs-style line.

The strongest category here is Pairs Hands (3 pairs (jokers can't fill pairs)). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).

Keep and pass

Worth holding: 1 Dot, 1 Dot, 9 Bam, 9 Bam, Flower.

In the Charleston, these can go, and here is why:

2 Dot: a loner, serves neither Pairs Hands nor Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)

4 Dot: a loner, serves neither Pairs Hands nor Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)

6 Crak: a loner, serves neither Pairs Hands nor Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)

More hands that went for Pairs Hands

The same category, dealt differently. Reading several of them side by side is how the shape starts to look obvious at the table.

September 12 (strong, stay the course)

July 12 (promising, needs shaping)

July 9 (promising, needs shaping)

July 6 (promising, needs shaping)

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