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Hand of the Day, July 6

Promising, needs shaping. Direction: Pairs Hands.

Quick answer

July 6's dealt hand goes for Pairs Hands, with Consecutive Numbers as the backup if the draws turn. Build around: 2 Dot, 2 Dot, 3 Dot, 3 Dot, 5 Dot, 5 Dot, 6 Crak, 6 Crak. Promising, needs shaping.

The deal

223334萬55566萬6萬7

2 Dot, 2 Dot, 3 Bam, 3 Dot, 3 Dot, 4 Crak, 5 Bam, 5 Dot, 5 Dot, 6 Bam, 6 Crak, 6 Crak, 7 Bam

What the coach saw

Your hand leans toward Pairs Hands (4 pairs, which jokers can't fill). Second option: Consecutive Numbers.

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

The strongest category here is Pairs Hands (4 pairs, which jokers can't fill). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Consecutive Numbers.

Keep and pass

Build around: 2 Dot, 2 Dot, 3 Dot, 3 Dot, 5 Dot, 5 Dot, 6 Crak, 6 Crak.

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

4 Crak: it does nothing for Pairs Hands, and it sits outside your Bam run, so it does less for your second option, Consecutive Numbers, than your Bam tiles

3 Bam: it does nothing for Pairs Hands, and it is not part of your 5-6-7 Bam run, so it does less for your second option, Consecutive Numbers, than the tiles in that run

5 Bam: only backs your second option, Consecutive Numbers, the weakest of what's left

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.

November 3 (promising, needs shaping)

October 28 (promising, needs shaping)

October 22 (early, keep options open)

October 16 (promising, needs shaping)

October 10 (promising, needs shaping)

October 4 (promising, needs shaping)

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