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Hand of the Day, August 15

Early, keep options open. Direction: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).

The deal

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2 Bam, 2 Crak, 3 Bam, 3 Dot, 5 Bam, 5 Crak, 6 Dot, 7 Bam, 7 Dot, 8 Bam, 9 Crak, 9 Dot, Green Dragon

What the coach saw

Your hand leans toward Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (8 odd tiles).

Scattered hands are normal before the Charleston, pass boldly and re-read.

The strongest category here is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) (8 odd tiles). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Consecutive Numbers.

Keep and pass

Worth holding: 3 Bam, 5 Bam, 7 Bam, 3 Dot, 5 Crak.

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

Green Dragon: an unpaired Green Dragon, honors only score in groups, and your direction is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)

2 Crak: a loner, serves neither Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) nor Consecutive Numbers

6 Dot: a loner, serves neither Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) nor Consecutive Numbers

More hands that went for Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)

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

August 9 (early, keep options open)

July 25 (early, keep options open)

July 17 (promising, needs shaping)

July 16 (promising, needs shaping)

July 13 (promising, needs shaping)

June 28 (early, keep options open)

See every Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9) hand in the archive

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