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Hand of the Day, September 9

Promising, needs shaping. Direction: Like Numbers.

The deal

11122357J

1 Bam, 1 Crak, 1 Crak, 2 Bam, 2 Bam, 3 Dot, 5 Bam, 7 Bam, Red Dragon, Soap (White), Flower, Flower, Joker

What the coach saw

Your hand leans toward Like Numbers (3× the number 1). Second option: Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).

1 joker, gold for pungs and kongs, but remember: jokers can never fill a pair, and you may not pass them in the Charleston.

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

The strongest category here is Like Numbers (3× the number 1). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9).

Keep and pass

Worth holding: 1 Crak, 1 Crak, 1 Bam, Flower, Flower.

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

Red Dragon: an unpaired Red Dragon, honors only score in groups, and your direction is Like Numbers

Soap (White): an unpaired Soap (White), honors only score in groups, and your direction is Like Numbers

3 Dot: only backs your second option (Odd Numbers (1·3·5·7·9)), weakest of what's left

More hands that went for Like Numbers

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

September 6 (promising, needs shaping)

September 4 (promising, needs shaping)

September 1 (promising, needs shaping)

August 28 (promising, needs shaping)

August 26 (promising, needs shaping)

August 24 (promising, needs shaping)

See every Like Numbers hand in the archive

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