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Hand of the Day, September 12

Strong, stay the course. Direction: Pairs Hands.

The deal

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4 Crak, 4 Crak, 7 Bam, 7 Crak, 9 Crak, 9 Crak, Green Dragon, Green Dragon, Red Dragon, Red Dragon, Flower, Flower, Joker

What the coach saw

Your hand leans toward Pairs Hands (5 pairs (jokers can't fill pairs)). Second option: Winds & Dragons.

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 Pairs Hands (5 pairs (jokers can't fill pairs)). The backup direction, if the draws turn, is Winds & Dragons.

Keep and pass

Worth holding: Flower, Flower, Green Dragon, Green Dragon, Red Dragon.

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

7 Bam: a loner, serves neither Pairs Hands nor Winds & Dragons

7 Crak: a loner, serves neither Pairs Hands nor Winds & Dragons

4 Crak: doesn't fit your Pairs Hands direction

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.

July 12 (promising, needs shaping)

July 9 (promising, needs shaping)

July 6 (promising, needs shaping)

June 19 (promising, needs shaping)

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