Though more bridge games are played for fun than for stakes, most of the good bridge players always play for money. To these players it seems incredible that some very skilful players prefer to play without stakes. In one such moneyless game, the execution of an unusual bid or play is more highly esteemed than ultimate victory, and the safety play of the club or tournament is frowned upon as "defeatist." By any other "standards, the bidding and play of the following hand would be considered inexplicable.
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