Re: Random bridge hand generation

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From: David King David King
Date: Mon, 01 Jul 1996 00:00

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In article <31D4A019.729C@mel.dit.csiro.au>,
   Bob Smart <smart@mel.dit.csiro.au> wrote:
>> This news group seems a little dull.
>
>OK, here's another topic. What do we know about the random bridge
>hand generation process for tournaments? There were some surprising
>patterns in hands played recently at the VBA.
>
>Board 1 N held -,AJT,AJ97,AQ7652. Board 2 E held AT874,AJ2,AQ842,-
>
>Later on board 18 S held A763,A763,62,J62.
>
I am afraid I can't see the problem. If the small cards were identical on 
different hands or the distributions identical... but these hands seem random 
to me. Bd 18 is a little peculiar, but I have seen such hands dealt by humans.

David King
Geelong

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From: David King@geel.dwt.csiro.au (David King)
Subject: Re: Random bridge hand generation
Date: 1996/07/01
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