#11. #12. T92 AQ3 ♠ ♠ Win the and then a Spade A53 ♥A ♠A, 742 4 losers possible unless the 50% ♥ ♥ finesse, losing 2 Hearts, a 7 86543 Diamond finesse wins. But take ♦ ♦ Diamond and the Better is ♠Q? A9 1 trick first because if they ♣AQT983 ♣ to play the and hoping for ♠A ♠K, split 4 0, you must take the – the 68% 3 2 Spade split but – Diamond finesse. assuming the doesn’t drop. ♠Q AKJ87 KJT864 ♠ ♠ You have 7 Diamonds; they T64 A65 ♥ ♥ have 6. Any 3 3 or 4 2 split – – Then play Clubs, hoping for 1 or T83 AQ ♦ ♦ will give you a discard of a more Heart pitches before the ♠Q KJ 72 ♣ ♣ loser. Odds? 48% for 4 2 plus – holder ruffs in to collect another 36% for 3 3 brings your odds – Heart winner. The odds of a 3 2 – to 84%. Club split are 68%. DECLARER TECHNIQUES TABLE of CONTENTS Technique Page Multiple Choices Advanced Split Odds 4 – – 8 10 opponents play 12 14 16 23 26 Dangerous Opponent x (in Class) 31 34 37 42 (AKA “Split Odds”) 46 (AKA a Play”) “Strip 50 52 56 Establish a Suit x (in Class) 61 64 73 Hand Evaluation x (in 80 (or Play a Duck or a Safety Play) 83 88 90
♠ T92 ♥ A53 ♦ 7 ♣AQT983 ♠ AKJ87 ♥ T64 ♦ T83 ♣ KJ #11. Win the ♥A and ♠A, then a Spade finesse, losing 2 Hearts, a Diamond and the ♠Q? Better is to play the ♠A and ♠K, hoping for the 68% 3 – 2 Spade split but assuming the ♠Q doesn’t drop. Then play Clubs, hoping for 1 or more Heart pitches before the ♠Q holder ruffs in to collect another Heart winner. The odds of a 3 – 2 Club split are 68%. ♠ AQ3 ♥ 742 ♦ 86543 ♣ A9 ♠ KJT864 ♥ A65 ♦ AQ ♣ 72 #12. 4 losers possible unless the 50% Diamond finesse wins. But take 1 trick first because if they split 4 – 0, you must take the Diamond finesse. You have 7 Diamonds; they have 6. Any 3 – 3 or 4 – 2 split will give you a discard of a loser. Odds? 48% for 4 – 2 plus 36% for 3 – 3 brings your odds to 84%. DECLARER TECHNIQUES TABLE of CONTENTS Technique Page – Multiple Choices – Advanced Split Odds 4 8 10 opponents play 12 14 16 23 26 Dangerous Opponent (in Class) x 31 34 37 (AKA “Split Odds”) 42 (AKA a “Strip Play”) 46 50 52 56 Establish a Suit (in Class) x 61 64 73 Hand Evaluation (in x (or Play a Duck or a Safety Play) 80 83 88 90
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