Problems: What Are the Odds? - How should you play these hands as South? (Bottom hand) Now that you know all the Split Percentages of defenders’ cards, (“Split Odds”), how should you plan to play these hands? Answers are on the next pages. 1 74 2 J52 3 AT 4 AQ532 ♠ ♠ ♠ ♠ A64 432 762 842 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 9653 A84 743 954 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ T742 9765 T8 ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣ 4 Spades, lead 4 Hearts, lead 3 NT, lead 3 NT, lead ♥K ♦Q ♠3 ♥3 AQJT98 AQ Q5 74 ♠ ♠ ♠ ♠ 95 AQJT97 AKQ5 A65 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ AQJ K97 AQ86 AJT ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ AQ A3 AKQ ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣ 5 AK743 6 876 7 74 8 7642 ♠ ♠ ♠ ♠ 652 93 AQ4 983 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 54 A92 K9652 AQJT ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 982 A8654 873 52 ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣ 3 NT, lead 3 NT, lead 3 NT, lead 6 Spades, lead ♥K ♥Q ♠8 ♥Q 62 AJ AQ3 AKQT8 ♠ ♠ ♠ ♠ A743 AK K76 A ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ AKT9 Q84 73 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ AKQ 9732 KQJT AQJT9 ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣ East opened 1 Spade; you overcalled 1NT 9 AQ 10 AK7 11 T92 12 AQ3 ♠ ♠ ♠ ♠ J76 7652 A53 742 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Q643 KJ3 7 86543 ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ AT72 KT9 AQT983 A9 ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣ 6 5 4 Spades; lead 4 Spades; ♣K ♠Q ♥K ♥Q Diamonds, Diamonds, lead lead lead J952 KJT864 ♠ ♠- ♠ ♠ AKQ KQ T64 A65 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ AT8752 AQT9764 T82 AQ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ - 8532 KJ 72 ♣ ♣ ♣ ♣
Problems: What Are the Odds? - How should you play these hands as South? (Bottom hand) Now that you know all the Split Percentages of defenders’ cards, (“Split Odds”), how should you plan to play these hands? Answers are on the next pages. 1 ♠ 74 ♥ A64 ♦ 9653 ♣ T742 2 ♠ J52 ♥ 432 ♦ A84 ♣ 9765 3 ♠ AT ♥ 762 ♦ 743 ♣ 4 ♠ AQ532 ♥ 842 ♦ 954 ♣ T8 4 Spades, ♥K lead 4 Hearts, ♦Q lead 3 NT, ♠3 lead 3 NT, ♥3 lead ♠ AQJT98 ♥ 95 ♦ AQJ ♣ AQ ♠ AQ ♥ AQJT97 ♦ K97 ♣ A3 ♠ Q5 ♥ AKQ5 ♦ AQ86 ♣ AKQ ♠ 74 ♥ A65 ♦ AJT ♣ 5 ♠ AK743 ♥ 652 ♦ 54 ♣ 982 6 ♠ 876 ♥ 93 ♦ A92 ♣ A8654 7 ♠ 74 ♥ AQ4 ♦ K9652 ♣ 873 8 ♠ 7642 ♥ 983 ♦ AQJT ♣ 52 3 NT, ♥K lead 3 NT, ♥Q lead 3 NT, ♠8 lead 6 Spades, ♥Q lead ♠ 62 ♥ A743 ♦ AKT9 ♣ AKQ ♠ AJ ♥ AK ♦ ♣ 9732 ♠ AQ3 ♥ K76 ♦ Q84 ♣ KQJT East opened 1 Spade; you overcalled 1NT ♠ AKQT8 ♥ A ♦ 73 ♣ AQJT9 9 ♠ AQ ♥ J76 ♦ Q643 ♣ AT72 10 ♠ AK7 ♥ 7652 ♦ KJ3 ♣ KT9 11 ♠ T92 ♥ A53 ♦ 7 ♣ AQT983 12 ♠ AQ3 ♥ 742 ♦ 86543 ♣ A9 6 Diamonds, ♣K lead 5 Diamonds, ♠Q lead 4 Spades; ♥K lead 4 Spades; ♥Q lead ♠ J952 ♥ AKQ ♦ AT8752 ♣ - ♠- ♥ KQ ♦ AQT9764 ♣ 8532 ♠ ♥ T64 ♦ T82 ♣ KJ ♠ KJT864 ♥ A65 ♦ AQ ♣ 72
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