This is an extra 1/4 of 50%, for total odds of at least 52.5 %. So, go ahead and play ever; 8 “9 never” confidently. This is why bridge books say Ever; 8 Never”, even though they don’t “9 explain why. 52.5% isn’t or but it’s a good bit better than 40% odds, right? “always” “usually”, But now you know why technically and logically. Problems on What Are the Odds? - How you go about playing these hands? Now that you now know all Percentages of Splits of defenders’ cards, (“Split Odds”), how should you plan the Play of these hands? Answers follow. 1 74 2 J52 3 4 ♠ ♠ ♠AT ♠AQ532 A64 ♥ ♥432 ♥762 ♥842 9653 ♦ ♦A84 ♦743 ♦954 ♣T742 ♣9765 ♣98652 ♣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 ♣AKQJ9 5 AK743 6 7 8 ♠ ♠876 ♠74 ♠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 ♦ ♦K8764 ♦Q84 ♦73 AKQ ♣ ♣9732 ♣KQJT ♣AQJT9 East opened 1 Spade; you overcalled 1NT. AQ 9 10 11 12 ♠ ♠AK7 ♠T92 ♠AQ3 J76 ♥ ♥7652 ♥A53 ♥742 Q643 ♦ ♦KJ3 ♦7 ♦86543 ♣AT72 ♣KT9 ♣AQT983 ♣A9
This is an extra 1/4 of 50%, for total odds of at least 52.5 %. So, go ahead and play “9 ever; 8 never” confidently. This is why bridge books say “9 Ever; 8 Never”, even though they don’t explain why. 52.5% isn’t “always” or “usually”, but it’s a good bit better than 40% odds, right? But now you know why technically and logically. Problems on What Are the Odds? - How you go about playing these hands? Now that you now know all Percentages of Splits of defenders’ cards, (“Split Odds”), how should you plan the Play of these hands? Answers follow. 1 ♠ 74 ♥ A64 ♦ 9653 ♣T742 2 ♠ J52 ♥432 ♦A84 ♣9765 3 ♠AT ♥762 ♦743 ♣98652 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 ♣AKQJ9 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 ♦K8764 ♣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
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