Answers follow . . . cover them up while you figure out answers to these problems. A. B. C. D. E. J 10 5 2 7 5 3 10 3 9 7 5 2 Q J 8 3 Dummy ♠A ♠10 ♠J ♠A ♠A 9 8 Q J 8 K 8 7 2 J 3 7 6 4 Declarer ♠K ♠A ♠A ♠K ♠10 Answers A. B. C. D. E. J 10 5 2 7 5 3 10 3 9 7 5 2 Q J 8 3 Dummy ♠A ♠10 ♠J ♠A ♠A 9 8 Q J 8 K 8 7 J 3 7 6 4 Declarer ♠K ♠A ♠A ♠K ♠10 The to the then Lead small Play the and ♠2 ♠Ten first, ♠J ♠T ♠A then the then cover then to toward the hope for a drop of ♠8, ♠3 ♠J. then to any East card the If it wins, the East. ♠King, ♠A. ♠King by the on 2nd take the ♠A. round, then then This time, you ♠King, back to the have 9 Spades, but ♠A. Odds? You only a King stiff ♠Ace. You have 7, have 8, so collects all the Again, you so they have they have 5 Spade tricks. Split Odds? have 8, so 6 Spades. Spades. The they have 5 split is 3 – 2, What are the Spades. The split is probably, but odds of a stiff King probably what are the in the East? There’s what 4 – 2. Split Odds? odds for a 2 – 3 split? What are the Even if East ♠Qxxx, Split Odds? has you still get 3 safe Spade tricks. Plan Ahead is going with all this. where we’re CARD COMBINATIONS
Answers follow . . . cover them up while you figure out answers to these problems. A. B. C. D. E. Dummy ♠A J 10 5 2 ♠10 7 5 3 ♠J 10 3 ♠A 9 7 5 2 ♠A Q J 8 3 Declarer ♠K 9 8 ♠A Q J 8 ♠A K 8 7 2 ♠K J 3 ♠10 7 6 4 Answers A. B. C. D. E. Dummy ♠A J 10 5 2 ♠10 7 5 3 ♠J 10 3 ♠A 9 7 5 2 ♠A Q J 8 3 Declarer ♠K 9 8 ♠A Q J 8 ♠A K 8 7 ♠K J 3 ♠10 7 6 4 The ♠2 to the ♠8, then the ♠King, then to the ♠A. Odds? You have 8, so they have 5 Spades. The split is 3 – 2, probably, but what are the Split Odds? Even if East has ♠Qxxx, you still get 3 safe Spade tricks. ♠Ten first, then cover any East card on 2nd round, then ♠A. Again, you have 8, so they have 5 Spades. There’s what odds for a 2 – 3 split? ♠J then ♠T then ♠3 to the ♠A. You have 7, so they have 6 Spades. The split is probably 4 – 2. What are the Split Odds? Lead small toward the ♠J. If it wins, take the ♠King, then back to the ♠Ace. Split Odds? Play the ♠A and hope for a drop of the ♠King by East. This time, you have 9 Spades, but only a King stiff collects all the Spade tricks. What are the odds of a stiff King in the East? Plan Ahead is where we’re going with all this. CARD COMBINATIONS
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