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Don't go for nil if you have the ace of spades. | Don't go for nil if you have the ace of spades. | ||
Beware the bags! | Beware the bags! | ||
It's always better to underbid than to overbid. | It's always better to underbid than to overbid. | ||
If you have a lot of spades you might want to bid higher. | If you have a lot of spades you might want to bid higher. | ||
**Can your partner beat a high card?** | |||
If you have the queen of one suit, there is a 55.5% chance that your partner has a card to beat it. | |||
If you have the jack of one suit, there is a 70.3% chance that your partner has a card to beat it. | |||
**Who is undersuited?** | |||
If you have three cards of one suit, there is a 5.4% chance that someone has no cards of that suit (1.7% chance that your partner has no cards in the suit); a 23% chance that someone has only one card of that suit (8%); and 60% chance that someone only has two cards of that suit (20%). | |||
If you have four cards of one suit, there is a 7.8% chance that someone has no cards of that suit (2.6% chance that your partner has no cards in the suit); a 34% chance that someone only has one card of that suit (11.7%); and 70% chance that someone only has two cards of that suit (23.3%). | |||
Revision as of 06:42, 26 June 2022
Don't go for nil if you have the ace of spades. Beware the bags! It's always better to underbid than to overbid. If you have a lot of spades you might want to bid higher.
- Can your partner beat a high card?**
If you have the queen of one suit, there is a 55.5% chance that your partner has a card to beat it. If you have the jack of one suit, there is a 70.3% chance that your partner has a card to beat it.
- Who is undersuited?**
If you have three cards of one suit, there is a 5.4% chance that someone has no cards of that suit (1.7% chance that your partner has no cards in the suit); a 23% chance that someone has only one card of that suit (8%); and 60% chance that someone only has two cards of that suit (20%).
If you have four cards of one suit, there is a 7.8% chance that someone has no cards of that suit (2.6% chance that your partner has no cards in the suit); a 34% chance that someone only has one card of that suit (11.7%); and 70% chance that someone only has two cards of that suit (23.3%).