Nothing to decide
No card a layout rewards loses odds here. The figure is the break, or the one line that reaches the target, and every other card throws a trick away outright. This is a page to look up, and the doors never pose it as a problem.
Play it yourself
The line below is one playthrough against one deal. To ask what a different card would have been worth — or what happens when the king sits the other way — take the same cards to the explorer, where you play all four hands and every card you could choose is priced. Nothing there is recorded.
The line
Played against West T97 and East KQ. Not the likeliest lie — the one that defeats the most careless play, which is the one worth showing.
| Lead | Cards | Won by | Entry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | north | N:8 E:Q S:A W:7 | south | |
| 2 | south | S:3 W:9 N:2 E:K | east | |
| 3 | north | N:J E:— S:4 W:T | north | yes |
| 4 | south | S:5 W:— N:— E:— | south | yes |
| 5 | south | S:6 W:— N:— E:— | south |
The same cards, a different target
A different number of tricks is a different problem, with its own best line.
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Odds are the share of lies on which this line guarantees the target against best defence — the card that hurts you most, whether or not it is the card a book would play. An entry is counted each time the lead has to change hands, in either direction. The first lead is free from either hand — you broach the suit from wherever you are.