Card combinations

x opposite KT98xxxx

Difficulty: Easy

Playing for 7 tricks.

Best line makes it
20.35%
Entries, this line
0
to dummy, on the deal below
Entries, worst case
0
the most it can need

Nothing to decide

There's no real choice here. Either the odds depend only on how the suit breaks, or only one line can reach the target and every other card gives a trick away. This page is for reference only, and it's never set as a problem.

The line

Played against West Q7 and East AJ. We picked this lie because it catches out the most careless plays.

Dummy
West
The deal, as the line plays it.
East
Declarer
Trick 1 of 8

This is one playthrough against one deal. To see what another card would have been worth, or what happens when the king sits the other way, try the explorer. You play all four hands there and see the odds for every card.

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The same cards, a different target

Playing for a different number of tricks needs a different line.

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The odds are how often this line is sure to take the target against best defence (the card that hurts you most, even where a book would play something else).

An entry is counted each time the lead has to change hands after a trick you won, in either direction. The first lead, and the lead after a trick the defenders won, are free from either hand. You start the suit from wherever you are.

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