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Taking Tricks with Small Cards

Novice
17 min · 2-part series
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About this lesson

All the attention goes to the aces and kings, and meanwhile the fours and fives quietly win tricks at the end of a hand. Lorna counts the suits out with you, so you know which of your small cards can grow into a winner before you play one.

What you'll pick up

  • Counting a suit from both hands, and knowing how many cards the opponents still hold
  • The happy 3-3 break that turns your last small card into a trick
  • The holding where the small card can never grow, however the suit breaks
  • Giving up one trick early to gain two, and keeping control of the suit while you do it
  • Eight cards, take the finesse. Nine headed by the ace-king, play for the drop