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Declarer Play
TRAINING: notes from Brian Adlam

DECLARER PLAY
 

HINTS

  • When counting trumps, count how many opponents have and count down how many they play.

Easier than trying to count up to 13.

  • Rule of 1 - if there is only one trump left and it is a winner, don't bother to draw another round.
  • Normally win the trick with the lowest possible card - leaving high cards means it is easier to

remember if it is a winner.

  • If playing No Trumps, try not to put a suit that has been bid on the right of dummy - easy to think

you are playing with that suit in trumps.

TRUMP SPLITS

SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN
3-3    36% 3-2    68% 2-2    40% 2-1    78%
4-2    48% 4-1    28% 3-1    50% 3-0    22%
5-1    15% 5-0      4% 4-0    10%  
6-0      1%      

Normally draw trumps so winners are not ruffed

Do not draw trumps if:

  1. You need to ruff losers in dummy
  2. You need to set up a suit
  3. To discard losers from hand on winners in dummy

 

HOW TO PLAY A SUIT

9 7 5 3

A Q 6 5 2

Small to Q then A

 

8 6 2

A Q J 5 3

2 to J and if wins

6 to Q

8 7 5

K Q 4 3 2

5 to Q and if wins

7 to K

8 7 6 5 3

A Q 9 4 2

3 to Q

K 6 4 2

A J 9 5 3

K first then 2 to A

If East has all 4 trumps you can finesse

A J 6 5

K 7 4 2

K first then 2 to J

7 6 3

K J 5 4 2

3 to J then 6 to K

6 4 2

A Q 10 5 3

2 to 10 then 4 to Q

6 5 3

A J 9 4 2

3 to 9.

If K or Q appears 5 to J

7 5 4 2

A Q 10 6 3

2 to Q then A