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| Percentages of Card Division between two hidden hands |
Cards out
If there are only two cards out against you the chances of a 1:1 split as opposed to 2:0 are similar (52% and 48% respectively)
...but for 3 or more cards
Even cards probably do not split evenly.
Example: if there are four cards out against you a 3:1 split is the most likely (50%). The chances of a 2:2 split are only 41%
Odd cards probably do split as evenly as possible.
Example: if there are three cards out against you the chances of a 2:1 split are 78% and the chances of 3:0 split are only 22%
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| Odds against a player being dealt |
Playing 26 boards twice a week expect:
13 cards in one suit = 169,066,442 to 1 Once every 60 000 years! 
8 cards in one suit = 213 to 1 Once a month
7 cards in one suit = 28 to 1 Once a session
6 cards in one suit = 6 to 1 Four times a night
at least one singleton = 2 to 1 Once a two board round
at least one void = 19 to 1 Once a session
AKQJ10 in a suit = 500 to 1 Once every three months
four Aces = 378 to 1 Once every two months
a hand with no points = 278 to 1 Once a month
a Yarborough (no10) = 1827 to 1 Twice a year
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| Probability of Drop of |
With 2 cards missing go for the drop of the King (52%)
With 4 cards missing go for the drop of the Queen (52%), the cards may be 2-2 (41%) or she may be singleton (12%)
With 6 cards missing go for the drop of the Jack (54%), the cards may be 3-3 (35%) or he may be doubleton (18%) or singleton(2%)
With 3, 5 or 7 cards out do NOT expect to drop K, Q or J respectively
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| Did you know? |
43.6 percent of all slam contracts fail.
62.7 percent of all bridge players are women.
97.8 percent of all bridge statistics, including these, are made up! 
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