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(For bridge players only. From Sutherland.<ref group="Notes" >E. Sutherland, “Restricted Choice --- Fact or Fiction?”, ''Canadian Master Point'', November 1, 1993.</ref>) Suppose that we are the declarer in a hand of bridge, and we have the king, 9, 8, 7, and 2 of a | |||
Sutherland.<ref group="Notes" >E. Sutherland, “Restricted Choice --- Fact or Fiction?”, ''Canadian Master Point'', November 1, 1993.</ref>) | |||
Suppose that we are the declarer in a hand of bridge, and we have the king, 9, 8, 7, and 2 of a | |||
certain suit, while the dummy has the ace, 10, 5, and 4 of the same suit. Suppose that we want | certain suit, while the dummy has the ace, 10, 5, and 4 of the same suit. Suppose that we want | ||
to play this suit in such a way as to maximize the probability of having no losers in the suit. | to play this suit in such a way as to maximize the probability of having no losers in the suit. | ||
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(For bridge players only. From Sutherland.[Notes 1]) Suppose that we are the declarer in a hand of bridge, and we have the king, 9, 8, 7, and 2 of a certain suit, while the dummy has the ace, 10, 5, and 4 of the same suit. Suppose that we want to play this suit in such a way as to maximize the probability of having no losers in the suit. We begin by leading the 2 to the ace, and we note that the queen drops on our left. We then lead the 10 from the dummy, and our right-hand opponent plays the six (after playing the three on the first round). Should we finesse or play for the drop?
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