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Play From Equals - When holding a series of cards in a suit, the play
of a certain card in the sequence can be used to provide useful information
to one's partner. Conversely, the play may inform or deceive the
opponent's of one's holding as well. One example of playing from equals is the
agreement to play "lowest equal first". Here is an example:
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W |
N |
E |
S |
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(1H) |
1S |
(2H) |
2S |
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(4H) |
All Pass |
Partner leads the
S4 to Dummy's
S9. While South's
Spade holding are all equal to one another, by playing the
SQ (lowest of the
equals), partner is aware of your entire honor holding, since West would
win the trick with a higher honor.
In this scenario, partner can
also deduce West has the
S10
since in South would have won the trick holding the "lowest equal" over
Dummy's card. For instance, holding the Spade A K Q 10, South could win with the
S10.
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