Suit Combinations - The best percentage play to win tricks based on
the combination of partnership holdings in a given suit, including tactics
as finesses. Note: including a complete list of all
possible suit combination possibilities would be exhaustive; to obtain
further information, please refer to
Jeroen Warmerdan's program "SuitPlay"
1 High Card Point held by
opponents - The Jack |
|
Case |
Decl.
Num.
Cards |
Partnership
Holding |
Need |
% |
Remarks |
1 |
4-1 |
A K Q 10
x |
4 |
50 |
Finesse 10 |
2 |
4-1 |
A K Q 9
x |
4 |
6 |
Finesse 9 |
3 |
4-2 |
A K Q 9
x x |
4 |
24 |
Drop J 10 |
4 |
4-2 |
A K 9 x
Q x |
4 |
10 |
Drop J 10 |
5 |
5-1 |
A K Q 10 9
x |
5 |
36 |
Finesse 9 |
6 |
5-1 |
A K Q 10 x
x |
5
4 |
31
81 |
Finesse 10 |
7 |
5-1 |
A K Q 9 x
x |
5
4 |
9
64 |
Drop J 10 |
8 |
5-1 |
A K Q x x
x |
4 |
62 |
Drop J 10 |
9 |
6-0 |
A K Q 10 x x |
6
5
4 |
27
71
94 |
|
10 |
6-0 |
A K Q 9 x x |
6
5
4 |
9
64
93 |
|
11 |
6-0 |
A K Q x x x |
5
4 |
62
93 |
|
12 |
7-0 |
A K Q 10 9 x x
|
6
5 |
54
99 |
|
13 |
7-0 |
A K Q 9 x x x |
7
6
5 |
39
84
99 |
|
14 |
7-0 |
A K Q x x x x |
7
6
5 |
36
84
99 |
|
15 |
6-1 |
A K Q 10 9 x
x |
6
5 |
54
99 |
Drop J |
16 |
6-1 |
A K Q 9 x x
x |
6
5
4 |
39
84
99 |
Drop J |
17 |
5-2 |
A K Q 10 9
x x |
5 |
54 |
Play A then finesse
J |
18 |
5-2 |
A K Q 10 x
x x |
5
4 |
52
93 |
Play A then finesse J 10 |
19 |
5-2 |
A K Q 9 x
x x |
5
4 |
39
90 |
Play A then finesse
J 10
Finesse J 10 if covered play drop |
20 |
5-2 |
A K 10 9 x
Q x |
5 |
54 |
Drop J (Q first) |
21 |
5-2 |
A K 9 x x
Q x |
5
4 |
39
86 |
Drop J 10 (Q first) |
22 |
5-2 |
A K x x x
Q 10 |
5
4 |
42
92 |
Finesse J |
23 |
5-2 |
A K Q 10
x x x |
4 |
61 |
Drop J |
24 |
5-2 |
A K Q 9
x x x |
4 |
48 |
Drop J |
25 |
5-2 |
A K 10 x
Q x x |
4 |
61 |
Drop J |
26 |
5-2 |
A K 9 x
Q x x |
4 |
48 |
Drop J |
27 |
5-2 |
A K x x
Q 10 x |
4 |
54 |
Drop J |
28 |
5-2 |
A 10 x x
K Q x |
4 |
61 |
Drop J |
29 |
5-2 |
A 9 x x
K Q x |
4 |
47 |
Drop J |
30 |
5-2 |
A x x x
K Q T |
4 |
55 |
Drop J |
31 |
8-0 |
A K Q 10 x...x |
8
7 |
73
96 |
|
32 |
8-0 |
A K Q x...x |
8
7 |
68
96 |
|
33 |
7-1 |
A K Q T x x x
x |
7
6 |
73
98 |
Drop J
Finesse J |
34 |
7-1 |
A K Q x x x x
x |
7
6 |
68
96 |
Drop J |
35 |
6-2 |
A K Q T/9 x x
x x |
6
5 |
74
98 |
Drop J |
36 |
6-3 |
A K Q x x x
x x x |
6 |
90 |
Drop J |
37 |
5-3 |
A K Q T/9 x
x x x |
5
4 |
85
98 |
Drop J |
38 |
5-3 |
A K Q x x
x x x |
5
96 |
68
96 |
Drop J |
39 |
4-4 |
A K Q T
x x x x |
4 |
87 |
Drop J |
40 |
4-4 |
A K Q x
x x x x |
4 |
68 |
Drop J |
41 |
4-4 |
A K T/9 x
Q T/9 x x |
4 |
89 |
Drop J |
42 |
4-4 |
A K 9/8 x
Q 9/8 x x |
4 |
79 |
Drop J |
43 |
4-4 |
A K 9 x
Q x x x |
4 |
75 |
Drop J |
44 |
9-0 |
A K Q T x...x |
8
7 |
73
96 |
|
45 |
9-0 |
A K Q x...x |
8
7 |
68
96 |
|
47 |
8-1 |
A K Q x...x
x |
8 |
90 |
Drop J |
48 |
7-2 |
A K Q T x x x
x x |
7 |
95 |
Drop J |
49 |
6-2 |
A K Q x x x
x x |
6
5 |
68
96 |
Drop J |
50 |
7-2 |
A K Q x x x x
x x |
7 |
90 |
Drop J |
51 |
7-2 |
A K x x x x x
Q x |
7 |
95 |
Drop J (Q first) |
52 |
6-3 |
A K Q x x x
x x x
|
6 |
90 |
Drop J |
53 |
6-3 |
A K 10/9 x x x
Q x x |
6 |
95 |
Drop J (Q first) |
54 |
5-4 |
A K Q T/9 x
x x x x |
5 |
95 |
Drop J |
55 |
5-4 |
A K T/9 x x
Q x x x |
5 |
95 |
Drop J (Q first) |
Index of Suit Combinations
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