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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"

7 High Card Point held by opponents - The Ace and King
 
Case Decl.
Num.
Cards		 Partnership
Holding		 Need % Remarks
1 4-1 Q J 10 x
x		 2 7 Finesse A K
2 4-1 Q J 8 7
x		 2
1		 .6
44		 Finesse 10 9, or finesse A K
3 4-1 Q 10 9 x
x		 2
1		 .6
35		 Finesse A K
4 4-1 Q 10 8 7
x		 2
1		 .3
14		 Finesse A K
5 4-1 Q J 9 8
x		 2 11 Finesse 10
6 4-1 Q J 9 x
x		 2
1		 1
57		 Finesse 10
7 3-2 Q J 9
x x		 1 78 Finesse A K then finesse 10
8 3-2 Q 10 9
x x		 1 50 Finesse J
9 3-2 Q 9 x
x x		 1 24 Finesse A K then low to low
10 3-2 Q x x
J x		 1 48 Play low to J then low to Q
11 3-2 Q x x
10 x		 1 24 Finesse A K then low to low
12 4-1 Q J 10 8
x		 2 51 Finesse 9
13 4-1 Q 10 9 x
x		 2
1		 .6
35		 Finesse A K
14 4-1 Q x x x
x		 1 6 Finesse A K
15 4-2 Q J 9 8
x x		 2 51 Finesse 10
16 4-2 Q J 8 x
x x		 2
1		 7
85		 Finesse 10 9
17 4-2 Q x x x
J 9		 2
1		 32
97		 Finesse 10
18 4-2 Q x x x
10 x		 1 24 Play 10 to Q
19 3-3 Q J 9
x x x		 1 79 Finesse A K
20 3-3 Q 10 x
x x x		 1 38 Finesse J
21 3-3 Q 9 x
J x x		 1 64 Play low to J then low to Q
22 5-2 Q J 10 x x
x x		 3
2		 60
92		 Finesse A K repeatedly
23 5-2 Q J 9 x x
x x		 3
2
1		 38
80
96		 Finesse A K repeatedly
Finesse 10
Either of the above
24 5-2 Q J x x x
9 x		 3
2
1		 30
74
99		 Finesse A K then play J
Finesse 10 then finesse A K
Finesse 10 then finesse A K
25 4-3 Q J 10 x
x x x		 2 83 Finesse A K repeatedy
26 4-3 Q J 9 x
x x x		 2
1		 52
91		 Finesse A K repeatedy
27 4-3 Q 10 9 x
x x x		 2
1		 42
91		 Finesse J repeatedly
28 4-3 Q 9 8 x
x x x		 2
1		 7
76		 Finesse A K then low to low
29 4-3 Q x x x
J 9 x		 2
1		 32
97		 Finesse 10 then play low to J
30 4-3 Q x x x
J x x		 2
1		 16
88		 Finesse A K towards either Q or J then play to honor
Play low to low then low to J
31 6-2 Q J 10 x x x
x x		 4
3		 82
98		 Finesse A K repeatedly
32 6-2 Q J 9 x x x
x x		 4
3
2		 64
93
98		 Finesse A K then low to low
Finesse 10 then finesse A K
Either of the above
33 6-2 Q J x x x x
x x		 4
3
2		 54
88
98		 Finesse A K then low to low
34 5-3 Q J 10 x x
x x x		 3
2		 88
98		 Finesse A K then play J
35 5-3 Q J 9 x x
x x x		 3
2		 72
95		 Finesse A K repeatedly
36 5-3 Q J x x x
x x x		 3
2
1		 63
90
98		 Finesse A K repeatedly
37 5-3 Q 10 9 x x
x x x		 3
2
1		 49
92
98		 Finesse J then low to Q
38 5-3 Q 9 8 x x
x x x		 3
2		 14
90		 Finesse A K
Play low to low then low to Q
39 5-3 Q 10 9 x x
J x x		 3 96 Play 10 then play 9
40 5-3 Q x x x x
J 9 x		 3
2		 50
98		 Play low to J then low to Q
Play low to 9 then low to J
41 5-3 Q J 10 x
x x x x		 2 90 Play low to Q
42 5-3 Q J x x
x x x x		 2
1		 65
90		 Finesse A K repeatedly
43 5-3 Q 10 9 8
x x x x		 2 53 Finesse J
44 5-3 Q 10 x x
x x x x		 2
1		 35
84		 Finesse J then finesse A K
45 4-4 Q 9 8 7
J x x x		 2 66 Play low to J then low to Q or vice versa
47 4-4 Q 9 x x
J x x x		 2
1		 64
100		 Play low to J then low to Q
Play low to Q then low to J
48 4-4 Q x x x
J x x x		 2
1		 37
100		 Play low to Q then low to J, or vice versa
Play low to low then low to J
49 7-2 Q J 9 x x x x
x x		 5
4		 84
95		 Play low to Q then low to low
50 7-2 Q x x x x x x
J x		 5 78 Play low to J then low to low
51 6-3 Q J 10 x x
8 x x		 3 90 Play low to Q then J to low
52 5-4 Q J 8 x x
10 x x x 		3 95 Play 10 then low to low
53 5-4 Q J x x x
x x x x		 3
2		 83
95		 Play low to Q then low to low
54 5-4 Q 9 x x x
J x x x		 3 83 Play low to low or 9 or J
55 5-4 Q x x x x
J x x x		 3 78 Play low to Q then low to J, or vice versa
56 3-2 K 10 9
x x		 1 78 Play low to 9 then low to King
57 3-2 K 10 x
x x		 1 63 Play low to 9 then low to King
58 4-2 K 10 9 8
x x		 2 50 Play low to 8 then low to 10
59 3-3 K 10 9
x x x		 1 79 Play low to 9 then low to King
60 4-3 K 10 9 8
x x x 		2 76 Play low to 8 then low to 9
61 4-3 K 10 9 x
x x x		 2
1		 61
93		 Play low to 9 then low to 10
62 4-3 K 10 x x
x x x		 2
1		 32
79		 Play low to 10 then low to King
63 4-3 K 9 8 7
x x x		 2
1		 18
95		 Play low to low then low to King
Play low to low then low to low
64 4-3 K x x x
x x x		 2
1		 18
77		 Play low to low then low to King
Play low to low then low to low
65 5-3 K 10 9 x x
x x x		 3
2		 75
95		 Play low to low then low to low
66 5-3 K 10 x x x
9 x x		 3
2		 67
98		 Play low to 10 then low to low in long suit
Play low to 10 then low to 9 in short suit
67 4-4 K 10 9 8
x x x x		 2 83 Play low to low then low to low
68 4-4 K 10 x x
x x x x		 2
1		 52
86		 Play low to low then low to low
69 4-4 K x x x
x x x x		 2
1		 34
86		 Play low to low then low to King
70 6-3 K 10 9 x x x
x x x		 5
4
3		 20
89
95		 Low to King
Low to 10
Either of the above
71 6-3 K 10 x x x x
x x x		 5
4
3		 20
89
95		 Low to King
Low to 10
Either of the above
72 6-3 K 8 x x x x
x x x		 5
4
3		 20
71
95		 Low to King
Low to 10
Either of the above
73 6-3 K x x x x x
10 x x		 5
4
3		 20
78
100		 Low to King
Low to short side covering if possible
Either of above
74 6-3 K x x x x x
x x x		 5
4
3		 20
72
95		 Low to King
Low to short side covering if possible
Either of above
75 5-4 K 9 x x x
x x x x		 4
3
2		 20
72
95		 Low to King
Low to low
Either of the above
76 5-4 K x x x x
10 x x x		 4
3		 20
78		 Low to King
Low to low
           
           

Index of Suit Combinations

 

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