Foster's common sense leads, and how to learn them. By the author of Foster's whist manual by Foster R. F. (Robert Frederick) 1853-1945

Author:Foster, R. F. (Robert Frederick), 1853-1945
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Whist
Publisher: New York, Brentano's
Published: 1898-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

proves able to exhaust the trumps, the suit can usually be shown by discarding both the others. With four trumps, but no re-entry, the same chance may be taken, as in the following example:

^ K J 10 3 ; * A K Q 10 8 7 3 ; 0 10 4

There is no possibility of re-entry except in the trump suit itself; but if the adverse trumps can be exhausted, or if the player can remain with the lead on the third round of them, so as to get the first force on a possible four-trump hand, he must make every one of his clubs.

These shots are pure gambles, in which the player starts with the knowledge that the odds are greatly against him ; but it should be remembered that the tricks to be gained in case of success far outweigh those which may be lost in case of failure. As a rule, nothing is lost by leading trumps from such a hand, except a possible ruff in the missing suit.

LOWG'SUIT LEADIJS^G HANDS.

When we come to suits which are not sufficiently strong or well protected by cards of reentry to justify an original lead of trumps, we

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