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What are standard discards in bridge?
A “discard” is the play of a card not of the suit which is lead. A high-low encourages the lead of the suit you led; a low-high discourages the lead of the suit.
How do you get rid of cards in bridge?
Discarding
- Discard the ♥2, a low spot card, to show “no help” in hearts.
- Discarding the ♦T, a high card, shows “something good” in diamonds.
- Discarding a low heart shows “no help” in hearts.
- Spades – one discard, saving a spot card to pay on Declarer’s ♠A.
- Don’t discard any of your spades.
What is a broken sequence in bridge?
Broken Sequence. A sequence of cards in a suit where the third card from the top is missing, but not the next lower-ranking card(s). For example: ♥K‑Q‑10‑9, ♦J‑10‑8.
What are McKenney discards in bridge?
It is the play of a card directing partner’s attention to some other suit. We exclude two suits – diamonds, the suit you are discarding – and spades – the (trump) suit being led. A McKenney discard can thus ask either for hearts or clubs. Since hearts is higher ranking than clubs, a high diamond asks for a heart.
What is odd even discard in bridge?
Odd-Even Discard (Roman Discards) – A discard system which uses the parity (odd/even) and rank of the card signal suit preference. Assume opponents are running a long suit; when partner cannot follow to the suit, the first discard in an unwanted signifies suit preference.
What is Defence in bridge?
A forcing defense in contract bridge aims to force declarer to repeatedly ruff the defenders’ leads. If this can be done often enough, declarer eventually runs out of trumps and may lose control of the hand. A forcing defense is usually begun on the opening lead because the tempo is often important.
What is third hand high in bridge?
Third Hand High: Bridge Play. Third Hand High – The concept advocating playing one’s high card (lowest equal first, relative to dummy) in third seat as opposed to playing a low card in second seat.
What does never Underlead an ace mean in bridge?
We NEVER lead a low card from a suit in which we have an unsupported ace or an unsupported king. This is called “underleading”. You will hear bridge players say: “We never underlead an ace”. ‘Unsupported’ means not having the next honour below. So an unsupported ace is where you do not have the king in the same suit.
When should you lead an ace in bridge?
In terms of whether the ace is a safe lead, what you have with the ace is important. The longer and weaker the suit, safer the lead. If you lead the ace from A-6-5-4-3-2, it is unlikely to cost a trick even if declarer does have the king. By contrast, a lead from A-Q-x is often going to cost when declarer has the king.
What is discarding in bridge?
Skillful discarding passes useful information to Partner, preserves your good cards for future tricks, and avoids helping Declarer. Learn a few bridge guidelines that illustrate these plays. Attitude discards are signals for partner Discard a low card to tell Partner you have no interest in the suit discarded.
Is the ♦ T the best discard for partner?
No! High card discards are a stronger message to Partner than low card discards. So if you can set the contract with only two diamond tricks (more likely at a trump contract than at notrump), the ♦ T may be the better discard. Attitude Discards…
What is suit preference in discard systems?
Traditional discard systems are primarily attitude, and suit preference applies only when it is already clear that attitude is not relevant. For example, if dummy holds AKQ in the suit you discard, it is a suit preference signal. But many modern experts play suit preference signals in combination with attitude.
What is the meaning of discard signal?
In general, a discard should be an attitude signal (the first one, anyway). Subsequent discards can be used to show current count. The signal to partner’s lead of a suit also tends to be attitude in most signaling systems.