Playing Tip #5

Playing Tip #5

Counting Your Losers 

Void = No losers

Singleton suit = 1 loser (except a singleton ace = 0 losers)

Doubleton = 2 losers - except AK (0), Ax (1) or Kx (1) NB: Qx is 2 losers.

3-card or longer suit with no AK or Q = 3 losers

3-card or longer suit with one honour = 2 losers

3-card or longer suit with two honours = 1 losers

3-card or longer suit with three honour = 0 losers

(Jack is not counted as an honour)

Examples

A8765 2 losers
KJ4

2 losers 

94    

2 losers

KQJ93

1 loser

Q62

2 Loser (some may consider a queen on it's own as 2½ losers)

KQ4

1 loser

K4

1 loser

J8765

3 losers

973

3 losers

976542

3 losers 

AKQ65

0 losers 

AK

0 losers 

A

0 losers

  

Posted: Fri 23 Oct 2015

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