07-20-2013, 06:34 PM
There is no carding thread yet. This discussion will form the basis for it.
Stiff: Bridge-speak for a singleton, one card in the suit
Stiff Ace: a single Ace in the suit
Stiff Double Ace: AA in the suit and nothing else
Wikipedia:
In contract bridge, the principle of restricted choice states that play of a particular card decreases the probability its player holds any equivalent card. For example, South leads a low spade, West plays a low one, North plays the queen, East wins with the king. The ace and king are equivalent cards; East's play of the king decreases the probability East holds the ace – and increases the probability West holds the ace.
Declarer was to my right. Rak to my left. I held AA of trump only.
"I apologize, but I'm not following this train of thought. I don't understand the "falls second" or "falls fourth"."
Rak leads trump and the others follow:
A-J-K-A = A falls fourth
vs
A-A-K-J = A falls second
If Rak holds a second trump Ace and MUST play it to not confuse Declarer, then it does not matter.
If the trump A fell second and is singletion: Rak should NOT play a second round of trump, he is finessing his partner.
If the trump A fell fourth and is singletion: Rak SHOULD play a second round of trump, he is finessing his left hand opponent.
(The analysis of this situation will be different if the suit is not trump.)
Stiff: Bridge-speak for a singleton, one card in the suit
Stiff Ace: a single Ace in the suit
Stiff Double Ace: AA in the suit and nothing else
Wikipedia:
In contract bridge, the principle of restricted choice states that play of a particular card decreases the probability its player holds any equivalent card. For example, South leads a low spade, West plays a low one, North plays the queen, East wins with the king. The ace and king are equivalent cards; East's play of the king decreases the probability East holds the ace – and increases the probability West holds the ace.
Declarer was to my right. Rak to my left. I held AA of trump only.
"I apologize, but I'm not following this train of thought. I don't understand the "falls second" or "falls fourth"."
Rak leads trump and the others follow:
A-J-K-A = A falls fourth
vs
A-A-K-J = A falls second
If Rak holds a second trump Ace and MUST play it to not confuse Declarer, then it does not matter.
If the trump A fell second and is singletion: Rak should NOT play a second round of trump, he is finessing his partner.
If the trump A fell fourth and is singletion: Rak SHOULD play a second round of trump, he is finessing his left hand opponent.
(The analysis of this situation will be different if the suit is not trump.)
Rick Hall