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Card Counting Signals
Count signals may be used when either partner or declarerThe player who during the auction made the first bid the SUIT of the final contract, becomes the declarer. The also play their partners hand which is now renamed 'dummy.'
Declarer plays both their own and dummy's hand. leads the suit. Give partner good count signals so he can count out the hand, too. Use your judgment though as some signals help declarer more than helping your partner. Sometimes right to not show a count signal if you think it will inform declarer how to play a particular suit.
Declarer plays both their own and dummy's hand. leads the suit. Give partner good count signals so he can count out the hand, too. Use your judgment though as some signals help declarer more than helping your partner. Sometimes right to not show a count signal if you think it will inform declarer how to play a particular suit.
A count signal indicates the number of cards that a defenderThis term refers to the pair who did not win the auction/bidding The defender to the left of declarer is the player who plays the first card in a game holds in a given suit.
Playing high-low in a suit indicates an even number of cards in that suit, while playing low-high
indicates an odd number of cards
2. Playing following suit with a low card 6 and below shows an odd number of cards in a suit being led. On the second round of the same suit you will play a higher card completing the low-high sequence(low-high sequence).
2. Low-high from three, five or seven cards.
Your partner can look at their own holding in that suit and dummyThe declarer's partner is called the dummy, and after the opening lead has been made by the opposition dummy lays all their cards on the table face up.
That is the end of this game for dummy and they have no more to play in this game.
Declarer now plays ... on the table and they often can work out declarers holding in the suit
The count signal is used to show the number of cards held in a suit being led.
1. Playing following suit with a high card 7 and above, shows an even number of cards in the suit being led.On the second round of the same suit you will play a lower card (high-low sequence)2. Playing following suit with a low card 6 and below shows an odd number of cards in a suit being led. On the second round of the same suit you will play a higher card completing the low-high sequence(low-high sequence).
Count is given by playing:
1. High-Low from two cards.2. Low-high from three, five or seven cards.
Types of Count Signals
1. Hi-Low
As soon as you get a chance -Discarding a high card and your second discard being a lower ranked card in the same suit no matter how high or low, tells partner that you hold an even number of cards in the suit you discarded.2. Low-Hi
Discarding a low card and then a higher card in a suit tells your partner that you have an odd number of cards in that particular suit Discarding the 2 of any suit automatically indicates to your partner that you have an odd number of cards in that suit because its not possible to make a high -low signal for your next discard in this suit.3. Middle-Up-Down
Known as MUD. With a holding of 3 cards containing no honor cards, discard the middle card first, then the highest, and on the third lead of the suit play the lowest – partner will be able to work out where the honor cards may be lying.Your partner can look at their own holding in that suit and dummyThe declarer's partner is called the dummy, and after the opening lead has been made by the opposition dummy lays all their cards on the table face up.
That is the end of this game for dummy and they have no more to play in this game.
Declarer now plays ... on the table and they often can work out declarers holding in the suit
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