The Schnapsen Log
April 22, 2012
At Trick One
Martin Tompa
Let’s look at another situation early in the deal, similar to one we examined in the last column.
Unseen cards:
♠ AKQ
♥ ATKQJ
♣ J
♦ ATKQJYour cards:
♠ TJ
♥ —
♣ TKQ
♦ —Trump: ♣A
Stock: 9 face-down cards
Game points: Opponent 2, You 4
Trick points: Opponent 0, You 0
On lead: Opponent
It is trick 1 and your opponent leads ♦Q. Plan the play. When you think you have a good plan, you are welcome to read my analysis.
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