Can you Underlead an ace in bridge?

NEVER underlead an ace against a suit contract” is one of the more reliable rules of thumb at the bridge table. Nevertheless, there are occasional exceptions. These usually occur when dummy seems likely to be strong in the suit, perhaps because of a one no‐trump opening bid.
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What does do not 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.
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Should you lead a doubleton in bridge?

Leading a doubleton is usually poor, unless partner has bid the suit. Leading a singleton is OK, but not in declarers suit, as this will usually cost at least one trick.
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Can you lead away from a King in bridge?

Leading an unsupported King or Queen is sending him or her to the slaughter house. You should not lead an honor unless you have the next lower one. This can be an acceptable lead if you have 2 cards in a suit that partner has bid, an honor card and a low one.
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What is the rule of 11 in bridge?

Always check your partner's opening lead using the “Rule of Eleven.” which states that the player subtracts the number of the first card lead from the number 11, and then the result is the number of cards higher contained in the hands of the partner of the opening leader and the declarer and the dummy.
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Why you don't lead an unsupported ace or underlead from an ace in Bridge



What is a Tenace in bridge?

tenace. / (ˈtɛneɪs) / noun. bridge whist a holding of two nonconsecutive high cards of a suit, such as the ace and queen.
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What does Ruff mean in bridge?

In Bridge, to ruff means to play a trump card on a trick when that player has run out of the suit which was led. If trumps were the suit led then following suit and playing a trump card is not 'ruffing' . As all the other players must follow suit if they can, even a low trump card can win a trick.
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What does redouble in bridge mean?

A redouble is a call that can be made when the last call in the current auction (other than a Pass) is a double. Like a double, it uses up no space on the bidding ladder.
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When would you lead an unsupported ace?

If you have a long suit (5 cards or more) with an unsupported Ace and you decide that's your best suit to lead against a trump contract, lead the Ace, rather than a low card. If you lead low, it may be the opponent's short suit.
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What should you lead in bridge?

Usually you play the top of a doubleton (either honour or non-honour card), obviously followed by the lower card. Partner can then judge whether to give you a ruff against a suit contract. Avoid leading Kx, or Qx (unless this is partner's suit), but if you have to, do lead the honour.
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How do you signal a doubleton in bridge?

If partner leads the Jack, signal high with the equal honor (the queen). Signal high for a doubleton only if all three higher honors are visible (or will be after play to this trick). If partner leads the jack and the queen is in dummy while you hold Ace or King, signal high to encourage.
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What is a passive lead in bridge?

A passive lead has little or no risk attached to it. It means playing safe and waiting for declarer to go wrong. An active lead is more risky. It involves trying to make or establish tricks and taking some risks to do so.
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How many points is 2NT in bridge?

2NT = Exactly 20-22 points and balanced distribution. 2C = Artificial bid that starts the description of a very strong hand (22-23+ points).
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What is eight ever nine never in bridge?

Definition. “Eight ever, nine never” is a designed to help the declarer who has eight or nine cards in a suit including the Ace and King and who is trying to decide whether or not to take a finesse and cannot afford to lose a trick in the suit.
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How many points do you need to overcall 1NT?

To bid 1NT as an overcall, you should have 15-18 (or 19) points, balanced with a stopper in the suit opened.
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What is an unassuming cue bid in bridge?

This is a bid to ask how good your overcall is. To do this you bid the suit the opposition opened with. You should have at least 10 points and 3+ card support for partner's overcalled suit.
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How many points do you need for an overcall in bridge?

The Standard English definition of an overcall is: A 5-card or longer suit that is worth bidding, which contains two or more honours. A minimum of about 8 points for a one level bid and a maximum of around 16 points. There is usually a better bid available with stronger hands.
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What is trumping in bridge?

♦ — ♣ 7. A ruff and discard (also known as ruff and slough or ruff and sluff) occurs when a player leads a suit that neither opponent has - typically in a suit contract, a defender leads a suit in which dummy and declarer are both void and dummy and declarer have at least one trump each.
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What is the highest bid in bridge?

The highest possible bid is seven, a contract to win all 13 tricks. Each successive bid must overcall—that is, be higher than—any preceding bid. It must name a greater number of odd tricks, or the same number of odd tricks in a higher-ranking suit, with no trump as highest ranking.
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How do you play French ruff?

French Ruff

They describe a game for two players or two teams of two or three players-a-side. Players cut for the deal and the player cutting the highest or lowest card, as pre-agreed, deals 5 cards each in packets of 2 and 3, before turning the next as trumps.
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What is the rule of 7 in bridge?

Rule of seven

The rule assumes play in a 3NT contract and is as follows: Subtract from seven the total number of cards that declarer and dummy hold in the defenders' suit and duck their lead of the suit that many times.
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How do you play a Tenace in bridge?

When you see a simple tenace in dummy or in your hand, lead toward the tenace and hope for the missing card to lie in front of the tenace. With the missing card in this position, the defender must decide to play the card or not, before you decide which card to play from the tencce.
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What does play for the drop mean bridge?

For example, if the finesse would land in the hand of the dangerous opponent who can give the other opponent a ruff that declarer can't afford, with eight cards he might have to play for a "drop" by playing the ace and king then a small one to the jack.
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What is the rule of 9 in bridge?

Rule of 9.

It works like this: add the numeric value of the opponent's contract to the number of trumps held in that suit and if the result equals 9 (or more), then that player should double for penalty. If the result is 8 or fewer, then the defender should pass or bid.
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