Losing Trick Count Examples
Board 2
East Deals
N-S Vul
♠
K Q 8 2
♥
5 4
♦
Q 7 3
♣
K Q 9 8
♠
A 6 4
♥
Q 10 8 7 3
♦
J
♣
A J 7 2
N
W
E
S
♠
J 10 9 5 3
♥
A K
♦
A K 6
♣
10 5 4
♠
7
♥
J 9 6 2
♦
10 9 8 5 4 2
♣
6 3
West
North
East
South
1
♠
1
Pass
4
♠
2
Pass
Pass
3
Pass
East opens 1
♠
with 7 losers
With 7 losers West calculates 7+7=14. 24-14=10 and bids 4
♠
10 tricks can be made. East passes
4
♠
by East