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Word Bridge Meaning

How the missing cards in a suit are held. “Hope that
Breaks the suit breaks 3-3" means that we hope that each
opponent started with 3 cards.

This is a card holding where you have 3 honour cards
Broken with a gap of one card between them. E.g. Ace, Queen,
Sequence
Jack; King, Jack, 10 or Queen, 10, 9
To play a card higher in rank than the previous card played
Cover by an opponent on your right. It will usually be an honour
and sequential.

The ability to win a trick in a given hand in preparation
Entries
to leading to the next trick.
This is a special play when you lead towards a broken
pair of cards and hope that the missing, middle card is
Finesse held by the player who has to play first. This forms a
possible trick by position and will work 50% of the
time.

Honours An Ace, King, Queen or Jack. Also sometimes the 10.
In hand The lead is in the declarer's hand as opposed to "on table".

We make tricks by length by making the opponents run
Length
out of cards in the suit and then our small cards will win.
The hand between dummy and declarer who has the most
Long hand
cards in a particular suit.
On table The lead is in the dummy.

A trick by position is one where a card will make if a
Position
particular opponent has the top card.

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