tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769009808917053.post1105742611768075066..comments2023-10-04T11:43:14.036-05:00Comments on Mishaps at the Bridge Table: Infer the distributionLakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16177723973206020679noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6539769009808917053.post-48390862545855315412011-10-28T15:29:56.509-05:002011-10-28T15:29:56.509-05:00Someone asked me (via email) why I placed one spad...Someone asked me (via email) why I placed one spade honor with West. Could not West have the club queen and no spade honor?<br /><br />Two reasons:<br />(1) I knew the person to my left would want to have at least 8 points to make a free constructive bid and that means that she had at least the spade king.<br />(2) The apriori odds are 3:1 that the spade honors are split, although lower in this case because East is known to be stronger.<br /><br />p.s. please free to ask questions on the blog itself.Lakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177723973206020679noreply@blogger.com