{"id":21765,"date":"2026-05-22T00:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=21765"},"modified":"2026-06-01T05:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T04:38:35","slug":"the-crossruff","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/bridge.com\/en\/publication\/the-crossruff\/","title":{"rendered":"The Crossruff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-e09935c\" data-block-id=\"e09935c\"><style>.stk-e09935c {margin-bottom:60px !important;}.stk-e09935c-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:60px !important;row-gap:32px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-e09935c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-845e92f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"845e92f\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-845e92f {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(60% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-845e92f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-845e92f-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-ac09c2e\" data-block-id=\"ac09c2e\"><style>.stk-ac09c2e {margin-bottom:40px !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-ac09c2e-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6be6af6 stk-entrance\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6be6af6\"><style>.stk-6be6af6-container{background-color:var(--stk-global-color-85642, #e1edfa) !important;border-top-left-radius:20px !important;border-top-right-radius:20px !important;border-bottom-right-radius:20px !important;border-bottom-left-radius:20px !important;overflow:hidden !important;box-shadow:0 5px 5px 0 #123f5209 !important;padding-top:48px !important;}.stk-6be6af6-container:before{background-color:var(--stk-global-color-85642, #e1edfa) !important;}.stk-6be6af6 {overflow:visible !important;--entrance-transform:translateX(-32px) !important;--entrance-duration:0.75s !important;}.stk-6be6af6 .stk-container{overflow:visible !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6be6af6-container stk-hover-parent\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6be6af6-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-24c4feb stk-entrance\" data-block-id=\"24c4feb\"><style>.stk-24c4feb {margin-bottom:6px !important;--entrance-transform:translateY(-16px) !important;--entrance-delay:0.25s !important;--entrance-duration:0.75s !important;}.stk-24c4feb .stk-block-text__text{color:var(--stk-global-color-51802, #00024e) !important;}<\/style><p class=\"stk-block-text__text has-text-color\">Courtesy of BarbaraSeagram.com<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-bb0615c\" data-block-id=\"bb0615c\"><style>.stk-bb0615c {overflow:visible !important;}.stk-bb0615c .stk-container{overflow:visible !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-bb0615c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-67ccbae\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"67ccbae\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-67ccbae-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-67ccbae-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-cdd78bb\" data-block-id=\"cdd78bb\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">If I ask a student how he plans to make a hand, the first answer I always get is \u201cI\u2019m going to crossruff.\u201d There is something joyous about a crossruff that excites the average bridge player! Contrary to popular opinion, however, the true crossruff occurs relatively seldom.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is just a fact\u2026 (memorize this fact!) that ruffing in your hand rarely gets you extra tricks. Ruffing in dummy always gets you extra tricks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following is a deal on which you must not crossruff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a true crossruff, you do not draw trumps. You need to have them both in dummy and in your hand. Therefore, if you own a long good side suit (non-trumps) you must not use the crossruff technique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out this hand where South is in <span class=\"card-suit suit-spades notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-spades notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-spades notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-spades notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-spades notranslate\">\u2660<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>! Yikes! Only 28 HCP between the two hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">West leads the <span class=\"card-suit suit-hearts notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-hearts notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-hearts notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-hearts notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-hearts notranslate\">\u2665<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>K, and South has three club losers. If he crossruffs this hand, she will lose the ability to pull trumps and then she will be unable to \u201cenjoy\u201d playing the diamond suit as opponents will then ruff the diamonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South must ruff all his clubs in dummy, returning to his hand once with the <span class=\"card-suit suit-diamonds notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-diamonds notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-diamonds notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-diamonds notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-diamonds notranslate\">\u2666<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Q and once more by ruffing one heart only in the declarer\u2019s hand\u2026 we will ruff the heart just for purposes of communication with South hand. He must be careful to ruff the third club with dummy\u2019s <span class=\"card-suit suit-spades notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-spades notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-spades notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-spades notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-spades notranslate\">\u2660<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>A so that he will still have a smaller spade to get back to hand and pull the trumps. After trumps are all gone, declarer can now play diamonds and claim, \u201cThe rest are mine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b4e30e4\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b4e30e4\"><style>.stk-b4e30e4-inner-blocks{justify-content:flex-start !important;}@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-b4e30e4 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(40% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b4e30e4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk--column-flex stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b4e30e4-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-93b64e4\" data-block-id=\"93b64e4\"><style>.stk-93b64e4 {top:120px !important;position:sticky !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-93b64e4-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d0b0e35\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d0b0e35\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-d0b0e35 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(100% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 0 \/ 1 ) !important;}}@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px){.stk-d0b0e35 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(100% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 0 \/ 1 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d0b0e35-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d0b0e35-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-df18bdc\" data-block-id=\"df18bdc\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-df18bdc-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ab4dfac\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ab4dfac\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ab4dfac-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ab4dfac-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"bdm-deal-wrapper bdm-is-pinnable\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"bdm-pin-btn\" title=\"Unpin the deal\" data-pin-text=\"Pin\" data-pin-title=\"Pin the deal\" data-unpin-title=\"Unpin the deal\" data-close-title=\"Close\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-thumbtack\"><\/i> <span class=\"bdm-pin-label\">Pin<\/span><\/button><div class=\"bdm-deal-wrapper deal deal-format-schema target-capture small-format\" id=\"bdm-deal-21776-6a3ab86987141\"><div class=\"deal-content\"><div class=\"deal-grid all-visible\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><div class=\"cell player n\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">AQ108<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">A432<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">AK86<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">5<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"cell player w\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">42<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">KQJ10<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">1092<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">9832<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell center-compass\"><div class=\"compass-content\">\n                            <div class=\"compass-n\">N<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"compass-w\">W<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"compass-e\">E<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"compass-s\">S<\/div>\n                          <\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell player e\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">653<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">9875<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">43<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">KQJ10<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><div class=\"cell player s\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">KJ97<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">6<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">QJ75<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">A764<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bdm-deal-context-box\"><div class=\"bdm-context-grid\"><div class=\"bdm-context-item\"><strong>Dealer:<\/strong> <span>West<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-4a6a4ec\" data-block-id=\"4a6a4ec\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-4a6a4ec-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7cdfb2c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7cdfb2c\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-7cdfb2c {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(60% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7cdfb2c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7cdfb2c-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-a1df75c\" data-block-id=\"a1df75c\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">On this next deal, North-South bid a lot and got to 5<span class=\"card-suit suit-diamonds notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-diamonds notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-diamonds notranslate\">\u2666<\/span><\/span><\/span>. South is declarer.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South has four club losers and two potential heart losers. Four losers too many. And no long strong other non-trump suit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hurrah! Enter the crossruff. You will really be ruffing clubs in dummy, thereby gaining extra tricks, but you will need a way to get back to declarer\u2019s hand. The only way will be by ruffing spades from dummy in declarer\u2019s hand. Do not pull any trumps at all. You will need to ruff all four clubs from South hand with dummy\u2019s trumps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a perfect, classic crossruff hand. These come up rarely.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a731fb5\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a731fb5\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-a731fb5 {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(40% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a731fb5-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a731fb5-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"bdm-deal-wrapper bdm-is-pinnable\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"bdm-pin-btn\" title=\"Unpin the deal\" data-pin-text=\"Pin\" data-pin-title=\"Pin the deal\" data-unpin-title=\"Unpin the deal\" data-close-title=\"Close\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-thumbtack\"><\/i> <span class=\"bdm-pin-label\">Pin<\/span><\/button><div class=\"bdm-deal-wrapper deal deal-format-schema target-capture small-format\" id=\"bdm-deal-21778-6a3ab86989775\"><div class=\"deal-content\"><div class=\"deal-grid all-visible\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><div class=\"cell player n\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">A852<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">KJ53<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">KJ72<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">J<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"cell player w\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">KQ103<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">A42<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">86<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">9853<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell center-compass\"><div class=\"compass-content\">\n                            <div class=\"compass-n\">N<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"compass-w\">W<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"compass-e\">E<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"compass-s\">S<\/div>\n                          <\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell player e\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">J764<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">Q1086<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">109<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">KQ10<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><div class=\"cell player s\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">9<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">97<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">AQ543<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">A7642<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bdm-deal-context-box\"><div class=\"bdm-context-grid\"><div class=\"bdm-context-item\"><strong>Dealer:<\/strong> <span>West<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-9c847ec\" data-block-id=\"9c847ec\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-9c847ec-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-efd108c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"efd108c\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-efd108c {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(59.9% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-efd108c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-efd108c-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-83a4f55\" data-block-id=\"83a4f55\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">One more example\u2026 with an important adjunct.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South is in 6<span class=\"card-suit suit-spades notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-spades notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-spades notranslate\">\u2660<\/span><\/span><\/span>. He has one heart loser and four club losers. Those clubs cannot win tricks without performing magic on them, so call them losers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once again, the perfect cross ruff hand. You win the <span class=\"card-suit suit-diamonds notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-diamonds notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-diamonds notranslate\">\u2666<\/span><\/span><\/span>A, and now what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you embark on your cross-ruff now, then while you are ruffing your losing xlubs in the dummy, West will pitch one or two hearts. Now, since you have not pulled trumps, when you go to play the <span class=\"card-suit suit-hearts notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-hearts notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-hearts notranslate\">\u2665<\/span><\/span><\/span>A and <span class=\"card-suit suit-hearts notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-hearts notranslate\"><span class=\"card-suit suit-hearts notranslate\">\u2665<\/span><\/span><\/span>K, West will be able to ruff them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MORAL OF STORY: When you are cross-ruffing and have top cards in a side suit (hearts), you must first cash those side-suit winners before commencing the cross-ruff or they will be ruffed by your opponents later.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d1e539a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d1e539a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width: 768px){.stk-d1e539a {flex:var(--stk-flex-grow, 1) 1 calc(40.099999999999994% - var(--stk-column-gap, 0px) * 1 \/ 2 ) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d1e539a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d1e539a-inner-blocks\"><div class=\"bdm-deal-wrapper bdm-is-pinnable\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"bdm-pin-btn\" title=\"Unpin the deal\" data-pin-text=\"Pin\" data-pin-title=\"Pin the deal\" data-unpin-title=\"Unpin the deal\" data-close-title=\"Close\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-thumbtack\"><\/i> <span class=\"bdm-pin-label\">Pin<\/span><\/button><div class=\"bdm-deal-wrapper deal deal-format-schema target-capture small-format\" id=\"bdm-deal-21779-6a3ab86989ee7\"><div class=\"deal-content\"><div class=\"deal-grid all-visible\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><div class=\"cell player n\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">QJ102<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">AK76<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">A753<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">3<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"cell player w\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">9876<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">32<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">QJ1064<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">K2<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell center-compass\"><div class=\"compass-content\">\n                            <div class=\"compass-n\">N<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"compass-w\">W<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"compass-e\">E<\/div>\n                            <div class=\"compass-s\">S<\/div>\n                          <\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell player e\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">5<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">QJ54<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">K98<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">J10987<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><div class=\"cell player s\"><div class=\"player-hand\"><div class=\"suit-row spades\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2660<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">AK43<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row hearts\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2665<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">1098<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row diamonds\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2666<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">2<\/span><\/div><div class=\"suit-row clubs\"><span class=\"suit-symbol\">\u2663<\/span><span class=\"suit-cards\">AQ654<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell null\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"bdm-deal-context-box\"><div class=\"bdm-context-grid\"><div class=\"bdm-context-item\"><strong>Dealer:<\/strong> <span>West<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courtesy of BarbaraSeagram.com If I ask a student how he plans to make a hand, the first answer I always get is 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