Pickup With Ace+1
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2019 3:30 am
We all know that the dealer position has a real advantage due to the ability to pick up an extra trump and create a void along with having the last play. How strong is that though? What's the weakest hand that you should call on?
This came up earlier today. I was dealer holding this:
Upcard was the .
Everybody passed and so I had the call. This is seriously a terrible position to be in since I have no idea if my partner is going to be able to help. If I pick up, I've got a void in next but if the first lead is something else then I can't trump in so might not be able to score that first trick. Unless my partner is holding a black jack, my trump position is pretty weak too.
At the same time, I've got no defense if I pass and no way to stop a first seat next loner. That means that picking up could very easily be the best option if only to stop first seat from attempting something.
Would you pick up here? In this particular game, the score was 0-0. If the score was 9-9 or something similar, that makes picking up an absolute necessity.
This came up earlier today. I was dealer holding this:
Upcard was the .
Everybody passed and so I had the call. This is seriously a terrible position to be in since I have no idea if my partner is going to be able to help. If I pick up, I've got a void in next but if the first lead is something else then I can't trump in so might not be able to score that first trick. Unless my partner is holding a black jack, my trump position is pretty weak too.
At the same time, I've got no defense if I pass and no way to stop a first seat next loner. That means that picking up could very easily be the best option if only to stop first seat from attempting something.
Would you pick up here? In this particular game, the score was 0-0. If the score was 9-9 or something similar, that makes picking up an absolute necessity.