OHIO WEEKLY 3/16
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:16 am
Now this is an interesting hand AS is the upcard (hand at 9:19). S1 holds makes trump discarding KC and now holds JC AS AH KH JH. S1 lead AD and the dealer does not trump the, instead sloughs his AH.
So the question is, should the dealer trump the AD lead? (I say yes indeed it does matter.)
S1 AD AC 9S QC 9D
S2 TD 9C TH KS JD
S3 QD KD 9H JS QH
S4 AH AS KH JH JC
I say yes indeed it does matter a great deal.
Is there any way to avoid this euchre?
The answer is, YES! And it not good to slough the AH as you are telling everyone I have KH and more hearts! And you are allowing opponents to win the the trick. Not only that, you are not going to get out of this without your partner taking one trick, and you have just reduced that by a margin one one trick. The Hearts are just a decoy, but must be used greatly.
Look what could have occurred by trumping the the AD and leading the AH:
(SHOULDA WOULDA COULDA)
S1 AD 9S AC 9D QC
S2 TD TH 9C JD KS
S3 QD 9H KD JS QH Trick 3 - Does not matter what S3 plays KD OR QH!
S4 AS AH JC KH JH
S3 on trick 3 is forced to play the KD/QH and on trick 4 must use his JS. This allows S2 to save his KS for trick 5 and a point.
S1 could lead the 9D on trick 3 but it makes no difference to the dealer (S4) using the JC and winning a point.
So the point of this is that you must consider that sloughing the Ace gives information to the opponents who will avoid leading Hearts and to win a trick. Trump the AD and KEEP pushing hearts! Good leads will beat good cards. And it is the same situation and strategy if you had the Right + one.
This is what makes euchre interesting. There is strategy, psychology, statistics and much more. It is more than just a simple ole card game!
Note: it may have been better to pass and let Eldest call Next! (He - he would have been two points for a euchre.)
~Irishwolf
So the question is, should the dealer trump the AD lead? (I say yes indeed it does matter.)
S1 AD AC 9S QC 9D
S2 TD 9C TH KS JD
S3 QD KD 9H JS QH
S4 AH AS KH JH JC
I say yes indeed it does matter a great deal.
Is there any way to avoid this euchre?
The answer is, YES! And it not good to slough the AH as you are telling everyone I have KH and more hearts! And you are allowing opponents to win the the trick. Not only that, you are not going to get out of this without your partner taking one trick, and you have just reduced that by a margin one one trick. The Hearts are just a decoy, but must be used greatly.
Look what could have occurred by trumping the the AD and leading the AH:
(SHOULDA WOULDA COULDA)
S1 AD 9S AC 9D QC
S2 TD TH 9C JD KS
S3 QD 9H KD JS QH Trick 3 - Does not matter what S3 plays KD OR QH!
S4 AS AH JC KH JH
S3 on trick 3 is forced to play the KD/QH and on trick 4 must use his JS. This allows S2 to save his KS for trick 5 and a point.
S1 could lead the 9D on trick 3 but it makes no difference to the dealer (S4) using the JC and winning a point.
So the point of this is that you must consider that sloughing the Ace gives information to the opponents who will avoid leading Hearts and to win a trick. Trump the AD and KEEP pushing hearts! Good leads will beat good cards. And it is the same situation and strategy if you had the Right + one.
This is what makes euchre interesting. There is strategy, psychology, statistics and much more. It is more than just a simple ole card game!
Note: it may have been better to pass and let Eldest call Next! (He - he would have been two points for a euchre.)
~Irishwolf