Leading back trump
Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2018 10:57 pm
This happened at our euchre game tonight. I dealt and the up card was the jack of clubs. Everyone passed and after discarding the 10D I took it up.
I held
1st seat leads the KS and my partner takes it with the ace. I sloughed the 10D. Now my partner leads the KC, 3rd has the 9C. Not wanting to risk losing the trick to the left or ace, I use the R. 1st plays the AC. From there I led the JH, 1st sloughed the QD. My partner is out of trump and plays a 10S, 3rd takes the trick with the AH. They then lead the AD. I trump with the queen, but 1st has the left and overtrumps. He still has a QS for their third trick and I’m euchred.
My question – Was partners leading back of trump the appropriate move? In many cases it seems to decrease your chance a making a point.
I held
1st seat leads the KS and my partner takes it with the ace. I sloughed the 10D. Now my partner leads the KC, 3rd has the 9C. Not wanting to risk losing the trick to the left or ace, I use the R. 1st plays the AC. From there I led the JH, 1st sloughed the QD. My partner is out of trump and plays a 10S, 3rd takes the trick with the AH. They then lead the AD. I trump with the queen, but 1st has the left and overtrumps. He still has a QS for their third trick and I’m euchred.
My question – Was partners leading back of trump the appropriate move? In many cases it seems to decrease your chance a making a point.