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Suit Combinations - The best percentage play to win tricks based on the combination of partnership holdings in a given suit, including tactics as finesses.  Note: including a complete list of all possible suit combination possibilities would be exhaustive; to obtain further information, please refer to Jeroen Warmerdan's program "SuitPlay"

1 High Card Point held by opponents - The Jack
 
Case Decl.
Num.
Cards		 Partnership
Holding		 Need % Remarks
1 4-1 A K Q 10
x		 4 50 Finesse 10
2 4-1 A K Q 9
x		 4 6 Finesse 9
3 4-2 A K Q 9
x x		 4 24 Drop J 10
4 4-2 A K 9 x
Q x		 4 10 Drop J 10
5 5-1 A K Q 10 9
x		 5 36 Finesse 9
6 5-1 A K Q 10 x
x		 5
4		 31
81		 Finesse 10
7 5-1 A K Q 9 x
x		 5
4		 9
64		 Drop J 10
8 5-1 A K Q x x
x		 4 62 Drop J 10
9 6-0 A K Q 10 x x 6
5
4		 27
71
94		  
10 6-0 A K Q 9 x x 6
5
4		 9
64
93		  
11 6-0 A K Q x x x 5
4		 62
93		  
12 7-0 A K Q 10 9 x x
 		 6
5		 54
99		  
13 7-0 A K Q 9 x x x 7
6
5		 39
84
99		  
14 7-0 A K Q x x x x 7
6
5		 36
84
99		  
15 6-1 A K Q 10 9 x
x		 6
5		 54
99		 Drop J
16 6-1 A K Q 9 x x
x		 6
5
4		 39
84
99		 Drop J
17 5-2 A K Q 10 9
x x		 5 54 Play A then finesse J
18 5-2 A K Q 10 x
x x		 5
4		 52
93		 Play A then finesse J 10
19 5-2 A K Q 9 x
x x		 5
4		 39
90		 Play A then finesse J 10
Finesse J 10 if covered play drop
20 5-2 A K 10 9 x
Q x		 5 54 Drop J (Q first)
21 5-2 A K 9 x x
Q x		 5
4		 39
86		 Drop J 10 (Q first)
22 5-2 A K x x x
Q 10		 5
4		 42
92		 Finesse J
23 5-2 A K Q 10
x x x		 4 61 Drop J
24 5-2 A K Q 9
x x x		 4 48 Drop J
25 5-2 A K 10 x
Q x x		 4 61 Drop J
26 5-2 A K 9 x
Q x x		 4 48 Drop J
27 5-2 A K x x
Q 10 x		 4 54 Drop J
28 5-2 A 10 x x
K Q x		 4 61 Drop J
29 5-2 A 9 x x
K Q x		 4 47 Drop J
30 5-2 A x x x
K Q T		 4 55 Drop J
31 8-0 A K Q 10 x...x 8
7		 73
96		  
32 8-0 A K Q x...x 8
7		 68
96		  
33 7-1 A K Q T x x x
x		 7
6		 73
98		 Drop J
Finesse J
34 7-1 A K Q x x x x
x		 7
6		 68
96		 Drop J
35 6-2 A K Q T/9 x x
x x		 6
5		 74
98		 Drop J
36 6-3 A K Q x x x
x x x		 6 90 Drop J
37 5-3 A K Q T/9 x
x x x		 5
4		 85
98		 Drop J
38 5-3 A K Q x x
x x x		 5
96		 68
96		 Drop J
39 4-4 A K Q T
x x x x		 4 87 Drop J
40 4-4 A K Q x
x x x x		 4 68 Drop J
41 4-4 A K T/9 x
Q T/9 x x		 4 89 Drop J
42 4-4 A K 9/8 x
Q 9/8 x x		 4 79 Drop J
43 4-4 A K 9 x
Q x x x		 4 75 Drop J
44 9-0 A K Q T x...x 8
7		 73
96		  
45 9-0 A K Q x...x 8
7		 68
96		  
47 8-1 A K Q x...x
x		 8 90 Drop J
48 7-2 A K Q T x x x
x x		 7 95 Drop J
49 6-2 A K Q x x x
x x		 6
5		 68
96		 Drop J
50 7-2 A K Q x x x x
x x		 7 90 Drop J
51 7-2 A K x x x x x
Q x		 7 95 Drop J (Q first)
52 6-3 A K Q x x x
x x x
 		 6 90 Drop J
53 6-3 A K 10/9 x x x
Q x x		 6 95 Drop J (Q first)
54 5-4 A K Q T/9 x
x x x x		 5 95 Drop J
55 5-4 A K T/9 x x
Q x x x		 5 95 Drop J (Q first)

Index of Suit Combinations

 

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