Play Some BishDaily Challenge Recap
Hearts, With the Jack and a Kitty King, Loses by 34
The Jack and King of hearts look like a call. The Ace and Queen of hearts, with the opponents, say otherwise.
The hand
Your first six cards are the Jack of hearts, the Ace and 7 of diamonds, the 10 and 9 of clubs, and the King of spades. The kitty is the King of hearts, the 6 of clubs and the King of clubs.
The decision
Hearts loses 64 to 98. Opponent 2 holds the Queen and 10, and gets the Ace from the kitty. Spades loses 61 to 101.
Diamonds wins 94 to 68. You hold the Ace and the 7, and your Partner holds the Jack and the Nine, so you hold the Ace, the Jack and the Nine between you. Clubs also wins, 86 to 76, but only by 10, which is thin.
The line that wins
The hard AI, playing all four seats with the cards face up, won five of nine tricks with diamonds as trump.
Trick 4: the Nine cuts the Queen
Opponent 2 leads the Queen of hearts. You cut with the 7 of diamonds, Opponent 1 goes over with the King, and your Partner's 9 of diamonds goes over that. The trick is worth 21.
Trick 5: Partner's Jack
Your Partner leads the Jack of diamonds and you add the Ace. The trick is worth 31.
Trick 8: the price
Opponent 1's 10 of diamonds takes 27 points. Winning a call does not mean winning every big trick.
The takeaway
A Jack with a King beside it is not a trump suit. Count the Ace, Jack and Nine of the suit before you call it. Read why the Jack beats everything.