Card Play (Declarer)
- Trump losers in the short hand before clearing trumps
- There should be a good reason for not clearing trumps
- Do not draw to the remaining master trump without good reason
- Set up long suits in dummy
- Finess with 8 trumps but not with 9
- With a KJ holding, finesse the J to draw the Ace
- Cover an honour with an honour
- Lead into an honour
- Ruff in the shorter hand, not the longer hand of trumps
- Equalise the count in 8 card suits
- Keep control
- Be careful to keep a trump if you have losers in the end game
- In NT, take your losers early
- Count the cards (at least the honours)