When '8 ever, 9 never' goes wrong... - with Bridget Rampton

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Caroline and Bridget are back... will Caroline be able to avoid an 'explosive' mistake this time?

We all learn "8 ever 9 never" to help us decide whether to finesse the queen or not. With 8 cards missing the queen it's better odds to finesse and with 9 cards missing the queen you should play for the drop. This ditty is all on the basis that there is no other information you may have which change the odds.

Sometimes during the bidding or play you get information which means the 8 ever 9 never ditty is not longer your best shot. One example of this is the principle of restricted choice.

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