Hi Natty, ... Surely you agree the likelihood of an opposing loner is greater when a J is turned up instead of a 9. As I said, neither guarantees anything,...
Hi Patricia, ... I agree. ... The $10,000 wouldn't change my decision, because I'd strive to make the "best" play regardless of the stakes. Tell me the other...
... wrote: Rob, ... make ... The other cards were garbage, that's the point. No J's. This hand was a good "helper" hand, but no strength to call on its own...
... That misses the point: We do not know where the trump are. If they are in our partner's hand, our order becomes offensive; only if they are in the...
Hi Patricia, ... But the suits are relevant. If I had AX in the upsuit, I'd probably call. If I didn't, but had AX in next, I'd probably pass. ... Once...
Hi Julie, ... I would pass and wait for hearts. If my P has the trump, he'll call it (or expect me to call next). If he doesn't, I'm willing to accept the...
Hi Natty, ... Agreed. But this hand, on its own, does not have much offensive merit. It does, however, have defensive strength, and good offensive strength...
... on ... I would still pass. Because I am confident if I do have to chose between aces and thats if my first ace lead gets trumped I will be able to decide...
... People starting to sound like me? What is the world coming to? ;) But just so as we are clear as to my "first" name here. Which was T_bolt76. That name...
... Ed, You make a good point about knowing which Ace to keep. Julie wanted to do a follow-up question on that very thing. She, unfortunately, kept the wrong...
... <wdfover50@h...> ... rested ... chose ... be ... to ... trumped. ... am ... wanted ... played ... various ... It's all about reading your partners...
Rob, I remember once playing with a couple of very good players on Pogo. My p was ok, too. These two ALWAYS ordered if they didn't have a stopper. They beat...
... whats ... partner ... My hand again: As Ac ATh xd If memory serves, this is what happened: I led As, trumped by dealer. On the first three tricks partner...
... two ... agree ... order, ... The ... Based on your opening lead and the 3 small clubs(9-10-j) I assume that was played. With no hearts showing yet from...
Julie, Yes, they ordered from the beginning of the game, no matter what the score and no matter what was turned up. Of course if your opponent has 8, this...
Julie, With your holding at 6-6, I would pass when playing with Rob. I would order when playing with Patricia. Why order: I know from reading the forum that...
... I ... Very good point. Why teams often do very well together. They agree on these things ahead of time. There's a fellow I often play with and we donate...
Hi Everyone, This weekend I've set 3 times for us to play euchre. Check out the calendar for June 4, 5 and 6th. I've been busy as of late and have only...
Problem is, the average player on Yahoo! is so STUPID that he or she thinks that any play you make that does not result in a point or two for your team was a...
Nice try. Problem is, all times are convenient for the Pacific Coast time zone, none for the others. Friday's (June 4) is 5 p.m. Pacific, 7 p.m. Central...
Hi Joe, ... Thanks for the segue.... ... Actually, it's only 0.8% dealer holds 4 trump before the pickup. And that still doesn't guarantee a loner because the...
... Note that at least on my system, it appears that Yahoo adjusts the times according to the time zone specified in my preferences. So I see Friday's time as...
Ed, Thanks for your comments. You make a good point. The way I understand it, assuming dealer has no more trump, there are 5 possible cards divided between the...
Rob, Are you saying I blew a chance to stop a loner when the likelihood of a successful one was only 3%?? O man, I was not having a good euchre day! No wonder...
Natty, Thanks for your comments. Unfortunately, weekdays are not usually good for me. There are a lot of members in this group, with only a few who post....
Hi Julie, ... Well, at the time you made your A vs. A decision, it was 50-50 for you, so don't beat yourself up over it. But at the start of the hand, given...
Hi Everyone, I've added another event to the calendar. It is for Tuesday, June 8th at 6:30pm Pacific time. You MUST be on time. You must also download the...
