Professional Card Players Tips For Euchre

[@michaelfoxbrass]

Missed opportunity in this video. Showing examples of play as described would have been massively more effective.

[@XaviRonaldo0]

"all the aces, you're gonna take tricks" I couldn't count how many times I've not taken a trick holding all 3 offsuit aces

[@yabbaguy]

Thanks! I just connected with a Midwest US couple who love the game, so now my fiancée and I can get somewhat on their level. :)

[@BridgeWithPete]

hope it helps. Let me know how you go against them.

[@rivahkillah]

Play on 3d euchre

[@pyregazer9210]

Being offensive aggressive and knowing what you are doing is the best strat imo. Being 2 suited can be really strong in most cases. Never trump your partner's ace. Lead out small trump if your partner made it. Never lead yourself out of trump* some outliers for a few of these.

[@tammydto4453]

What if your partner called trump and you have one of the bowers? Should you take the trick early or wait and throw off?

[@mastod0n1]

@@tammydto4453 there are so many variables. Were they the dealer, were you the dealer, what did the opponent lead with, what off suit cards do you have, what was the upcard and was it picked up or passed on, etc.

[@rufusjohnson3800]

@@tammydto4453 You obviously don’t want for your Jack to fall on the same trick as your partner’s (if they have one). But - if your opponents lead a suit you can trump, then you using your jack lets your partner know where it is; valuable information. Let’s say you have the left bower and the 10 of trumps, and your opponent to your right leads. If you Trump with the 10, then you risk the other opponent overtrumping you with the queen, king or ace, and you’ve unguarded your Jack. Better to Trump with it - the worst that’s going to happen is the player to your left throwing the right bower on it, and they were going to win a trick with that card anyway.

[@marilynzalewski1147]

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[@MattBenDaniel]

At 4:15 he says "Tell your partner to do ...". We may silently communicate with our partners via discards. But to do so verbally is against standard rules. In your house, you can name any rules you want, but in public settings, it is usually rude/illegal. That said, I think you can pause a liiiiittle-longer during bidding to signal your partner you're on the fence, but ethically you should not have a prior agreement for that.

[@BridgeWithPete]

I didn't mean to actually speak it out loud but your play should inform your partner a good move is....

[@robtanniru6561]

"Telling partner that's trump" means "ordering up the up card"

[@theacase8738]

Easy enough to follow. Hi for the common sense tricks.

[@rogerhughes4128]

Not sure he’s the most experienced euchre player out there. The tips are okay for a beginner but I was expecting some advanced strategy based on the title. Cross rough is not something I’ve ever heard anyone speak of, although I take it that he is talking about ordering up the trump. Is this game played outside North America?

[@suznknight5896]

What is cross rough?

[@BridgeWithPete]

You trump in one suit then you play a different suit for your partner to trump. Scoring all your trumps separately.

[@suznknight5896]

@@BridgeWithPete Thank you. I never heard it called that. I call it passing the lead back and forth. Love your video.

[@BridgeWithPete]

@@suznknight5896 Thanks Suzn, It's a term that comes from other card games, mainly Bridge.

[@bernice1654]

@@BridgeWithPete I'm a Duplicate Bridge player. This term is very popular. Still, I'm finding taking tricks and bidding in Euchre is very different. I'm afraid I'm not that good. Your Video is excellent, helps me a lot! Common sense dictates!

[@XaviRonaldo0]

6:46 not only that but your partner having that ace can dupe you out of 2 points by taking the lead away from you. How many times have you missed out euchring someone when you had the king in a suit your partner had the ace and you needed the lead to complete the euchre?

[@markk4203]

Can you give an example of "needing the lead to complete the euchre?"

[@XaviRonaldo0]

@@markk4203 when you have the top trump left and opponent has another trump. Your partner taking trick 3 after losing tricks 1-2 robs you of the ability to squash the opponent's remaining trump which is required to take all the remaining tricks

[@Notimp0rtant523]

What you call “baiting”, Americans call “sitting on you”. Otherwise I was pleasantly surprised at how similar the US and UK versions are. And as someone who plays (and wins) tournaments quite frequently I agree with most or all of your assessment. Only thing I disagree with is I would be even more aggressive on loners than you are - I’ll call on L A K and two suited with the ace, for instance. 44% chance right is buried or with my partner, if it’s not then I have a side ace to back me up. Will also call loner if I have R L A +1 and any side card. Even if it’s a nine of diamonds, all it takes is two people having thrown all their diamonds by trick 5. And your partner only has the side ace at a 26% clip, so it’s a 74% chance you’ve only got one point with or without your partner - might as well take the chance and go for four.

[@jaredkennedy3280]

if you are at risk of getting marched and losing the game- should you call and get euchered as opposed to getting marched?

[@MonkeyThrowMonkeyDoo]

Nice!

[@randys1967]

Can you do a video "bid euchre". Greetings from Indonesia.

[@markk4203]

Can you give a couple sentences on what "cross ruff" is all about?

[@BridgeWithPete]

Ruff is another word for trumping in. A cross ruff is when you trump a suit and then play a different suit your partner can trump in and you repeat the process.

[@markk4203]

​@@BridgeWithPete Why does that give you a higher probability to take the next trick than leading with the same suit (if I had it)? Because the opponents are likely long trump having bid the trump suit?

[@markk4203]

@@BridgeWithPete Also, is "drawing trump" to be contrasted with "cross ruff?" Not sure I fully understand the dichotomy you're presenting (if you're presenting one).

[@BridgeWithPete]

Drawing trump is where you play the trump suit to get rid of the opponents trumps. Cross ruff is trying to score your trumps individually @@markk4203

[@jocolegray6573]

When I try to make trump, the entire game disappears. Can it be fixed

[@jocolegray6573]

Every time I play the game

[@jocolegray6573]

When I pickup trump, the game disappears

[@jocolegray6573]

Can someone please help me

[@rufusjohnson3800]

What do you mean by ‘disappears’? 😄

[@thomasryan9639]

Can you actually verbally communicate with your partner? I remember my mother giving hints to her partner at certain times in the game. You didn't cover what happens when a player reneged.

[@rufusjohnson3800]

Sensible points made in the video, but it’s all stuff that beginners should learn fairly quickly. “Professional… tips” - not really. I don’t mean to be too critical; it’s a good video. But what sets great players apart is knowing stuff like at what point one has a 50/50 chance or better of success when calling ‘next’ once both opponents have passed on the card turned up. Example: they both pass on hearts. On average, you should then call diamonds if you’ve got the king and 10 of diamonds or better. King, ten sounds weak but the expectation is that your opponents are really weak in hearts too, and you’re denying the player to your left the chance to name trumps.

[@FahrvergnugenTaglich]

You misread the title. It is not "professional tips." It is a professional card playing giving Euchre tips.

[@rufusjohnson3800]

@@FahrvergnugenTaglich You mean a "professional card player"? If so, okay - but a better title would then be "Professional card player gives basic Euchre tips."

[@FahrvergnugenTaglich]

@@rufusjohnson3800 I did mean player; and I agree, the title can be misleading. "Basic Euchre Tips from a Professional Card Player."

[@tacmasi6718]

That example was a pretty good tip, do you have any others?

[@rufusjohnson3800]

@@tacmasi6718 Good question. Luck is so heavily involved with Euchre that there isn't all that much "strategy" beyond what most beginners (should) learn right away. I guess remembering all the cards that have been played is helpful, though I don't claim to do that.

[@joshuapratt9761]

Don't listen to this man. Not saying he is wrong, but you won't win.

[@rufusjohnson3800]

Disagree - there is more to learn beyond this video, but going against what he says will make you lose more than win.

[@stevenguegens9516]

I agree with YOU 💯 percent 👍.. I've been playing this game for over 40 years NOW and it's All thinking quickly and knowing what to do this is a real basic game if I can play this game WELL any man and his dog can because this game even makes me look smart

[@rufusjohnson3800]

@@stevenguegens9516 Yes - most people fairly quickly get to the point where they're not making beginner mistakes. There's a very large component of luck, so over time one's win rate would tend toward 50%, unless one can gain a little advantage here and there. Stuff like remembering all the cards that have been played (I don't claim to do that, especially if having a few drinks), knowing when you have a >50% play like making spades if the opponents both didn't want clubs - mathematically you only need king & ten of spades or better. In the shorter term, like one evening of playing, luck or not can and will overwhelm that stuff. I used to play online, way back when Yahoo Games was going. There was a really good player I knew who once had a streak of 27 losses in a row; amazing.

[@dorothyrosewell8308]

'iacc

[@thumperrabbit6848]

That was terrible leading

[@maxpayne2574]

This game is 99% luck can't win with 3 10ns and 2 9s

[@FahrvergnugenTaglich]

I'm not a big fan of this game b/c of what you just commented. I prefer a straight spade game with bag penalties for under bidding. I feel with Eurchre there is less than 50% skill involved.

[@XaviRonaldo0]

Kind of disappointed as an Aussie you used the yank rules to talk about

[@gavinmcdonald5566]

You mean the correct rules? Same way the NFL is actual football and the AFL is a weird rugby infused football