The Losing Trick Count - some more examples

[@paulbernadini431]

Thanks!

[@TonyStawBridgeClass]

Many thanks!

[@joseluisrigueira.3404]

Very good lesson thanks

[@guyredares]

thank you! why is KXX counted as only 2 losers and not three? similarly KX as 1 losers and not two?

[@TonyStawBridgeClass]

The basic idea of the losing trick count is to count the A,K or Q as a winner, and everything else as a loser. *It is not the same as counting your losers when you become declarer* So if dummy has xxx, and you have Kxx, you have 3 possible losers. But during the auction, if you use the Losing Trick Count, you count Kxx as just 2 losers. It turns out that this is quite an accurate (though not foolproof) method of hand evaluation. There is a good introduction to this on www.bridgeclass.co.uk/TinyFileManager/resources/files/66///ltc%201.pdf

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