trump hand

Example Sentences

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So leading a trump is usually the best start, aimed at reducing the number of ruffs the declarer can take in the shorter trump hand.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2015

If you can ruff a loser in the shorter trump hand, it is usually the right play — but not when you can take ten tricks just by drawing trumps.

From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2014

Martel would have taken only one diamond trick, but would have gained an extra trump trick from the ruff in the dummy, the shorter trump hand.

From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2014

A ruff in the shorter trump hand both eliminates a loser and gains an extra trump winner.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2012

It is bad play to force the weak trump hand.

From Bridge; its Principles and Rules of Play with Illustrative Hands and the Club Code of Bridge Laws by Elwell, J.B. (Joseph Bowne)