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

However, it was hard for West, who could be confident that South had at most one heart, to realize that he had to stop a ruff in the shorter trump hand.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2013

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 good play to force the strong 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)