 Winn-Deal Convention Says that you shouldn't bid
a slam when vulnerable unless it's a sure thing. You risk not making it, not getting the rubber and winding up with nothing.
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 Winn-Deal Plus You shouldn't bid a slam vulnerable
unless your side has the Ace and King of trump. It's ok to try for a slam and the rubber, but you don't want to be finessing
for the King in your trump suit.
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 Prime Values Aces and Kings. When your hand
contains all prime values it's worth a bit more than a similar hand with Kings and Queens. Slam can be more of a
consideration when you have all primes.
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 Balanced A hand shape of 4-3-3-3 is perfectly
balanced. A 6-1-3-2 hand is unbalanced. A balanced hand may be good for NoTrump, unbalanced hands are better
for a suit contract.
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