Probabilities & Alternatives in Bridge,9780713486636

Probabilities & Alternatives in Bridge

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ISBN13: 9780713486636
ISBN10: 0713486635
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-06-30
Publisher(s): Batsford
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Summary

A good bridge player uses psychology and imagination as tools in the game but calculating odds and probabilities while at the table are equally important. Includes a reference guide for computing specific chances.

Table of Contents

Part One
Chance and Probability
5(1)
The Theory of Vacant Places
6(4)
Table A - Percentage Division of the Missing Cards
10(1)
Table B - Percentages of the Common Distributions
11(1)
Combining Chances
12(2)
Variations of the Probabilities
14(5)
The Principle of Restricted Choice
19(7)
Part Two
Analysis of the Hands
26(79)
Part Three
Probability Tables for when the Distribution of One or More Suits is Known
105(2)
Known Distribution Tables
107(21)
Antonio Vivaldi - Bridge Biography
128(1)
Bibliography 128

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