Make a safer Hearts pass
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What would you pass? Look at the whole hand, remove exposed high spades, then reassess what comes back. Practice with the full lesson.
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Before you pass, look for danger. Here, the ace and king of spades have only one low spade behind them. Passing both with the queen of hearts removes three risky cards. Then check what you receive. Your plan may change. See the complete hand and practice Hearts with Vanikar.
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