Hearts Card Game Strategy

Video Transcript

"Okay, we have completed the pass and now we're going to come up with a play plan here. Basically let's just look at a Hearts hand. I wouldn't say a typical Heats hand because every Hearts hand is unique. You're not likely to get two identical hands dealt to you in your lifetime. I mean because there are, again millions of combinations of hands. But let's look at a typical hand. You've completed the pass and somebody leads the deuce of clubs. Now you have an opportunity to take it. What is the best plan for this hand. Wow, you don't have the queen in your hand, so you have completely safe passage in spades. There is now way that you're going to take a queen of spades leading spades. I've never seen it happen, unless it's the ace or king. If you lead a low spade, you will never get hit with a queen. Never, because the queen is the same suit. More queens get dumped on side suits and the only way the queen, that you can throw it on a spade is if it's a higher spade. If the deuce of clubs is lead and it comes around to you or it comes from, the deuce of clubs don't forget is the opening lead in most Hearts games unless you play a different variation. Which will be the person to left of the dealer. You have completely safe play by leading the ace of club, by taking the ace of clubs because you can't dump on the first trick. What's the plan. Well, you could lead clubs, but why would you. I mean you want to protect that three. Why do you want to mess around with this suit. I mean, if the person with the queen is short on diamonds and you lead some of the big boys like you've got right here, you're going to get absolutely blasted. Why not a safe comfortable spade lead."