How to Discard in Pinochle

Video Transcript

"He gets rid of a corner and he gets rid of junk so now you've taken those two. Let's suppose now that I happen to have the third ace of spades, right. Let's say I have it and I play the ten. Now if this wasn't the rules of Pinochle you don't want to cut your partner's good ace you really don't want to do that but this is Pinochle and you have to do that. You can't throw this underneath that would be nice to shorten the suit, you're forced to do it so why not take it with a counter and look at this. You get rewarded because this one comes down, principle number 1. Principle number 2, let us suppose that he did not have that ten of spades let us suppose he had this. Now what kicks in? Suppose that I had chose the trump with the ace, let's just say I did. I wouldn't because I am going to try to slip the king through. He has to throw a trump underneath me. He can't beat the ace of diamonds; sure don't you think he would like to take a discard? No, he has to throw a trump. He is going to try to throw a non-counter. If I try to trump the ace of spades cheaply with the king what's he going to play? What's his proper play? He can either play the ace or the ten. He's not going to play the ace he's going to play the ten. What a hall, four counters!"