er has 10-card Spade suit missing K, 3, 2

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EXAMPLE (PROBABILITY IN BRIDGE
A newbie always leads a Spade. He knows it's better not to lead an
honor. Suppose the declarer has 10-card Spade suit missing K, 3, 2
and the newbie leads Spade 2 from West. What is the probability
that East has Spade K? Spade 3? (3-0 split is 22%, 2-1 split is 78%)
Transcribed Image Text:EXAMPLE (PROBABILITY IN BRIDGE A newbie always leads a Spade. He knows it's better not to lead an honor. Suppose the declarer has 10-card Spade suit missing K, 3, 2 and the newbie leads Spade 2 from West. What is the probability that East has Spade K? Spade 3? (3-0 split is 22%, 2-1 split is 78%)
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