The idea of 1.5 losers for a singleton [ and 2.5 losers for a doubleton ] should be within your grasp . " In Kevin's article, he coins the term " modified " losing-trick count, or MLTC.
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A younger group demanded that violations of the proprieties be made part of a player s record . ( Such violations can include, for example, fumbling with a doubleton on defense : a singleton would be played promptly, with no trace of indecision .)
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Adopters of NLTC should note that all singletons, except singleton A, are counted as three half-losers ( 1.5 losers ), and all doubletons that are missing both the A and K are counted as five half-losers ( 2.5 losers ).
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As the chance for ace-jack doubleton ( 0.73 % ) is larger than the chance for ace singleton ( 0.48 % ), if the king loses to the ace in trick one, declarer's optimum play is to play for the drop of the jack in trick two and put up the queen.
