Ya Shoulda Drawn Trump

Yes, yes, there are plenty of reasons for not drawing trump right away, and I have addressed those situations elsewhere. And indeed, my original entry here was "Mishandling of Trump", which covered the drawing of trump too soon and too late. But the dual nature of the entry, plus the feeling that there's a marked disparity between the two sides of the issue, both in terms of frequency for blowing a contract and obviousness, a failure to draw being disproportionately represented, led me to concentrate on that common error as a major reason for going down unnecessarily.

Below are some links to illustrations. The first entry, featuring a very fine 7 spade bid where there isn't the slightest reason not to draw trump, was what made me decide to concentrate on a failure to draw.

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