After all bets are placed, team mates add up their combined bets and that number is the amount of tricks that need to be won by that team.
| How to Make Good Bets | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Important to Note: | Hands with high cards, any spades, and especially high spade cards have the most chance of winning tricks | Organize your hand and evaluate the chances of winning tricks and then place your bet | |||||
| Good Cards | High Spades | Low Spades | All aces and face cards | ||||
| Bad Cards | Low cards that are not spades | Ex. 2s,3s,4s,5s,6, 7s, 8s, 9s, and 10s | However these cards may still be usefull | ||||
| What to bet | 4 or more high spades: bid higher | low cards: bid lower | |||||