The bidding settles on Two. The six-card talon must now be shared out.
How does the talon split among the four players?
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The Declarer takes 2 off the top. The remaining 4 cards split among the other three as evenly as possible, extra cards going to the seats nearest the Declarer’s right: the next player gets 2, then 1, then 1. Two plus two plus one plus one is six: every card finds a home before anyone discards back to nine.