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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=contract_bridge">contract bridge</a>, <b>card reading</b> (or <b>counting the hand</b>) is the process of inferring which remaining cards are held by each opponent. The reading is based on information gained in the bidding and the play to previous tricks. The technique is used by the declarer and defenders primarily to determine the probable <a href="page.php?w=Suit_%28cards%29">suit</a> distribution and  card holdings of each unseen ; determination of the location of specific spot-cards may be critical as well.  Card reading</p><p>
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