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Look at this card! You see it? This card is the card you most want to avoid in almost
every hand you play of hearts. It's the queen of spades, whereas every heart is worth one
point, she is worth thirteen. Now let's show in the hierarchy where she falls, with respect
to hearts. Well, with the hearts she doesn't rank anywhere. Okay? She's off suit, with
respect to the hearts. So it's not as if she ranks higher than the ace. She's off suit.
Now if you were playing and spades were led and you were forced to play the queen of spades,
you're going to hope that somebody has the king or the ace of spades so that you're not
stuck with that queen, and they're stuck with her thirteen points. That is the queen of
spades. Look out!