This page presents a collection of probability problems whose solution is based on intuition and common sense and does not require any theoretical knowledge.
If there is no magic or cheating, the probabilities of the two teams of getting any specific combination of cards must be thought equal. Now, observe that the event "I and my partner got no clubs" is the same as "The other team got all the clubs". The latter event has the same probability as "Me and my partner got all the clubs," implying that the two events in question are equiprobable, i.e., have equal probabilities.
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