Free Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 You're sitting west and the auction went (all vulnerable):2♠ - pass - pass - 4♥pass - 5♥ - pass - 6♥all pass You lead ♠K and see the following:[hv=d=w&v=b&n=sat854hjt5da54cj9&w=skqj762h6dqt6cqt4]266|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv] Declarer plays low and you hold the trick (both declarer and partner follow suit). What's your plan to defeat this contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 does partner play high or low? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Lol! Is it so obvious or just too difficult? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillHiggin Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 does partner play high or low? :P Yes :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Can declarer be trusted or is he just distracted? If he can be trusted, the play to trick 1 is a count reduction for a squeeze. Play a diamond to break communications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Can declarer be trusted or is he just distracted? If he can be trusted, the play to trick 1 is a count reduction for a squeeze. Play a diamond to break communications. Maybe he has x AKQxxxx KJx Ax :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted April 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 Declarer can be trusted :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 it is too difficult, I was in doubt if ♦ would mess comunications or give a free finese, nothing to do with the real answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 It really doesn't matter much, as long as we don't play a ♦. If pard has the J♦, there's nothing to break up, and if declarer has it, he has 12 tricks if he plays for the sqz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdano Posted April 22, 2007 Report Share Posted April 22, 2007 It really doesn't matter much, as long as we don't play a ♦. If pard has the J♦, there's nothing to break up, and if declarer has it, he has 12 tricks if he plays for the sqz. Except that with the hand I gave, he will most likely take the finesse. (So I agree with not playing a ♦.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyloser Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 suppose declarer has the hand suggested: x, AKQxxxx,KJx,Ax this will be the end position: [hv=n=sathdaxcj&s=shxdkjxcx]133|200|declarer leads his last h. we must keep Kx in s so must come down to 2 d or 1d and 1 c. dec throws his s T from dummy. p must keep 3 d and 1 c.dec now leads a d to dummy and plays the A of s. p must now throw his c K or come down to 2d as well.[/hv] if dec is capable of executing this compound showup-squeeze we better lead a d now, if that gives a free finesse so be it. if we believe dec would not find the squeeze we might try something else but the way he is playing this would be futile. so lead a d honor (else we might get squeezed by extracting ps d guard) and presto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Hi, just one question, why should declarer play the weak 2 opener for KQJxxx andadd. honors?We are red, ok, but usually a suit like KQJxxx is sufficient enough, and the vulnerability is equal.And if I played such sound weak 2s, why cant I have the 7 carder, declarer did not knowthat I only have a 6 carder as he ducked the Ace. I would play a trump, because this wont blowa trick, if I get squeezed so be it. With kind regardsMarlowe PS: Maybe the squeeze works also if partnerholds both Quuens, but they may also split,so in effect, I dont think ducking the Ace is the percentage action at all, but declarer play is certainly not one of my strengths.the play . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Can declarer be trusted or is he just distracted? If he can be trusted, the play to trick 1 is a count reduction for a squeeze. Play a diamond to break communications. Maybe he has x AKQxxxx KJx Ax :P That hand is what I was thinking about more or less, maybe without the Jack, but took a look at DF and it took me 5 minutes to realice why we had so few chances to defeat the contract. Hope you will be surprised as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyloser Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 [hv=n=sathdaxcj&w=sqjhdxxcq&e=shdqxxckx&s=shxdkjxcx]399|300|[/hv] this is the endposition, dec not knowing who has the Q of d! dec lead his last h. you must throw a d or the Q of c or unguard s. if you throw a s disaster strucks, if the c Q, p is squeezed betqeen his d guard and his c guard soon. so you discard a d.[hv=n=sathdaxcj&w=sqjhdxxcq&e=shdqxxckx&s=shxdkjxcx]399|300|[/hv] [hv=n=sathdaxcj&w=sqjhdxxcq&e=shdqxxckx&s=shxdkjxcx]399|300|[/hv] also there are several layouts where there will be no ambiguity at all (if dec lacks the d J for instance) and he msut play for the drop if the c royals have not appeared. it is not foolproof but the squeeze is much better than a simple finesse of the J of d so a good dec will play for that and succeed. therefore you must defend against that! if -as you suggested - dec plays p for the honors he is sure to play for the drop as he thinks p has been squeezed out of d length by keeping c honors. any d finesse would have no chance at all then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 ahem.. Free, pls gif solution to see whether we're all dreaming or not :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted April 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Declarer's hand was a lot worse than you guys expected:[hv=s=s9hak98432dk83ca5]133|100|[/hv] I'll let you figure out how to defeat the contract :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pclayton Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Yeah, I thought about this more, we do need to shift to a middle diamond. I believe a compound operates if we don't attack diamonds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bid_em_up Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 deleted. never try to solve problems like this @ work. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted April 23, 2007 Report Share Posted April 23, 2007 Yeah, I thought about this more, we do need to shift to a middle diamond. I believe a compound operates if we don't attack diamonds. You have the same idea I had, but sadly that is not the answer, try again :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 Deep-finesse it.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyloser Posted April 24, 2007 Report Share Posted April 24, 2007 i just wanted to show that dec might play for a compound squeeze if he had the hand suggested (with the J of d) if we led a c for instance on the second trick. his d however are (very) slightly too weak... with the actual hand he surely would play for a compound as there is no other chance. however his d are too weak to make them a threat in a guard compound squeeze as i thought, because p will not be threatened by an eventual d finesse against his J (if dec had at least K9x that would work!), so my d are not needed to guard against that! in our example the only way for dec to win is to play for a compound with c the menace in hand and the A an entry. to destroy this squeeze we must attack this entry by switching to a c ! the Q would establish a double squeeze with d the double menace and the c J a menace against p. therefore.... lead the T or the low c! however as suggested, with the 9 of d instead of the 8, dec would survive after that silly opening lead of the K of s! there would be no way to beat the contract anymore after declarer made the routine play of ducking the A of s on the 1st trick!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.