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I agree that the squeeze doesn't work, but there's an endplay. Cash 1 diamond, play 3 rounds of hearts, and east is toast (low club sets up a simple squeeze against him in the blacks). It's the kind of thing you might actually stumble into accidentally.

 

Many commentators were suggesting ducking the opening lead, and I don't see how to make it after that.

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it's probably a double dummy line (I had an inkling but to flesh out the details had to resort to gib :) )

if you win the first trick (this is the line karlson mentioned):

Q lead taken

A,K noting east shows out

won

x exit

east is now endplayed. if he exits a spade we get 3 spades, 4 hearts, 3 diamonds and 2 clubs

if he exits a club, we get 2 spades, 4 hearts, 3 diamonds and 4 clubs, as the spots lie favorably.

 

now suppose we duck the opening lead

Q ducked

exit by east, safest

cashed, east shows out

A,K,T (pitching two clubs and a spade)

to king

Q, pitching spade

to K

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7. east needs to pitch a club here, otherwise spades set up and we make, west can, for now, just pitch a (we throw the 8)

to ace. now west is squeezed.

 

what's this called anyway? non-simultaneous double squeeze?

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fairly straight forward double squeeze after west shows out in spades and east in diamonds. the double threat is clubs. This assumes you duck a heart while maintaining control for 4 heart winners and time you entries.

 

Or if you cash heart AK and duck a heart, EAST is endplayed and on the club return it becomes either a simple hook (if he returns teh club jack) or a simple black suit squeeze on east (if he returns a small club)

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Q lead taken

A,K noting east shows out

won

x exit

east is now endplayed. if he exits a spade we get 3 spades, 4 hearts, 3 diamonds and 2 clubs

if he exits a club, we get 2 spades, 4 hearts, 3 diamonds and 4 clubs, as the spots lie favorably.

 

How do we get 4 tricks?

In any case you need 3 only. :) and your 2nd line works .After first 5 tricks are played you seem to reach the same position.

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fairly straight forward double squeeze after west shows out in spades and east in diamonds. the double threat is clubs. This assumes you duck a heart while maintaining control for 4 heart winners and time you entries.

 

Or if you cash heart AK and duck a heart, EAST is endplayed and on the club return it becomes either a simple hook (if he returns teh club jack) or a simple black suit squeeze on east (if he returns a small club)

This is what I see through bleary eyes first thing in the AM.

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if he exits a club, we get 2 spades, 4 hearts, 3 diamonds and 4 clubs, as the spots lie favorably.squeeze?

Must be too early in the morning for me, how do we get 4 clubs if East exits a small club?

 

Small, small, Q, A.

The 9 in LHO's hand will prevent the quick taking of 4 club tricks.

 

What am I missing?

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