kfay Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Here's a fun hand that I held during the prestigious Ann Arbor sectionals that were held this past weekend. [hv=d=e&v=n&n=skxxhqxda98xc8xxx&w=shk1098xxd10xxxxckq&e=s109876xhadqxcj109x&s=saqjxhjxxxdkjcaxx]399|300|Scoring: IMP(2♠)-2NT-(P)-3NTAll Pass[/hv] Who's your money on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I ain't thinking much, but I think defense prevails, declarer has only 8 tricks, and no timing to develop a ninth. on a normal club lead declarer can duck a heart, after winning the club queen just exit with ♥K+♥ and declarer can't score 3 diamond tricks I think. There is another line wich is to duck 2 clubs and rectify the count better. Defence must duck ♥Q to avoid being squeezed, and now after diamond finese West might be subject to some sort of step-stone squeeze, with some balancing ability on the diamonds. [hv=n=shda98cx&w=shk10d10xc&e=sxxhdcxx&s=shjxdkca]399|300|[/hv] Now I think declarer prevails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 I think West will lead a heart, and East will switch to the ♣J. If declarer plays East for ♣KJ109 or ♣KJ107 then he is going down (he presumably ducks, wins the continuation, ♦K, ♦J letting it run). If declarer plays East for ♣KJ10x or ♣J1097 or ♣J109x then he not duck a club, and he has a chance to make. Who has the ♣7? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted January 28, 2008 Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 on a normal club lead declarer can duck a heart, after winning the club queen just exit with ♥K+♥ and declarer can't score 3 diamond tricks I think. If the play goes this way declarer can play spade to king, diamond to jack and has a squeeze on west. West is forced to keep 2 diamonds and 1 heart then declarer cashes diamond and exits heart and west has to play a diamond. I put my money on the declarer. I think all variations lead to this squeeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfay Posted January 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2008 Opponents made it easy on me when the play began as Noble described: T1: ♥10 to AT2: ♣J to QT3,4: ♣K ♥A I ducked all of these and when a heart came to my J at T5 I had a straight squeeze against West in the reds. P.S. Is there a name for this squeeze? Since in the end I overtook the ♦J dropping both the 10 and Q. Or is it just simple since you could regard it as just a squeeze of the 10 against the 9? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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