Squeeze 7/23

[pclayton]

Here's a hand from Wednesday PM:

 

[hv=d=n&v=n&n=saq842hak42d32ct6&w=skt765hj96dq4c743&e=s9hq85daj9875caj9&s=sj3ht73dkt6ckq852]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

I played in 3♣ after RHO made a 2♦ overcall.

 

The play went:

 

1. ♦4 (?), 2, A, 6

2. ♦7, K, Q, 3

3. ♠J, 5, 2, 9

 

Perhaps its better to just play ♦ruff, club up, but I took a second spade hook.

 

4. ♠3, 6, Q, ♣9

5-6-7 ♣A, ♣, ♣

 

The position is now: [hv=d=n&v=n&n=saq842hak42d32ct6&w=skt765hj96dq4c743&e=s9hq85daj9875caj9&s=sj3ht73dkt6ckq852]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

There are (at least) two ways to get home from here. Do you see them both?

[mikeh]

well, the one that would occur to me at the table is a heart to dummy, followed by the spade A, on which rho has to pitch a diamond, and we pitch a heart and another spade, on which rho has to pitch another diamond as we ruff in.

 

Then we lead the last trump: rho has to keep a spade, so stiffs his heart as we pitch the now useless spade. RHO is down to 2 hearts and the diamond J and can't pitch the diamond, so the heart suit is established.

[TimG]

Does this count as the same line as MikeH: trump (west must pitch a heart, otherwise heart over, Ace of Spades, spade ruff establishing the spade); heart over, Ace of Spades, spade ruff?

[pclayton]

I guess there are three ways I can see.

[andy_h]

is the 3rd way just to run home and cash my 9 tricks? hehe

otherwise i can't see anything else besides ruffing out a spade for a double.

[pclayton]

You are trying to make 10 tricks.

[TimG]

I guess there are three ways I can see.

So, what are the three ways?

[Guest Jlall]

Isn't this just a double squeeze? You can do it simultaneously or non simultaneously as the above posters have pointed out.

[Guest Jlall]

btw I can't see how you got to 3C. I guess 1S 2D p p X p 3C or something?

[han]

OK, we got number 7 down, 16 to go.

[Echognome]

btw I can't see how you got to 3C. I guess 1S 2D p p X p 3C or something?

What you said for the auction.

[andy_h]

I give up. What's the 3rd way?

[pclayton]

btw I can't see how you got to 3C. I guess 1S 2D p p X p 3C or something?

Yes.

[pclayton]

Isn't this just a double squeeze? You can do it simultaneously or non simultaneously as the above posters have pointed out.

Right - I misspoke - its either non-simul or simul. There aren't three endings. I was thinking you could pitch a heart from the board on the penultimate club, but that does not work.

 

What I found interesting is in the non-simultaneous version is that it appears to be a ruffing squeeze against RHO but thats sort of an illusion, since its as though you are playing the trump from hand pitching a spade, instead of ruffing a spade in hand.