karlson Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 [hv=d=s&v=n&n=saxhxxdj9xxcktxxx&s=skqjtxxxhkxxdxcax]133|200|Scoring: IMP1♠-x-xx-3♦4♠-ppp[/hv] Lefty cashes the ♦A and switches to a trump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 I think we need clubs 3-3 and spades 2-2 (or short spades with two clubs) for ruffing the clubs high for a heart discard. I think a squeeze has better chances. W must have ♣QJ and ♥A. I win ♠A and duck a heart. Opps must play trump again. Now I play the trumps. With 5 cards left, W must preserve something like ♥ AJ and ♣ QJx. I play the last trump. He discards ♥J. I play a small heart and ♣A is an entry for ♥K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiddity Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 I win ♠A and duck a heart. Opps must play trump again. What if RHO wins the first heart and returns a club? Instead of ducking the heart, another option is to win the trump in dummy, ruff a diamond high (just in case LHO had a doubleton), and run the trumps coming down to ♥K83 ♣Ax in hand and the 5 clubs in dummy. LHO has to keep two hearts and has room for only 3 clubs. Then you play CA, CK, and exit a club. LHO must concede the last trick to the HK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zasanya Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 I win ♠A and duck a heart. Opps must play trump again. What if RHO wins the first heart and returns a club? Instead of ducking the heart, another option is to win the trump in dummy, ruff a diamond high (just in case LHO had a doubleton), and run the trumps coming down to ♥K83 ♣Ax in hand and the 5 clubs in dummy. LHO has to keep two hearts and has room for only 3 clubs. Then you play CA, CK, and exit a club. LHO must concede the last trick to the HK.If ♥ won by RHO and ♣ retd win in hand Play ♥.Now if trump is not retd ruff ♥ .If trump retd ♥ ♣ squeeze against LHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlson Posted July 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 The squeeze works. It's kind of a funny hand, as the defense doesn't quite have time to break up the squeeze as well as lead trumps. I think quiddity's line will not work unless lefty has a doubleton diamond (from the ruff high comment, maybe you though two rounds have been played already though?) since otherwise he can just keep a diamond and stiff the ♥A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiddity Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 Yes, I was confused; nice squeeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherdanno Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 I think quiddity's line will not work unless lefty has a doubleton diamond (from the ruff high comment, maybe you though two rounds have been played already though?) since otherwise he can just keep a diamond and stiff the ♥A. Well it does work if you guess right at trick 8. You have ♠x ♥Kxx ♣Ax left. If LHO has only two hearts left, you lead a heart. If he has no diamonds left, you lead your last trump. And of course he has to keep 3 clubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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