kayin801 Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 [hv=d=s&v=e&n=sak10xxhxxxdxckxxx&w=sqj9xxhjxxdjcaqjx&e=sxhkqxxdkxxxc10xxx&s=sxxhaxxdaq1098xxcx]399|300|Scoring: MPTrumps: ♦Lead: ♠Q[/hv] I will leave out the auction because it is too horrible to mention, but South ended up in diamonds after West showed the black suits. Trick 1: ♠queen, ACE, x, xTrick 2: ♦x, x, QUEEN, jackTrick 3: ♦ACE, ♠x, ♥x, xTrick 4: ♦ten, ♥x, ♣x, KINGTrick 5: ♥king, ACE, x, x On the run of the diamonds it came down to this position:[hv=d=s&v=e&n=sak10xxhxxxdxckxxx&w=sqj9xxhjxxdjcaqjx&e=sxhkqxxdkxxxc10xxx&s=sxxhaxxdaq1098xxcx]399|300|Scoring: MPTrumps: ♦Lead: ♠Q[/hv] And on the last diamond West didn't give up the spade suit so he pitched a low club while dummy threw a spade, and was thrown in with a low club after the spade finesse so declarer could score both black kings. Is this a stepping stone squeeze or just a strip squeeze or is it some other kind? Declarer easily makes 11 tricks if a heart isn't played by East at trick 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninja89 Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 It looks to be a non-material squeeze, to me. Playing out the diamonds doesn't really gain you an extra trick, since you can always take the ♠KT and ♣K anyway. The run of the diamonds forces LHO to abandon hearts, though, allowing you to setup the ♣K for a second ♥ pitch. In the diagrammed position, playing the last diamond is unnecessary, since you have the entries to finesse the spade and lead up to the club. A more interesting end position involves LHO coming down to J9x, J, -, A. Now the last diamond forces him to pitch a heart, again allowing you to take your tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 Declarer easily makes 9 tricks if a heart isn't played by East at trick 5. fyp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanp Posted October 17, 2010 Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 Second best pclayton post of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kayin801 Posted October 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2010 Ah yeah, a spade ruff would kinda suck wouldn't it. Oh well. Thankfully it doesn't change the (semi-unnecessary) squeeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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