inquiry Posted December 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 [hv=n=saqj4hk632daj4ca6&s=s85hadkt953ckqjt2]133|200|Quiz 11 7NT (what else at the moment?), Opeing lead a heart, you win the ace. Perhaps, like me, you are not sure how to play it, but you try to combine your chances. You play diamond to ace and lead the diamond jack and when east plays low, you rise with the diamond king. Both follow but no diamond queen. Now you try spade to the queen and it wins, whew. Plan your play[/hv] What distribution are you playing for? Decribe blue and the last tricks. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted December 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 [hv=n=sa75haq5dkq85cqt3&s=sqtxhkjt92da2cak2]133|200|Quiz 12 Contract 7NT by south (what else)? Opening lead small heart, won in dummy with the ace[/hv] How many winners, thus how many losers?What are the threat suits?IF one opponent has both, is "b" satisfied?What is primary entry? Do you need a secondary entry? What could be used as a secondary entry? Plan your play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted December 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Is anyone trying to solve these quizes? Are the helping identify the requirements for simple squeeze. You must master these quizes (these become second nature to you) before moving on to the more compicated ones. [hv=n=saq6hqj6dqj85caj2&s=skjt87ha54dakcq64]133|200|Quiz 13. This one isn't so much how to play as just think about the two options. [/hv] You have 11 tricks (5S+1H+4D+1C). You can gain one trick if the heart finessee works, you can gain one trick if the ♣ finessee works. Obviously, one line of play is to try both finessees if they both work (25%), you will make. If both kings lay in the same hand, you can finessee one of them, and then play for the hypothetical squeeze. What finessee should you try first? Heart or ♣ both for technical reasons, and to keep the simple squeeze (both kings in same hand) alive as an option). What would BLUE components in this case. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 [hv=n=sk83hakqj654dq2cj&w=sqjt7h98dk53ct865&e=s2h3dj8764cq97432&s=sa9654ht72dat9cak]399|300|Quiz #14 7NT by south (what else?). This time, double dummy. Opening lead, ♠Q [/hv] Think BLUE, What is both threats? Which threat is in upper hand? What is primary entry? Is there a secondary entry? What is the squeeze card? Can last ♥ be the squeeze card?Can last ♣ be the squeeze card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 [hv=w=saq84h865da85ck76&e=sk92hakqdj3caqjt8]266|100|Quiz #15 Contract 7NT WEST, opening lead ♦King Waht might the threat suits be? What threat is in the upper hand? What is the squeeze card? What is the primary entry? What are you playing the hands to be?[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamo2500 Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Back to the quiz format : This was a bbo hand[hv=d=w&v=n&n=sj4hkdq952ckj9654&s=sak875ha76da7caqt]133|200|Scoring: IMPQuiz 5 West North East South 2♥ 3♣ Pass 4NT Pass 5♣ Pass 6NT Pass Pass Pass [/hv] Opening lead Heart Queen Fill in these answers, what is? 1) The both threats2) What is the squeeze card3) The upper threat4) The primary entry5) What should you play to trick two 1)Q ♦ and 8♠2)a ♣3)8 ♠4)K ♠5)6♥ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Back to the quiz format : This was a bbo hand[hv=d=w&v=n&n=sj4hkdq952ckj9654&s=sak875ha76da7caqt]133|200|Scoring: IMPQuiz 5 West North East South 2♥ 3♣ Pass 4NT Pass 5♣ Pass 6NT Pass Pass Pass [/hv] Opening lead Heart Queen Fill in these answers, what is? 1) The both threats2) What is the squeeze card3) The upper threat4) The primary entry5) What should you play to trick two 1)Q ♦ and 8♠2)a ♣3)8 ♠4)K ♠5)6♥ Very good, you got 1, 2, 3, and 4 correct. The only way you can lead the ♥6 to trick two is if you overtake the ♥K with the ACE at trick one. And that will not be so good at notrump contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamo2500 Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 BBO hand from just yesterday[hv=d=n&v=n&n=st2haq64da653ck87&s=sakq8754h72dqt7cj]133|200|Scoring: IMPQuiz 7 West North East South - 1NT Pass 2♥ 3♣ Pass! Pass 4♣ Pass 4♦ Pass 6♠ Pass Pass Pass [/hv] Opening lead a small trump, RHO follows suit. You are up... The club ACE will be onside... so take it from there... Squeeze card, Both threats, primary entry, etc... Takes club ace and returns a club. Ben The sqeezecard will be a spadeupper threat will be Q♥ with primary entry being ♥ Athreat with the hand with the sqeeze card will be Q♦East will be busy guarding hearts and diamonds (I hope) But did it take me a long time to make out what cards would be left in which hands when I played the squeezecard :D Marianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamo2500 Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 oh, yes I got that wrong. I forgot I was on lead. I will play a club to my hand so I can lead the ♥ 6 to correct the count :-) that should be right shouldn't it? Marianne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 oh, yes I got that wrong. I forgot I was on lead. I will play a club to my hand so I can lead the ♥ 6 to correct the count :-) that should be right shouldn't it? Marianne That is a an excellent line and the squeeze runs on wheels after that. Very good. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted December 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 BBO hand from just yesterday[hv=d=n&v=n&n=st2haq64da653ck87&s=sakq8754h72dqt7cj]133|200|Scoring: IMPQuiz 7 West North East South - 1NT Pass 2♥ 3♣ Pass! Pass 4♣ Pass 4♦ Pass 6♠ Pass Pass Pass [/hv] Opening lead a small trump, RHO follows suit. You are up... The club ACE will be onside... so take it from there... Squeeze card, Both threats, primary entry, etc... Takes club ace and returns a club. Ben The sqeezecard will be a spadeupper threat will be Q♥ with primary entry being ♥ Athreat with the hand with the sqeeze card will be Q♦East will be busy guarding hearts and diamonds (I hope) But did it take me a long time to make out what cards would be left in which hands when I played the squeezecard :D Marianne Actually, don't you just have to hope the ♥King is on side, and that the ♥Queen is thus just another of your winners? Given the 3♣ overcall, the ♥ king probably is (and was) on side. This gives you 7♠, 2♥, 1♦, and if the ♣ACE is with the ♣ bidder as well, a ♣ trick. This comes to 11 (losing a ♣) so that fixes your loser count (assume they grab their ace). As you rethink this one. Consider how you might play it if EAST has 5♥'s, and if East has 4♥'s. Then find the safest line. Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamo2500 Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 QUIZ NR 7It's getting embarrassing to exhibit my lack of skill in public, but I will give it another try :P So I can try and squeeze west in diamonds and clubs. I take the trump lead in hand. Since I put west for 7 clubs (and east for 2) it should be safe to lead clubs,before drawing trumps and I need an entry for the hand. West grabs his ace and leads another club which I take in dummy with the ♣K and discard a diamond. Then a trump to the hand and I draw the last trump if any out standing. Then I lead a heart towards dummy and finesse in hearts, which you promised would hold. I take another heart trick and go back to my hand with a heart ruff. Now I play trumps and end in this position[hv=n=shdaxcx&w=shdkxca&e=shxdxxc&s=sxhdqxc]399|300|[/hv]when I play the last spade, if west discards the club ace I discard a small diamond in dummy and if he discards diamond I discard a club and then the king of diamond will drop when I play the A♦ and the Q♦will be high. but..... I can't see how any of this depends on whether east has four or five hearts, so it is probably also wrong. B) Marianne PS thanks a lot for all the nice teaching you make. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 QUIZ NR 7It's getting embarrassing to exhibit my lack of skill in public, but I will give it another try :P So I can try and squeeze west in diamonds and clubs. I take the trump lead in hand. Since I put west for 7 clubs (and east for 2) it should be safe to lead clubs,before drawing trumps and I need an entry for the hand. West grabs his ace and leads another club which I take in dummy with the ♣K and discard a diamond. Then a trump to the hand and I draw the last trump if any out standing. Then I lead a heart towards dummy and finesse in hearts, which you promised would hold. I take another heart trick and go back to my hand with a heart ruff. Now I play trumps and end in this position[hv=n=shaxxdaxc&w=shdimmaterialc&e=shjtxdkxc&s=shxdqxcxx]399|300|Scoring: Unknown ♠ [space] ♥ [space] ♦ Ax ♣ x ♠ [space] ♥ [space] ♦ Kx ♣ A ♠ [space] ♥ x ♦ xx ♣ [space] ♠ x ♥ [space] ♦ Qx ♣ [space] when I play the last spade, if west discards the club ace I discard a small diamond in dummy and if he discards diamond I discard a club and then the king of diamond will drop when I play the A♦ and the Q♦will be high. but..... I can't see how any of this depends on whether east has four or five hearts, so it is probably also wrong. B) Marianne PS thanks a lot for all the nice teaching you make. :)Hi, First off, well done. To avoid givig your answers in public, if you like you can be like some of the other readers and send your answers to me by PM message (just click the PM button on the bottom of the post). I may not get back to you right away, but I will get back to you. On the otherhand, your answers may help others who are struggling to see how to do it, or they may learn from your answers as they try to figure out if you are right or not, and why. You have found a squeeze that will work, if WEST has ♦king and seven clubs (WEST has to have seven clubs or ♣AQT9-sitxth for the dummy's eight to be a threat against him alone. This is a fine squeeze to play for, and requires the three level overcaller to have a hand like ♠x ♥Kx ♦Kxx ♣AQ9xxxx, and would work just as you planned it. There is an alternative squeeze you could play for, should you so desire to use a ♥ in dummy as the threat (as I thought you were planning when you said the ♥Queen was a threat). This alternative squeeze is based upon hearts being a threat against EAST. Now you can play to squeeze EAST in hearts and diamonds (giving the ♦King to EAST). Here you would play for a trump squeeze, where you will plan on taking heart hook and ruffing a heart (in case hearts are 3-4 instead of 2-5) with the diamond king with EAST. Then on the next to last ♣ this will be the position. Dealer: ????? Vul: ???? Scoring: UnknownWhen you lead your next to last ♣, dummy throws a diamond, but what is EAST to do? IF he keeps three hearts, the diamond ACE, heart ace, heart ruff, diamond queen win last four tricks. If he throws a ♥, the heart ace, heart ruff, diamond ace does him in just as well. But be very happy with your squeeze ending as well. The fact is often, in squeeze endings, you will have to take a guess who might hold what cards. In this ending the key card is who has the ♦K. IT is reasonable to think WEST has both red kings for his bid and play as you did. It is also reasonable to assume with at least six clubs, and he heart king, vacant space theory suggest East is more likey to have the diamond king. Play for the squeeze based upon your knowledge of the opponents bidding habits. [/hv] WE can return to this hand later and see how you might play if when you lead low the ♣King, WEST ducks and the king wins. That gives you your club trick immediately but you still have only 10 winners, but with two losers left. We will save that problem until we have studied two loser squeezes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 [hv=n=sak94hkjt9dk986c9&s=sq82h86542dat4ckt]133|200|Scoring: MPQuiz 16... To break the string of 7NT contracts, here you declarer 4♥, after 1d=1h=3h=4h Opening lead ♣A and a ♣[/hv] You discard ♦ from dummy on second ♣ and lead a ♥ towards the dummy. West plays the ♥Queen (oh happy days!!) you cover and East wins and returns a heart as west discards a club. Ten tricks are assured (4♥, 3♠, 2♦, 1♣), but this is matchpoint. Now that you have ten, turn your attention towards winning 11. Can you see an extra trick on a squeeze? Analyze BLUE and plan your play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 Back to the quiz format : This was a bbo hand[hv=d=w&v=n&n=sj4hkdq952ckj9654&s=sak875ha76da7caqt]133|200|Scoring: IMPQuiz 5 West North East South 2♥ 3♣ Pass 4NT Pass 5♣ Pass 6NT Pass Pass Pass [/hv] Opening lead Heart Queen Fill in these answers, what is? 1) The both threats2) What is the squeeze card3) The upper threat4) The primary entry5) What should you play to trick two 1)Q ♦ and 8♠2)a ♣3)8 ♠4)K ♠5)6♥ Very good, you got 1, 2, 3, and 4 correct. The only way you can lead the ♥6 to trick two is if you overtake the ♥K with the ACE at trick one. And that will not be so good at notrump contract.I wonder what the best play is here.If you play for a Spade - Diamond K squeeze then probably East will have the long Spades.So you could take the extra change of playing a Spade to the Jack (wins if West has the Q) ?:Heart K, Club to Q and spade to the J. If East has the Queen then he can return a Spade and play away your primary entry.But then you can play (playing East for the long spades):Spade A and K, Heart A and all your clubs; on last club:[hv=n=shdqxcx&w=shxxxdc&e=sxhdkxc&s=sxhdaxc]399|300|[/hv] ...playing for a positional squeeze instead of an automatic, but taking the additional chance of West having Spade Q...What is best? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted December 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 ..What is best? Win ♥K, Cross to a ♣Ace. low ♠ to the JACK is best... Works with 3-3 ♠ any, anytime WEST has ♠Q, or anytime East has four + ♠ to Queen and the ♦King (positional simple squeeze). Other duck tricks, like low diamond from dummy work as squeeze on some hands, but not as many as this line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted March 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Here is a spade contract from last night, where all the declarers in spades made 11 tricks (or less)... except for one. Was this good offense or bad defense? [hv=d=e&v=e&n=skt87ha54dqjcaq92&w=sj652hjt92da982c6&e=shk73dt643cjt8754&s=saq943hq86dk75ck3]399|300|Scoring: IMP West North East South - - Pass 1NT Pass 2♣ Pass 2♠ Pass 4♣ Pass 4♦ Pass 4♥ Pass 4♠ Pass Pass Pass [/hv] 1 6SW-2 100 9.82 6SW-1 50 93 6SW-1 50 94 6SW-1 50 95 4SW= -420 -0.86 4SW= -420 -0.87 4SW= -420 -0.88 4SW+1 -450 -1.739 5SW= -450 -1.7310 4SW+1 -450 -1.7311 4SW+1 -450 -1.7312 4SW+1 -450 -1.7313 5SW= -450 -1.7314 4SW+2 -480 -2.4 <<<------ note one fellow made six, was this bad defense?15 5SxW= -650 -5.8716 5CxS-6 -1700 -15.73 This hand requires a squeeze to make 12 tricks. C6 C9 CT CK SQ S2 S7 H3 <<---- cash top spade from hand to handle 4-0 split either wayS3 S5 S8 C4 DJ D3 D7 DA <<---- entry problems to south for squeeze playS6 ST C5 S4 DQ D4 D5 D2 <<---- unblock diamondHA H7 H6 H2 <<---- cash heart ace (vienna coup)SK D6 SA SJ S9 H9 H4 DT DK D8 H5 HK <<---- ♦K is the squeeze card, East is crushed. [hv=d=e&v=e&n=skt87ha54dqjcaq92&w=sj652hjt92da982c6&e=shk73dt643cjt8754&s=saq943hq86dk75ck3]399|300|Scoring: IMP West North East South - - Pass 1NT Pass 2♣[/font] Pass 2♠ Pass 4♣ Pass 4♦ Pass 4♥ Pass 4♠ Pass Pass Pass [/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpace Posted March 12, 2005 Report Share Posted March 12, 2005 Here is a spade contract from last night, where all the declarers in spades made 11 tricks (or less)... except for one. Was this good offense or bad defense? [hv=d=e&v=e&n=skt87ha54dqjcaq92&w=sj652hjt92da982c6&e=shk73dt643cjt8754&s=saq943hq86dk75ck3]399|300|Scoring: IMPWest North East South - - Pass 1NT Pass 2♣ Pass 2♠ Pass 4♣ Pass 4♦ Pass 4♥ Pass 4♠ Pass Pass Pass [/hv] 14 4SW+2 -480 -2.4 <<<------ note one fellow made six, was this bad defense? Apart from a heart opening lead, I don't see any way 6S does not make. I think the declarer played well. Even if East had the diamond Ace, and gave West a club ruff, 4S is assured. Was there really an error by defense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted March 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Apart from a heart opening lead, I don't see any way 6S does not make. I think the declarer played well. Even if East had the diamond Ace, and gave West a club ruff, 4S is assured. Was there really an error by defense? Yes, a heart lead will beat 6♠, of the pairs in 6♠, none got a heart lead. To make six after a club lead requires precise timing. The high spade from hand, standard. The spade hook while in your hand, normal. But now, with two trumps in dummy, the exact sequence is required. You must lead a diamond now and not a third round of trumps. The reason is north will win the diamond ace and lead his last trump taking you last useful entry to your hand. You will not be able to unblock both red suits. When the defender returns a trump, you win in dummy... cash both red winners, and overtake to execute the squeeze. With this line of play, there is no defense. If this had only been 6♠ contract, it would qualify for hand of the week contest.... Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricK Posted March 13, 2005 Report Share Posted March 13, 2005 Yes, a heart lead will beat 6♠, of the pairs in 6♠, none got a heart lead.A ♥ lead surely stands out against 6♠. It also looks right against 4♠ on the strong bidding given in the OP. With the opps marked with almost all the outstanding points, a ♣ lead just gives the position away more often than it gains anything. Eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted March 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 [hv=d=n&v=n&n=sa95ha65daj62caj3&s=sk832htdk7ckt9865]133|200|Scoring: IMP Contract, 7♣ by southOpening lead ♦8 (3rd/5th leads). ♦JACK wins first trick[/hv] What chances do you see? Think BLUE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 Both threats in one hand Q diamonds in LHO is a threat so 6 diamonds becomes a guard as does a spade or a heart Loser count is correct 12 tricks and 1 to be squeezed I assume the clubs split 2/2 as I would have to guess which way to finese if they did not (I doubt I would get it right) A6H A6D KxxS xH K spades becomes squeeze card, if LHO has both threats then he is squeezed out of one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted March 17, 2005 Report Share Posted March 17, 2005 You want to squeeze West in ♠ and ♦.It looks like he has 4+ ♦ with the Q and he will need 4+♠ for the Squeeze to work.... Assuming West has 4+ ♦ and 4+♠ the changes for finesse in ♣ are now higher then for 3-3. I don't know the probabilities, but without info: 3-3 and finesse chances are about the same - with the info we have (..we require) the finesse should be better. I play ♣ Ace and ♣J for finesse ♣ Q over East. And play for squeeze against West. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovera Posted June 26, 2014 Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 You line is fine. Not sure if it is better than cash heart ace and just finessee in spades. The other squeeze line is win diamond ACE and try heart hook. The problem with this line isn't the diamond return.. on that you actually have a nice heart spade squeeze. The problem is if the heart hook loses and they return a spade. If you play the spade JACK and it is covered, you lose your spade threat, and your only entry to declarer's hand. If you win the ACE, you are pretty much sunk anyway for entry problems. So all in all, hooking trick one looks good to me.I agree with you about best line: only let's consider that when we have two impasse "one is good , the other not " but we don't know wich is (good) then squeeze risolve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted June 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2014 This is a blast from the past. This as one of a series of practice hands topic post that I included to accompanying a series of seven or eight chapters on squeeze play. The squeeze lessons are still in here somewhere buried (back from 2004 or 2005) as well as loosely on a blog I haven't bothered to update entitled "identifying squeezes". Anyway, I have the basically the same but expanded material in BBO movies which I haven't published because it takes way.... way to long to work your way through the individual "chapters" -- especially after I added multiple example hands with quizzes. If anyone is interested, I could publish the long chapters, but really I have been meaning to break each chapter up into no more than 30 or 40 "frames" (they run hundreds of frames now), perhaps with hyperlinks to additional movies early in the movie that link to other movies with example hands but without specific lesson material (instructions on how to identify the squeezes) for those who want more practice. Only one chapter deals with simple squeezes like in this section. For those at least curious as to how I go about categorizing squeezes this old blog Identifying squeeze blog will give you some idea. I have expanded each chapter in the movies, especially the later ones since that blog was started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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