lmilne Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 I found this one in an old chat with my friend Andy Hung. I didn't get it at the time but 2 years later my brain somehow clicked! Give it a try. [hv=pc=n&s=sak7654hd7654ca54&n=sq832hkt2dak32ck2]133|200[/hv] ♥Queen led. You play the ♠Ace, all follow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomSac Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 pull trumps, AK of diamonds, if RHO has the stiff diamond then ruff a heart, strip clubs, HK pitch a diamond. If LHO has the stiff diamond, HK A ruff, strip clubs play a heart pitch a diamond 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 If diamonds are 3-2, we're making on any sensible line. We really have a choice of 2 lines that cater for possible 4-1 diamond breaks. We can eliminate hearts and clubs and then duck the first diamond making when someone wins with a singleton. The problem there is once we start eliminating, it shouldn't be too hard for the hand with 4 to find the crocodile coup, so we are essentially banking on singleton queen (and not with stiff trump). The other line which I prefer requires West to have 4 diamonds along with the presumed ♥J. For this, we draw 2 rounds of trumps, and then duck the first diamond without eliminating hearts and clubs. If a diamond is returned then win, run the ♥K, and then ruff a club in dummy to start rattling off your own trumps. If a club was returned, ruff the club first, then we can decide if we want to trump-squeeze East. However, if that was working, East would probably have returned a diamond breaking up the trump squeeze, so I would just play for the squeeze against West unless East was sufficiently short in both black suits. edit: Justin's line above is a lot better imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmilne Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Dammit Justin. You were supposed to go for the double trump squeeze! It's an "isolate the throw-in card" rather than an "isolate the menace" hand. My brain at the time was obsessed with squeezes but I think I'm thinking about all the possibilities more logically these days :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alok c Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 What's the contract?! ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 [hv=pc=n&s=sak7654hd7654ca54&n=sq832hkt2dak32ck2]133|200|I found this one in an old chat with my friend Andy Hung. I didn't get it at the time but 2 years later my brain somehow clicked!Give it a try.6♠ by South. ♥Queen led. You play the ♠Ace, all follow.[/hv] pull trumps, AK of diamonds, if RHO has the stiff diamond then ruff a heart, strip clubs, HK pitch a diamond. If LHO has the stiff diamond, HK A ruff, strip clubs play a heart pitch a diamond Dammit Justin. You were supposed to go for the double trump squeeze! [hv=pc=n&s=s4hd76&n=shktda]133|200|Thank you for the pretty problem, lmilne!The double squeeze is superficially tempting:Ruff the ♥lead. Cash ♠KQ. Duck a ♦. Win the return and reduce to the 3-card ending on the left.If ♦ were 3-2 then claim.If RHO guards ♦, then lead ♥T, ruffing out RHO's ♥A. If LHO guards ♦, then lead ♥K ruffing out RHO's ♥A and pinning ♥J :)The flaw in this line is that when you duck a ♦, cruel opponents can return a ♦ to deprive dummy of a vital entry :([/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesleyC Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 I've been given this hand no less than 5 times in the past 2 years! I'm pretty sure it was Ash who gave it to me the first time (and I got it wrong). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alok c Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 If from bidding & first five rounds of play(one H,two S & two D),EASTs distribution is 2-5-4-2,west is to be endplayed in club. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovera Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 It's a preliminary squeeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtGodel Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 If you trust your card reading, just duck at trick one (pitching a diamond). Double trump squeeze will result in 12 tricks on any layout (diamonds not 5-0). If you don't, take Justin's line. :) It's a trap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 If you trust your card reading, just duck at trick one (pitching a diamond). Double trump squeeze will result in 12 tricks on any layout (diamonds not 5-0). If you don't, take Justin's line. :) It's a trap! The trap is a switch to ♦, at trick 2 :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurtGodel Posted May 15, 2015 Report Share Posted May 15, 2015 The trap is switch to ♦, at trick 2 :(Dang, fair enough. I feel like a muppet now :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmilne Posted May 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 I've been given this hand no less than 5 times in the past 2 years! I'm pretty sure it was Ash who gave it to me the first time (and I got it wrong). I was first given this hand by Ash as well! The version he gave me had the A/K of diamonds divided so less squeezes work. I put the AK in dummy to tempt people into the double trump squeeze, glad I trapped a few people lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
000ffj Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 pull trumps, AK of diamonds, if RHO has the stiff diamond then ruff a heart, strip clubs, HK pitch a diamond. If LHO has the stiff diamond, HK A ruff, strip clubs play a heart pitch a diamondGreat!The declarer can choice any opp to endplay depends on the distribution of diamonds after elimination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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