Echognome Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 [hv=d=e&v=b&n=saq7h5da107cj109432&s=s1093hj64dkj86532c]133|200|Scoring: MP(P) - 3♦ - (P) (H) - P(3♥) - P - (4♥) - 5♦All Pass[/hv] The bidding is ugly, but the contract has play. West leads the ♣A which you ruff and lead a heart. East takes this with the 7 and returns a heart. You ruff in dummy and lead a club and East ruffs in with the 9. What now? T1: ♣A - 2 - 8 - ♦2T2: ♥4 - 2 - 5 - 7T3: ♥K - 6 - 10 - ♦7T4: ♣3 - ♦9 - ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 ruffs in with the 9? too bizarre. I ruff a heart, ruff a club, ruff a heart, cash the diamond, ruff a club, cash the DK and run the ST. If that loses to the jack then i hook the spade again. Idiot line for sure :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 West passed 3♦ with ♣AKQxxx ? This looks like ♠ fineses won't work nor and endplay would. I would cross ruff ♥/♣ then cash ♠A and finally try ♠J finese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 This is a very odd hand from the play. LHO has AKQxxx, and RHO has ruffed in instead of discarding a heart. Spade position is the puzzler. O.K. I'm not clear what's going on here but I will over ruff and ruff another heart, cash the Ace of diamonds and ruff another club back to hand. Then, just for the fun of it, I will cash the King of diamonds and and play off diamonds to reach this position: Spades: AQxClubs: J Spades: 109xDiamonds:x I lead a spade to the Queen; RHO wins and will have to return a heart; I ruff this while squeezing LHO in clubs and spades when he started with the Jxx or more of spades. It isn't any better line than the double hook in spades, but one must stay in playing shape, and besides, it gets the bees buzzing around in opponents heads that maybe they should have beaten you, LoL. :lol: WinstonM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 [hv=d=e&v=b&n=saq7h5da107cj109432&w=sj82ha102dqcakq765&e=sk654hkq9873d94c8&s=s1093hj64dkj86532c]399|300|Scoring: MPP - 3♦ - P (H) - P3♥ - P - 4♥ - 5♦All Pass[/hv] Strange bidding all around. EW were playing strong 2's, so didn't have a weak 2 in hearts available. The play was strange but interesting. For some strange reason I didn't take the odds on double finesse in spades, but a first round finesse of the Q. (Must have been a blindspot at the time) Luckily the black suit squeeze came to the rescue in the end. Was surprised that no one commented on the bidding other than West's pass! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 why do you need a squeeze. Even if you start with low to the queen cant you just finesse the next round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echognome Posted June 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Since West is known to hold the club guard, the 2nd finesse and squeeze are equivalent in the end game. Mine had the added bonus that for some reason West discarded his club guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Actually you added also that East had KJ bare, everything is so rare that it could be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 yes i am aware of a showup squeeze, but its only actually a squeeze if its KJ off. And besides, you have a count, you know rho cant have 2 spades. I don't consider this a squeeze but its just terminology i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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