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I like this one A recent ACBL 6NT contract
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Posted 2010-January-21, 20:23
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Posted 2010-January-21, 21:40
I don't see anything better than ace and duck a heart, win return cash SA, hearts, then diamonds squeezing RHO hopefully.
I toyed with AK of hearts first to try and pick up 6214 with Hx of hearts on right, but this not only loses to 6313, but it also makes us have to guess the position (if RHO started with 6322, or 6223) which is not good.
I toyed with AK of hearts first to try and pick up 6214 with Hx of hearts on right, but this not only loses to 6313, but it also makes us have to guess the position (if RHO started with 6322, or 6223) which is not good.
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Posted 2010-January-21, 22:22
Justin, you don't have all the clubs 
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Posted 2010-January-21, 22:26
bluecalm, on Jan 21 2010, 11:22 PM, said:
Justin, you don't have all the clubs
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Posted 2010-January-21, 22:30
OK, sorry. I see you want to play for Kxx clubs with RHO.
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Posted 2010-January-22, 04:22
Yeah, after meditating it a while RHO ♣K is a neccessity for the contract to be successful, unless we find QJ doubleton in hearts...
wyman, on 2012-May-04, 09:48, said:
Also, he rates to not have a heart void when he leads the ♥3.
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Posted 2010-January-22, 06:15
It's not quite true that we need ♣K onside to make it. Another (probably inferior) line is to play for LHO to have ♣K and ♥QJx, with diamonds breaking - cash the diamonds, throwing two spades and a club, then ♠A and three rounds of hearts.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn
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Posted 2010-January-22, 11:32
Justin's line is, of course, the correct one. Playing a top heart first then ducking a heart (instead of a spade) gives a few extra chances. East in fact has 6♠ and 3♣ to the king so this line easily wins (cashing spade ACE isn't 100% necessary since you have full count, but is good form just the same).
The thing I found interesting is that when you cash the heart, EAST shows out! That means in addition to the positional simple squeeze on EAST, you have a squeeze without count on both EAST and WEST, if you choose (vulnerable stopper squeeze). The full hand was
The second ending above is not a huge surprise. This kind of vulnerable stopper squeeze comes to rescue on many hands where you can not afford to duck a trick (here we could). But I find it interesting that you could turn the hand upside down and squeeze poor WEST instead (if you desired to do so). The ending would have been....
I found the combination of squeezes, and the recovery mechanisms for this hand if you misplayed it at trick two/three quite interesting.
The thing I found interesting is that when you cash the heart, EAST shows out! That means in addition to the positional simple squeeze on EAST, you have a squeeze without count on both EAST and WEST, if you choose (vulnerable stopper squeeze). The full hand was
Scoring: IMP
Scoring: IMP
Scoring: IMP
The second ending above is not a huge surprise. This kind of vulnerable stopper squeeze comes to rescue on many hands where you can not afford to duck a trick (here we could). But I find it interesting that you could turn the hand upside down and squeeze poor WEST instead (if you desired to do so). The ending would have been....
Scoring: IMP
I found the combination of squeezes, and the recovery mechanisms for this hand if you misplayed it at trick two/three quite interesting.
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(P) - P - (2♠) - DBL
(P) -3♦ - (P) - 4NT
(P) - 6NT - All pass
2♠ was weak
3♦ promised some values
4NT was natural
Opening lead ♠J the Queen wins as East plays the six.
It looks relatively simple, perhaps it is. What is your line?