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Since you stated that West will win your Queen of diamonds and return a Spade you will be able to play for the 3-3 diamond without going down immediately. So I play a D to King and back to Q and Ace. Win Ace of spades, play two high hearts ending in dummy cash Q of spades and take stock Now have to guess clubs or guess that a squeeze has worked have to be at table to decide
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Posted 2013-February-02, 20:08
Squeeze?
There is a chance of a common triple show-up squeeze when East is 2344 with, say, ♠T8 ♥Qxx ♦ T98x ♣xxxx. The position will reveal itself fairly naturally in the five-card ending without great card reading required.
This assumes they lead 4th from 6 (though in true 3rd/5th I believe 3rd from 6 is correct when affordable).
West is also tripled when he started with that shape. If he ducks two diamonds we have to cash the third spade.
There is a chance of a common triple show-up squeeze when East is 2344 with, say, ♠T8 ♥Qxx ♦ T98x ♣xxxx. The position will reveal itself fairly naturally in the five-card ending without great card reading required.
This assumes they lead 4th from 6 (though in true 3rd/5th I believe 3rd from 6 is correct when affordable).
West is also tripled when he started with that shape. If he ducks two diamonds we have to cash the third spade.
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Posted 2013-February-04, 10:21
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You are playing a weak NT system, so N is either unbalanced, or 15-17 (or 18-19) balanced. Opponents lead the ♠4, playing UDCA, 3/5 leads; W follows with the T of spades to the first trick. If you lead toward the Q of diamonds at any point, or lead the Q of diamonds from the board, W takes his ace & returns a spade. E plays the T on the first round of diamonds.
Win with the Ace and play Q♦. Win the next spade and play a top diamond. If he follows and play another one. If ♦ are 4-2 then ♣ to the 10.
Final ending: ♠ K ♥ Kx ♦ x against ♥ Axx ♣ x - automatic double squeez when I play ♥ to the king and cash K♠.
If ♦ are 5-1 that doesnt change anything. Play club to the 10 cash and at the end they are squeezed again.
Also it will be a good idea to keep an accurate count and see whether at the end E left singleton club and doubleton honour so that u finess him - discard the 10♥ on the ♣.
You are playing a weak NT system, so N is either unbalanced, or 15-17 (or 18-19) balanced. Opponents lead the ♠4, playing UDCA, 3/5 leads; W follows with the T of spades to the first trick. If you lead toward the Q of diamonds at any point, or lead the Q of diamonds from the board, W takes his ace & returns a spade. E plays the T on the first round of diamonds.
Win with the Ace and play Q♦. Win the next spade and play a top diamond. If he follows and play another one. If ♦ are 4-2 then ♣ to the 10.
Final ending: ♠ K ♥ Kx ♦ x against ♥ Axx ♣ x - automatic double squeez when I play ♥ to the king and cash K♠.
If ♦ are 5-1 that doesnt change anything. Play club to the 10 cash and at the end they are squeezed again.
Also it will be a good idea to keep an accurate count and see whether at the end E left singleton club and doubleton honour so that u finess him - discard the 10♥ on the ♣.
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Posted 2013-February-04, 10:46
On the actual hand there is no winning line of play (W has Tx Jx Axxxx Jxxx).
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Posted 2013-February-05, 12:11
lesh, on 2013-February-04, 10:21, said:
Win with the Ace and play Q♦. Win the next spade and play a top diamond. If he follows and play another one. If ♦ are 4-2 then ♣ to the 10.
Not quite best. Cash the third spade first. When West shows out, if diamonds were 4-2, you can and should reevaluate and go for the triple squeeze. You can still play the other squeeze line (catering for 5-2 clubs onside) if West follows to the third spade.