[Lord Molyb]

HighLow21, on 2014-February-23, 15:16, said:

No slam here is possible on correct defense due to a lack of major suit entries. Play it out.

6NT makes.
And the other two slams not making are a result of having an unavoidable spade and an additional trump loser no matter which of the major suits are trump. Has nothing to do with major suit entries

[HighLow21]

Lord Molyb, on 2014-February-23, 15:33, said:

6NT makes.
And the other two slams not making are a result of having an unavoidable spade and an additional trump loser no matter which of the major suits are trump. Has nothing to do with major suit entries

How exactly do you propose to take the needed 7 major suit tricks if West discards a heart on the 3rd diamond (the squeeze card)? From what I can tell--minor suit led, 10♥ (not covered), heart to the jack, run the 4 minor suit tricks. On the final diamond, N must throw a spade. W must throw a heart and there it is (I think?)

I suppose the squeeze works if 2 rounds of hearts are run before the squeeze--but only if.

-T

[PhilKing]

HighLow21, on 2014-February-23, 15:50, said:

Yep, you are right.

FYP.

[ggwhiz]

6nt looks reasonably easy given the 4nt bid. Just hook the heart and cash 3 rounds not two before finishing the minor suit winners.

Come down to ♠Axxxx opposite ♠QJx ♥AT and lead a low spade to the Queen. West had to pitch one from ♠KT98 ♥Qx (in the 5-card ending) and is doomed.

[HighLow21]

ggwhiz, on 2014-February-23, 16:35, said:

6nt looks reasonably easy. Just hook the heart and cash 3 rounds before finishing the minor suit winners.

Come down to ♠Axxxx opposite ♠QJx ♥AT and lead a low spade to the Queen. West had to pitch one from ♠KT98 ♥Qx (at that point) and is doomed.

Yep I initially missed the point about the repeated heart finesse before the squeeze.

Getting back to the main point of the thread--I can't see how slam is >50% but I am certain 5 of either minor is going down a lot.

[ggwhiz]

HighLow21, on 2014-February-23, 16:38, said:

Yep I initially missed the point about the repeated heart finesse before the squeeze.

Getting back to the main point of the thread--I can't see how slam is >50% but I am certain 5 of either minor is going down a lot.

ps. I missed the fact that west should/could cover the heart 10 but then finishing the minors right away toasts his buns.

I bid towards it slowly earlier and would take the money if they bid to the 6 level though.

[HighLow21]

ggwhiz, on 2014-February-23, 16:47, said:

ps. I missed the fact that west should/could cover the heart 10 but then finishing the minors right away toasts his buns.

Yes by covering the major suit blockage is dispatched immediately if Q♥ is covered--though as we've seen it can be overcome anyway. I just wouldn't be surprised for many experts to mess up the squeeze due to the major suit entry position and timing issues.

[Lord Molyb]

I bid 6♥ at the table, which was followed by 3 passes.

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West leads the ♦8.

[Fluffy]

Simple line: play west for ♥Qxx(x) running ♥10. Latr cash ♠A to catch stiff King.

[Lord Molyb]

Fluffy, on 2014-February-24, 02:00, said:

Simple line: play west for ♥Qxx(x) running ♥10. Latr cash ♠A to catch stiff King.

East shows out on the first trump but you catch his stiff king of spades. West has 4-5-2-2 so after cashing AK of both minors and finessing the heart twice, you come down to

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Cash the ♠QJ and play another. West must win and return a heart into the AT.
If west covers the first heart, win, return to hand and play a low trump towards the J7, finessing against the 8, and concede a spade later.

[Fluffy]

looks like we kill them in 5m if we tap declarer at every possibility

[HighLow21]

Fluffy, on 2014-February-26, 22:15, said:

looks like we kill them in 5m if we tap declarer at every possibility

Yep. Give me the money anytime.