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South is in 7♠ on the ♦Q lead.
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Best line of play?
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Posted 2014-February-26, 14:46
South is in 7♠ on the ♦Q lead.
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Posted 2014-March-02, 16:56
Squeeze might be on here, but I like the straightforward line of winning, running all trumps except for 1, cashing K♦, and judging from the discards whether to play for hearts 3-3 or try to pin the 10♥ with East.
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After much thought, I'm none the wiser. In theory, if LHO has heart-control, then you can succeed on a compound squeeze. That usually involves discarding two ♥s from dummy, so, unless you peek, it isn't a practical proposition. You could try: Cash ♦A, ♠AKQJ, discarding a ♥ and a ♦. Then ♥K . If ♥Q isn't singleton, continue ♥A. If LHO has singleton ♥T, then ruff out RHO's ♥Q, If LHO follows with ♥T, then you have to decide whether he is capable of playing ♥T from ♥QTx. Otherwise, ruff a ♥. If ♥Q and ♥T don't both appear, you need a squeeze or defensive error. Cash ♣A, last ♠, discarding a ♣ (unless you guess that an unlikely double-squeeze has succeeded and the ♣ is now good -- see diagram). Finally ♣K, hoping for a red-suit squeeze.