Deal 2
 
 
 
♠ 9 7 5
Q 8 6 3
Q 7 4 2
♣ 6 4
 
 WEST  NORTH  EAST  SOUTH
2♣
pass2pass3♣
pass3pass4NT
pass5♣pass7♣
passpasspass

South is to play 7♣. West leads the K.

Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
   
  ♠ A K 4
--
A K 5
♣ A K Q J 9 8 7
 

 
Deal 2
7♣
OL: K
 
♠ 9 7 5
Q 8 6 3
Q 7 4 2
♣ 6 4
  South is to play 7♣. West leads the K.

You have 11 sure winners in your hand and dummy's Q makes 12.
Your main hope is for a 3-3 split in which case dummy's fourth will be a winner.

But there is another possibility in case the s don't split. Dummy's Q is a THREAT card which is GUARDED only by West's A. If it is West who has the 4 s you will be able to squeeze him.

You ruff the K and play 5 more ♣ winners, being careful not to discard a or the Q from dummy.

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♠ 8 6 2
A K 10 2
J 10 9 3
♣ 10 3
♠ Q J 10 3
J 9 7 5 4
8 6
♣ 5 2
  ♠ A K 4
--
A K 5
♣ A K Q J 9 8 7
 

 
Deal 2
7♣
OL: K
 
♠ 9
Q 8
Q 7 4 2
♣  
  With everybody down to 7 cards this is the position. East's hand is important only in that he must hold on to his ♠ stopper. West must keep the A and all four s.

Play the ♠ A K and West begins to feel the heat.

 NEXT 
♠ 8
A 10
J 10 9 3
♣  
♠ Q J 10
J 9
8 6
♣  
  ♠ A K 4
--
A K 5
♣ A
 

 
Deal 2
7♣
OL: K
 

Q
Q 7 4 2
♣  
  On the ♠K you discarded dummy's small and West also discarded a .

But now you play the SQUEEZE card, the ♣A. West absolutely cannot throw away his A, so he discards a instead.

Since he still has the A you know dummy's Q is useless so you discard it. Dummy's fourth has become a winner.

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♠  
A
J 10 9 3
♣  
♠ Q
J 9
8 6
♣  
  ♠ 4
--
A K 5
♣ A
 

 
Deal 2
7♣
OL: K
 
♠  
Q
Q 7 4 2
♣  
  This type of squeeze is called a positional squeeze because it only operates against one of the defenders. Suppose the EW hands were switched as shown below. When you were ready to play the Squeeze Card the hands would have looked like this.

East holds the only Guards in both red suits, but he cannot be squeezed.

You must play from dummy BEFORE East plays, so he just matches whatever you do.

If you discard the Q East will throw his A.
If you discard dummy's fourth , East will throw his fourth .

 Deal 3 
♠ Q
J 9
8 6
♣  
♠  
A
J 10 9 3
♣  
  ♠ 4
--
A K 5
♣ A