♥ K Q 5 3
♦ A 8 6 3
♣ 8 5 2
| WEST | NORTH | EAST | SOUTH |
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| pass | 2♣ | pass | 2♦ |
| pass | 3NT | pass | pass |
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South is to play 3NT.
West leads the ♠3. East plays the ♠5.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ A 7
♦ K 7 5 2
♣ A K 7 3
| Deal 16 |
♠ Q 10 ♥ K Q 5 3 ♦ A 8 6 3 ♣ 8 5 2 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♠3. East plays the ♠5. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ J 7 4 ♥ A 7 ♦ K 7 5 2 ♣ A K 7 3 |
| Deal 16 3NT OL: ♠3 |
♠ Q 10 ♥ K Q 5 3 ♦ A 8 6 3 ♣ 8 5 2 |
From the opening lead of ♠3 and East's play of ♠5 you
should have deduced that West held five ♠s to the A K. Therefore if you
lose a trick in any other suit West will be able to take 4 ♠ tricks and
defeat you.
You have 8 winners, and if East holds 4+ ♥s AND 3+ ♦s then only he can guard the two suits. But how can you squeeze him? NEXT |
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♠ A K 9 3 2 ♥ 10 4 2 ♦ J 9 ♣ J 6 4 |
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♠ 8 6 5 ♥ J 9 8 6 ♦ Q 10 4 ♣ Q 10 9 |
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♠ J 7 4 ♥ A 7 ♦ K 7 5 2 ♣ A K 7 3 |
| Deal 16 3NT OL: ♠3 |
♠ Q ♥ K Q 5 3 ♦ A 8 6 3 ♣ 8 5 2 |
The answer to that question is that YOU cannot squeeze him.
But maybe you can make his partner do the job for you. At trick 2 you play a ♠. NEXT |
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♠ A K 9 2 ♥ 10 4 2 ♦ J 9 ♣ J 6 4 |
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♠ 8 6 ♥ J 9 8 6 ♦ Q 10 4 ♣ Q 10 9 |
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♠ J 7 ♥ A 7 ♦ K 7 5 2 ♣ A K 7 3 |
| Deal 16 3NT OL: ♠3 |
♠ ♥ K Q 5 3 ♦ A 8 6 3 ♣ 8 5 2 |
Of course West will win this with his ♠K.
And he will no doubt continue with the ♠A and ♠9. You discard 2 ♦s from dummy and a ♣ from your hand. East cannot spare either a ♥ or a ♦ so he also throws a ♣. NEXT |
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♠ A 9 2 ♥ 10 4 2 ♦ J 9 ♣ J 6 4 |
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♠ 8 ♥ J 9 8 6 ♦ Q 10 4 ♣ Q 10 9 |
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♠ J ♥ A 7 ♦ K 7 5 2 ♣ A K 7 3 |
| Deal 16 3NT OL: ♠3 |
♠ ♥ K Q 5 3 ♦ A 8 ♣ 8 5 2 |
***Remember this position***
West will almost surely cash his ♠2. You and dummy both discard a ♣ and East also must discard a ♣. It doesn't matter what West plays next, lets say it is a ♣. NEXT |
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♠ 2 ♥ 10 4 2 ♦ J 9 ♣ J 6 4 |
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♠ ♥ J 9 8 6 ♦ Q 10 4 ♣ Q 10 |
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♠ ♥ A 7 ♦ K 7 5 2 ♣ A K 7 |
| Deal 16 3NT OL: ♠3 |
♠ ♥ K Q 5 3 ♦ A 8 ♣ 8 |
In your hand with the ♣K, you now play the ♣A.
East is truly squeezed. If he discards a ♥, dummy's ♥5 will become a winner. but if he discards a ♦ then you will get a third ♦ trick and the contract. Since it was West who started the squeeze by cashing his last ♠, this is called a Suicide Squeeze. BUT, what if West had not cashed that ♠? NEXT |
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♠ ♥ 10 4 2 ♦ J 9 ♣ J 6 |
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♠ ♥ J 9 8 6 ♦ Q 10 4 ♣ |
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♠ ♥ A 7 ♦ K 7 5 2 ♣ A |
| Deal 16 3NT OL: ♠3 |
♠ ♥ K Q 5 3 ♦ A 8 ♣ 8 5 2 |
***Here is the position you were supposed to remember***
Suppose West is a really expert defender and avoids the Suicide Squeeze by just refusing to cash his winning ♠. It doesn't matter what else he plays instead, so let us assume it is a ♣. You win in your hand and establish a ♦ winner by playing ♦A, ♦K, and a small ♦. East wins but cannot reach his partner's hand for that good ♠. So you establish a ♦ winner and make your contract. Deal 17 |
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♠ 2 ♥ 10 4 2 ♦ J 9 ♣ J 6 4 |
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♠ ♥ J 9 8 6 ♦ Q 10 4 ♣ Q 10 |
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♠ ♥ A 7 ♦ K 7 5 2 ♣ A K 7 |