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Posted 2005-May-14, 05:34

A hand from last night at my local club:
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Bidding went (East starts):
1♠* - 2♦ - pass - 2♠
pass - 3NT - all pass
* = 10-14, 5+♠
West leads ♠Q which holds, and leads another spade which you take. Now you play ♥Q, and start with the ♣. On the 4th ♣ East is already squeezed:

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East discarded a ♠, I cashed ♥A and played a small ♦. 9 tricks were made for an absolute top! :)

This is one without rectifying the count, and very early in the game. Does it have a name?
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Posted 2005-May-14, 07:45

Think the hands aren't exactly right. West has ♠Q not North right?

Sounds nicely played. Sounds like a strip squeeze (triple squeeze variety) without the count. Well done.
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Posted 2005-May-14, 08:13

Echognome, on May 14 2005, 02:45 PM, said:

Think the hands aren't exactly right. West has ♠Q not North right?

Oops, changed it :)
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Posted 2005-May-14, 11:32

Its one of those non-material squeezes where East has threats in diamonds and hearts as well as at least one winning trick.

A cousin of these endings is when you squeeze an opponent out of a card to keep communication with his partner's hand, and can safely knock out a card to keep communication.

This hand would have qualified if West had the heart and diamond threats and a 3rd spade (you held a doubleton spade).
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