[Kalvan14]

Scoring: XIMP

1S - (P) - 2D* - (P)- 2S - (P) - 4H** - (P) - 5C - (P) - 6S - all P

*: GF
**: shortness

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The bid can be criticised, but in the end you have to play 6S.
Lead is ♦8

[Limey_p]

Minor suit squeeze, presumably against east?
AS
KS
heart
use spade and club entries to hand to ruff hearts
ruff a diamond back to hand
play trumps

if QJ diamonds fall or same opp holds diamond and clubs you make ...

[FrancesHinden]

The suggested squeeze against East doesn't work:

Ace of diamonds
2 rounds of spades
Heart
(let's assume the club honours are split so they can't return a club)
Diamond return, won in dummy
Diamond ruff
Heart ruff
trump
heart ruff
Club to hand

Now the only person you are squeezing in the minors is West.

I'm not very happy about squeezing West in the minors, as this diamond lead into a 2/1 suit from length whilst holding either the QJ of clubs or 5 clubs seems implausible.

I've got a line that makes if East has the AK of hearts, the club honours are split, it's not a singleton diamond lead and West has the S10 singleton or doubleton:

Ace of diamonds, King of diamonds, Diamond ruff (high)
Spade to the 9 (or play the K if West plays the 10)
Diamond ruff high
Spade to dummy
Heart off, endplaying East

OK, that's a bit anti-percentage as well.

[Kalvan14]

Good work, Frances. It is the only line that works (not that it is a great percentage: around 20%, or a bit less). No need however to finesse the T♠.

A♦, A♠,K♦,x♦ ruffed high, spade to the K, diamond ruffed, small spade to the 9, and heart from dummy.

E is endplayed. You need AK of hearts with E, clubs honors divided and no more than 4 diamonds with W. Still it works in this hand. The added bonus is that you win also wif anyone has QJx of diamonds.

[FrancesHinden]

I think you mean no more than 4 diamonds with East, not West.

The spade finesse is needed if East has 5+ diamonds and the lead is from shortage, else he just plays his 5th diamond and there is no ruff/discard.

Best is to start A, K and a diamond ruff before the first round of trumps. If West shows out on the 3rd diamond you take the spade finesse, if he doesn't you play your suggested line.

[Fluffy]

The minor suit squeeze works if you don't draw trumps to quick to retain ♣ transportation, doesn't it?

♦A, ♥. win ♦ return trump to hand, ♥ruff, trump to hand, ♥ruff, ♦ruff and trumps.

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Still the endplay looks better.

[Kalvan14]

It was obviously E with no more than 4 diamonds. And you are right also in drawing two rounds of diamonds immediately.