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Bidding went a little unorthodox: 1♦ - 3NT.
LHO leads ♥5 (4th best) to RHO's J. You probably have 10 tricks from the top, what's your best chance for 11? Or do you even see a possibility to 12? Or 13? (this may be a trick question
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Posted 2006-June-03, 11:53
Bidding went a little unorthodox: 1♦ - 3NT.
LHO leads ♥5 (4th best) to RHO's J. You probably have 10 tricks from the top, what's your best chance for 11? Or do you even see a possibility to 12? Or 13? (this may be a trick question
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Posted 2006-June-03, 16:37
Touching clubs is not how to get to 11-12 tricks.
My gut feeling is to eliminate spades from LHO's hand and to try for one-way action on LHO in diamonds. If LHO shows up with the long spade, LHO probably has 5 hearts (I didn't see the 3, and 4-4 just doesn't look right here). Then I'll touch clubs to see if LHO shows out early. Clubs might just be 5-0 here.
My gut feeling is to eliminate spades from LHO's hand and to try for one-way action on LHO in diamonds. If LHO shows up with the long spade, LHO probably has 5 hearts (I didn't see the 3, and 4-4 just doesn't look right here). Then I'll touch clubs to see if LHO shows out early. Clubs might just be 5-0 here.
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Posted 2006-June-05, 17:44
Is this too difficult? Perhaps a hint: I don't think it matters where ♦K is, and you can make 11 tricks maximum.
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Posted 2006-June-08, 14:33
I guess I would just naturally duck the jack of hearts and ten on the heart return and have squeeze possibilities for eleven tricks, as we head into the two card ending. Do you need a full look at what hand to win the first spade switch in, and unblocking in clubs?
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Posted 2006-June-09, 08:19
Lol, nicely read on my blog 
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Posted 2006-June-13, 03:44
Do you seriously think I looked at your blog, or that I would need to - what would be the point? I have a lot of trouble at trick one seeing criss cross squeezes, or more exotic types, but not simple squeezes. At the table it is always more difficult because noone tells you the hand is interesting.
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Posted 2006-June-14, 03:31
Win heart honor. Play ♣king unblocking the 10. Finesse the diamond queen. If it wins, play ace of clubs. If clubs split or are on my right, I cash diamond ace. Then run the clubs hoping for a squeeze w/o the count with a position like:♠AQ85
♥---
♦96
♣--
♠K3
♥1094
♦ ---
♣ 4
Play the club winner and discard a diamond. Hope LHO began with spades and hearts and is down to:
♠J972
♥KJ
♦--
♣ --
A heart discard allows you to lead a heart and return to your winner with the spade king.
On a really, really good day, LHO guards all three suits and is caught in a progressive three suit squeeze. In such case, we gettum all.
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