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-2 Squeeze without the Count against Declarer Ever seen one of these?

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Posted 2006-November-15, 00:32

       ♠ Txxx
        ♥ KTx
        ♦ KJT
        ♣ T9x

♠ Qxx ....... ♠ Axx
♥ Qx ....... . ♥ A9xx
♦ Qxxxx ....... ♦ Axx
♣ KQx ....... ♣ Jxx

        ♠ KJx
        ♥ Jxxx
        ♦ xx
        ♣ Axxx

Contract: 2NT by West Lead: ♠2

T1: ♠x-x-J-Q
T2: ♦x-x-A-x
T3: ♦x-x-Q-K
T4: ♠x-A-K-x
T5: ♦x-J-x-♣2
T6: ♠T-x-x-x
T7: ♠-x-♥x-♥x-?

The position is now with West still to discard:

        ♠ --
        ♥ KTx
        ♦ --
        ♣ T9x

♠ -- ....... ♠ --
♥ Qx ....... ♥ A9x
♦ xx ....... ♦ --
♣ KQx ....... ♣ Jxx

        ♠ --
        ♥ Jxx
        ♦ --
        ♣ Axx

West can't throw a heart, as that allows North to exit ♥K, and can't throw a diamond, as that's the eighth trick. Throwing a low club (which was found at the table) allowed North to exit to my ♣A, at which point the club suit is blocked. The heart switch ensured down 1. It doesn't help West to throw a high club, as under the ♣A he needs to play low or he is throwing away the setting trick.

How often do you see one of these? Bridge is a neat game. From the whole regional last week, this humble and irrelevant 2NT contract is the one I most enjoyed.
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